gbcprime, Trilateral B2B Online Trading Platform (Buyer – Govt. Agency – Seller)
gbcprime is a B2B online trading platform representing Gyeonggi Province, the largest local government in the Republic of Korea. What makes gbcprime different from other online platforms is that local trade experts, called GBCs (Gyeonggi Business Centers), arrange secure trade deals between buyers and sellers. GBCs act as a broker for transactions between the two entities, but they do not collect any brokerage fees for matching buyers and sellers with each other.
GBCs are the overseas offices in 10 countries affiliated with Gyeonggi Provincial government, introducing excellent Korean products to overseas buyers and assisting them to sign trade deals with Korean companies so that buyers can import and sell products without any problems. If you click ‘GBC’ column in gbcprime, you can check the Korean companies and products managed by each GBC. The product of the company managed by GBC is labeled 'GBC PICK', which means not only exceptional products and also highly reliable companies approved by GBC.
There are about 1,300 products in gbcprime with 10 fields, ranging from consumer goods to beauty products, as well as industrial goods, electricity and electronics, and bio products. Various other excellent products will also be added continuously very soon. At the bottom of the platform main page, there are ‘BEST PRODUCT’ and ‘BEST COMPANY’ spaces, which are changed every month to include products and companies that are performing excellently.
Buyers need not sign up to use this platform, and if they are curious about GBC or the specifications of the registered products, they can just leave an inquiry. The inquiries will be automatically forwarded to GBCs, and they will either provide an answer to the buyer’s queries or arrange a meeting between buyer and seller.
In addition, we hold regular Online Exhibition & Consultation sessions (GPS, GBC Product Show) in gbcprime. Products are displayed online via the GPS column 10 days before the main event, and buyers can submit inquires if they find items they are interested in. Then, GBCs will check the buyer’s request and arrange an online meeting during the event. We are currently holding exhibitions for all categories, but we plan to diversify the exhibition topics to GBC-based regions or specific item groups tailored to buyer needs. If buyers wish to participate in the events regularly when GPS of interested items are held, buyers need ask the GBCs to register them only once, and they will then confirm the buyer’s intention to participate whenever the same kind of exhibition is held later. In the future, a logistics & payment system will be added to gbcprime so that B2B transactions can proceed one-stop within the platform.
Gyeonggi Province is Korea's largest local government with 14 million people and has the largest number of companies, from traditional enterprises to high-tech industries. Therefore, buyers are advised to browse through the broad range of excellent products of various Korean companies available via gbcprime, and continue with the transaction safely and free of charge through GBC.
GBCs, which stand for Gyeonggi Business Center are the overseas offices in 9 countries affiliated with the Gyeonggi provincial government, supporting Gyeonggi province companies to export their products to overseas countries. GBCs are marketing experts to serve as intermediaries between buyers and Korean companies and help difficulties that may occur during transactions.
- Mumbai
- L.A.
- Moscow
- Kualalumpur
- Hochiminh
- Tehran
- Nairobi
- Istanbul
- Bangkok
- Shanghai
- Shenyang
- Guangzhou
- Chongqing
Mumbai
GBC Mumbai is the first GBC that was established 16 years ago in 2005. GBC Mumbai has been annually holding ‘G-FAIR KOREA in Mumbai’ for 13 years, the largest Korean products show in India, which is promoting outstanding products of Korean SMEs. GBC Mumbai will continue to introduce and support excellent Gyeonggi province products based on its long experience in the industry with hugely and variously accumulated data.
L.A.
GBC L.A. is located in California, one of the largest economies in the United States. Its marketing is not limited within the United States, but also extended to Canada and Latin America. In addition to the offline marketing it has done so far, GBC L.A. has opened its own store on Amazon adopting various B2B and B2C marketing strategies successfully. GBC L.A. will continue to introduce and provide attractive Gyeonggi province products to the Americas with on-offline channels.
Moscow
GBC Moscow opened in 2006 in order to support Gyeonggi province SMEs’ products to enter into Russia including other CIS countries. The local director has a doctorate degree in high molecular chemistry with 20 years of trade related experiences in Russia. He has a good understanding of local market trends, especially in its high-tech market. Based on this, GBC Moscow will continue to introduce and provide excellent Gyeonggi province products suitable for Russia.
Kuala Lumpur
GBC Kuala Lumpur, located at where the population and economy are growing fastest in Southeast Asia, opened in 2008 to introduce and support Gyeonggi province companies’ products to Malaysia. GBC KL continuously participates in government-sponsored programs by maintaining good relationships with local government and also taking the lead in the rapidly changing environment providing Korean products at Grab Mart and Shoppee, which are large online consumer products delivery services in Southeast Asia.
- Director
Kuala Lumpur
- Marketing Areas
Korea, Korea, Korea
- TEL
91-22-6143-7400~1
- Business hours
10:00 ~ 20:00 (GMT+5)
Ho Chi Minh
GBC Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam opened in 2016. Despite of the global economic recession caused by COVID-19, it is steadily conducting B2B support through systematic video conference meetings. With GBC Ho Chi Minh director’s more than 25 years of trading experiences, they can provide the stable support for signing various contracts such as distributorship, exclusive agency, and exports. GBC Ho Chi Minh will continue to introduce and support excellent Gyeonggi province products to Vietnam.
Tehran
GBC Tehran, Iran opened in 2017. It was established to introduce attractive Gyeonggi province products to the Middle East market, flexibly responding to market changes in the region. In particular, the local director is the best marketer in the Middle East with more than 10 years of experience in imports and exports. GBC Tehran continues to support transactions between companies in the market, where it has unique characteristics.
Nairobi
GBC Nairobi, Kenya was established in 2018. The director is a local expert who has 20 years of long local experiences, with handling a various kinds of Korean products ranging from household goods to military supplies in Kenya. GBC Nairobi has opened a promotion store at a big shopping mall in downtown, Nairobi, where introducing Gyeonggi province’s outstanding products to local companies and consumers, and also supporting transaction processes. In addition, paying attention to the booming Kenyan construction industry, GBC Nairobi is actively supporting Korean companies to participate local construction projects.
Istanbul
GBC Istanbul was established to continue strategic exchanges in the Middle East. To reinforce its role, GBC Istanbul set up GBC exclusive shops on Turkey’s online shopping malls, establishing reliable local networks to provide effective B2B transaction supports.
Bangkok
Despite of its short history of GBC Bangkok - opened in 2020, it has a in-depth cooperation with Thai government agencies, businesses, and associations. Especially, GBC Bangkok director is a local expert who has 30 years of practical experiences in government projects, construction, and telecommunications industries that is leading to making satisfactory transaction contracts between Thai and Korean companies.
Shanghai
GBC Shanghai is the first GBC established in China as a representative office of four GBCs in China. GBC Shanghai introduces Gyeonggi province’s great products to local buyers, and supports transaction contracts based on a wide network such as Chinese provincial/city governments, economic organizations, and professional associations. In particular, based on its long working experience in China, GBC Shanghai supports practical difficulties that may occur between companies such as in the field of investment, partnership, and trade counseling. Also, it serves as a bridge of communication that promotes trade and cultural exchanges between Korea and China.
Shenyang
GBC Shenyang is actively carrying out various government supporting projects. The local director is an expert who has more than 20 years of experiences in the international trade. They are rapidly responding to market trends in northern China. In addition, in order to provide more business opportunities to Chinese buyers, GBC Shenyang collects local buyers’ requirements and provide Gyeonggi province’s excellent products suitable for buyers.
Guangzhou
GBC Guangzhou was established in 2016 supporting transaction arrangements and contracts between local buyers and Korean companies. In particular, GBC Guangzhou continues to maintain good relationships with the local government and private associations and it is also working with famous Chinese online platforms to respond quickly to the needs of the Chinese market.
Chongqing
GBC Chongqing is an office specialized in online marketing, and specifically they help Korean consumer goods to enter into China by online channels. GBC Chongqing focuses on introducing Gyeonggi province’s best products and arrange transactions through Taobao/Yojjan/Douin online shops. In addition, it is responding quickly to buyers’ requests through supporting logistics and operating local warehouses. GBC Chongqing is also managing offline shops in Chongqing, Chengdu, Xian, and Haikou, and communicating closely with buyers and consumers to respond to local needs.
GPS stands for GBC Product Show, which is an online exhibition of excellent & specialized items opened to you throughout the year. In order to get the chance of the great show, buyers should register in advance to the local GBCs. Just by registering at it for free, you can continuously participate in exhibitions of trendy and high-quality Korean items. During the exhibition period, you can make an inquiry of interested products through video conferences with Korean companies. And even after the exhibition is finished, you can coutinue the discussion by requesting additional meetings.
We hope do not miss the chance of meeting great Korean products at GPS!
