This procurement festival allowed us to experience the feeling of selling construction machinery as fast-moving consumer goods. "This is the real feeling of Beibang Machinery Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. participating in the Alibaba International Station September Procurement Festival this year." The highest daily inquiry volume exceeded 300, and the operation simply couldn't recover

The reporter learned that with the support of AI, the September procurement festival continued to erupt this year. After a surge on the first day, the first week still saw a double-digit increase in order volume and GMV. Not only that, the procurement demand in various countries' markets is clearer, and Alibaba International Station has become a barometer for overseas peak season procurement.

While the US market maintains stable growth, diversified countries such as Europe, Japan, and South Korea have strong market growth. Among them, Europe ranks first in terms of the growth rate of orders for shoes, footwear, clothing, and accessories, followed closely by engineering and mechanical building materials. However, Japan and South Korea have focused on refined consumption, with mother and baby products, toys, gifts and crafts, as well as jewelry, glasses, watches, and accessories becoming popular categories in destination countries.

In addition, the biggest highlight of this September's procurement festival comes from the comprehensive integration of AI, with over 200000 AI procurement lists and the strong growth brought by A! Search that cannot be ignored. Previously, Alibaba International held the world's largest foreign trade summit, Cocoreate 2025, in the United States, where many buyers experienced the convenient procurement process brought by A! Search on-site.

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Buyer Mvriam Belasse said, "We have been purchasing environmentally friendly organic fabrics in China all along. Previously, when purchasing on international platforms, we always had to compare prices from different suppliers. Sometimes even when samples were sent, they did not meet expectations. Now, AI search can help you compare various suppliers, saving time and effort. ”

Online retailers in the consumer electronics industry from the United States also have more expectations for Alibaba International's A list: "I think many of the recommended products are very suitable for my business. At the same time, it has also given me a lot of new inspiration... I will definitely use it more frequently.

Embrace Al first, enjoy the explosive orders first. ”As a merchant who participated in the 9-year procurement festival, Lin Xichuan, the general manager of Beibang Machinery, also increased platform investment during the investment promotion period after hearing that the procurement festival had AI support. The AIAgent of the store takes the lead, and the operation team quickly produces products and conducts marketing intelligence investment based on the guidance provided by AI. As of now, our store traffic for the September procurement festival has increased by 300%, and AI automated reception has helped us bear a considerable amount of communication pressure. Moreover, 35% of the newly added customers have been converted into annual framework agreement customers, and the monthly GMV has exceeded $1.8 million