Chinese ‘Daigou’ Agents | Tencent
Wu Jiaxiang—Tencent “Living” Channel
In 2015, Chinese consumer purchases accounted for 31 percent of the world’s luxury product purchases. But because China’s import tax on foreign goods remain hefty, Chinese spend four times more purchasing luxury goods abroad than at home. Photographer Wu Jiaxiang documents the life in America of daigou, or “buying for”—Chinese living overseas who help customers on the Mainland purchase luxury goods at lower prices. In the United States, many daigou graduated from American colleges or are accompanying spouses studying or working in the United States. By connecting in person, or through social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat, daigou can avoid fees and taxes for their clients—and make as much as $10,000 a month for themselves.
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In 2015, Chinese consumer purchases accounted for 31 percent of the world’s luxury product purchases. But because China’s import tax on foreign goods remain hefty, Chinese spend four times more purchasing luxury goods abroad than at home. Photographer Wu Jiaxiang documents the life in America of daigou, or “buying for”—Chinese living overseas who help customers on the Mainland purchase luxury goods at lower prices. In the United States, many daigou graduated from American colleges or are accompanying spouses studying or working in the United States. By connecting in person, or through social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat, daigou can avoid fees and taxes for their clients—and make as much as $10,000 a month for themselves.