和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司上海分公司

What 和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司上海分公司 does

Hutchison Whampoa (China) Trading Co., Ltd. — Shanghai Branch (和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司上海分公司) is the Shanghai regional branch of 和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司, a privately held Chinese trading and distribution company that operates as a subsidiary of the Hong Kong–headquartered Hutchison Whampoa conglomerate, itself part of CK Hutchison Holdings. The branch itself is a small operational unit (approximately 20 employees per firmographic data) located in Shanghai, while the parent entity maintains a multi-city footprint across China including Guangzhou (main headquarters), Chengdu, Foshan, Kunming, Nanning, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Changsha, and Guangxi. The business encompasses general trading and distribution activities, with associated operations including a hotel subsidiary (Great Wall Hotel / 长城饭店) and an HLS subsidiary platform.

The parent has invested in an integrated enterprise software stack to support its operations: the 商贸X3 and 商贸X5 office automation platforms handle administrative workflows, expense reimbursement, and approvals; the 商贸ERP system manages core business resources including procurement, inventory, and finance; the WMS warehouse management system controls inventory across the Guangzhou, Chengdu, Foshan, and Kunming distribution centers and integrates with ERP; the BI system supports analytics and reporting; the 玄讯 mobile platform enables field-sales operations; the order-entry system processes customer orders; an enterprise email system is hosted on Alibaba Cloud (阿里邮箱); and an ELN e-learning platform supports employee training. A 白猫 (White Cat) reconciliation platform suggests operational linkage to the White Cat consumer-brand portfolio historically associated with Hutchison's Chinese consumer-goods business.

The entity operates as a private, branch-level subsidiary of a large diversified conglomerate. No revenue, pricing, customer, or funding data is publicly disclosed. The business model appears to be traditional B2B trading and distribution — buying, warehousing, and selling consumer goods across multiple Chinese cities using a regional branch-and-warehouse structure, supported by an internal IT ecosystem that is not commercialized externally. The publicly visible website (my.hwccl.com) is an internal employee portal for accessing these systems rather than an external product or service.

Name

和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司上海分公司

Legal name

和记黄埔（中国）商贸有限公司

Website

https://my.hwccl.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hutchison Whampoa (China) Trading Co., Ltd. — Shanghai Branch (和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司上海分公司) is a Shanghai-based branch of a privately held Chinese trading and distribution subsidiary of the Hutchison Whampoa (CK Hutchison) conglomerate, operating B2B distribution activities across multiple Chinese cities with warehouses and offices in Guangzhou, Chengdu, Foshan, Kunming, and others.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Trade and Distribution

NAICS

Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (551114)

akta.pro primary industry

Office, Janitorial & Facility Supplies (B2B) (CRAEAEAE)

Keywords

• Consumer goods trading
• Product distribution
• Warehouse logistics
• B2B trading
• Supply chain operations

Headquarters

HQ city

广州

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司上海分公司 is a mainland Chinese trading company and a branch of the Hutchison Whampoa conglomerate, engaged in B2B trading and distribution of consumer goods and related products across China. The Shanghai branch supports regional operations through a network of offices, warehouses, and an integrated internal enterprise software stack (ERP, WMS, OA, BI, order entry, mobile sales, email) that coordinates trading, inventory, and field sales activities. The publicly available website is an internal employee portal listing access to these internal systems, with no external customer-facing product catalog or service offerings disclosed.

Product overview

和记黄埔(中国)商贸有限公司上海分公司 operates an integrated enterprise software ecosystem consisting of multiple interconnected platforms: the X3 and X5 office automation platforms handle daily administrative workflows and expense management; the ERP system manages core business resources; the WMS warehouse management system controls inventory across multiple distribution centers; the BI system provides business intelligence and analytics; the order entry system processes customer orders; the Xuanxun mobile system enables field sales operations; and the Alibaba email service handles corporate communications. These systems are interconnected via ERP integration (WMS-ERP interfaces) and supported by training platforms (ELN) and specialized modules like the reconciliation platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Swire Group: Hong Kong diversified conglomerate with trading, distribution, real estate and shipping lines. Comparable as a peer Hong Kong-based diversified group with mainland China trading operations.
• Wilmar International: Asia-headquartered agribusiness and FMCG distributor. Comparable as a regional FMCG/consumer goods distributor with manufacturing and multi-country distribution operations.
• Sinochem Holdings: Chinese state-owned conglomerate with chemicals, agriculture, and trading operations. Comparable as a diversified China-based trading/distribution platform with broad FMCG and industrial exposure.
• COFCO Group: China's largest state-owned food and agri-trading conglomerate. Comparable as a Chinese B2B trading/distribution operator with national warehouse and manufacturing infrastructure.
• China Resources Enterprise: Hong Kong-listed Chinese conglomerate spanning retail, food & beverage, and beer. Comparable as a state-linked diversified group operating consumer-goods distribution and manufacturing in mainland China.
• Jardine Matheson: Asia-focused diversified conglomerate (Dairy Farm, Mandarin Oriental, Astra). Comparable as a long-standing HK-listed diversified group with mainland China retail, distribution, and consumer exposure.

Direct peers

• A.S. Watson Group: Retail and distribution arm of CK Hutchison (same parent). Directly comparable as a Hutchison-group operating entity focused on health & beauty, household, and consumer goods distribution across Greater China.
• Li & Fung: Hong Kong-headquartered global sourcing and trading group that distributes consumer goods across multiple geographies. Directly comparable as a conglomerate-affiliated B2B trading/distribution business operating across China and other markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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