‘回销’ (huí xiāo) literally combines ‘回’ (huí), meaning ‘back’ or ‘return’, and ‘销’ (xiāo), meaning ‘to sell’ or ‘sales’. Together, it refers to the act of reselling goods—especially goods originally exported from China—that are brought back into China and sold domestically, or occasionally re-exported to a third country. It is commonly used in trade, customs, and logistics contexts, particularly when discussing cross-border supply chains, duty adjustments, or inventory management.

The term carries a formal, business-oriented register and appears frequently in policy documents, import/export reports, and corporate procurement discussions. Unlike general terms like ‘转卖’ (zhuǎn mài, ‘resale’), ‘回销’ specifically implies a circular movement: goods leave China, then return (or are redirected) for sale. It is not used for everyday personal resale (e.g., selling secondhand clothes); rather, it describes institutional or commercial resale involving imported or previously exported stock.