When you're preparing to build an independent website for international trade, your logo is the most important source of "first impression trust." A clean, professional, and clear logo will directly influence customers' perception of your brand.

This article will guide you step by step:

✅ How should a logo for an international trade website be designed?

✅ What are some completely free tools? How effective are they?

✅ Easy-to-follow steps for beginners (5 minutes)

✅ Practical tips for choosing colors, fonts, and icons

✅ How to quickly set it to the top left corner of your website

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01 | Why is the logo of an international trade website so important?

For international buyers who have never met you, your logo is:

• ✅A symbol of brand professionalism

• ✅The primary criterion for judging the credibility of foreign trade enterprises

• ✅A visual representation of product quality and corporate strength

• ✅ Core elements of website UI consistency

A good logo doesn't need to be complicated; it only needs to meet three points:

Clear × Concise × Recognizable

02｜What elements should be used in a logo?

When designing a logo, you only need to remember 4 elements:

① Text (Brand Name)

Foreign trade website logos usually directly include the brand name, for example:

ABKE/CN Machinery/FX Tools

Font suggestions:

• Sans-serif fonts (more modern)

• Rounded corner fonts (more approachable)

• Bold or medium-bold (for better clarity)

② Icon

Generally, choose graphics that are relevant to your industry, for example:

• Mechanical engineering: gears, robotic arms

• Factory processing category: factory outline, structural diagrams

• Building materials: bricks, tiles, architectural moldings

• Chemicals: Molecular structure, bottle/can shape

• General categories: letter-deformed logos, geometric shapes

③ Brand Color

Common industry color schemes for foreign trade websites:

④ PNG with transparent background

The standard format for a logo on an international trade website is:

✅ PNG + transparent background

✅Long horizontal version (suitable for the top left corner of a website)

✅ White or dark reverse version (suitable for dark areas at the bottom)

03｜4 Free Logo Makers Most Useful for Beginners (with Usage Steps)

✅ Tool 1: Canva (Highly recommended, easiest to use)

👉Suitable for: Beginners with no experience, complete beginners, and those who need to generate images quickly.

Canva offers a huge selection of logo templates ; you can simply replace the brand name and change the colors.

◆ Instructions for use (completed in 5 minutes)

Step 1: Search for "Logo templates"

Go to Canva → type "Logo" in the search bar.

You will see thousands of templates:

Step 2: Enter your brand name

Replace the English content in the template with your brand name, such as:

✅ ABKE

✅ CN Machinery

✅ MTS Flooring

Step 3: Change the color and icon

• Search for gear, factory, and building icons in the "Elements" search on the left.

• Change it to your brand's main colors (blue, orange, gray).

Step 4: Download PNG (with transparent background)

Make sure to check the box when downloading:

✅ PNG

✅ Transparent background

Step 5: Upload to the top left corner of the website

In AB Customer Intelligent Website Building:

"Website Settings → Logo → Upload"

✅ Tool 2: AI One-Click Image Generation – AB Customer Smart Assistant - MAX

👉Suitable for: Businesses that want to create an "original, stylish, and sophisticated logo".

AB Customer Smart Assistant - MAX integrates with multiple models including Doubao, Jimeng, and Midjourney, and can directly generate:

✅ Icon-style logo

✅ Logo with stylized letters

✅ Industrial/Mechanical style illustrated logo

✅ Flat brand logo

◆ Usage Steps

Step 1: Enter a sentence (drawing requirements)

like:

"Design an industrial-style gear icon logo for a machinery and equipment foreign trade company, with a blue main color and a flat design, and the brand name ABKE."

Step 2: The system generates 4–8 professional logo drafts.

Step 3: Choose your favorite graphic

The AB Customer UI design team can further optimize it (optional).

Step 4: Download PNG

The system automatically generates a transparent background image.

✅ Tool 3: Logo.com (One-click logo template application)

👉Suitable for: Quickly producing multiple versions for comparison

Usage steps:

1. Enter brand name

2. Select an industry (machinery, building materials, manufacturing).

3. Automatically generate dozens of schemes

4. Custom colors and fonts

5. Download PNG

Effect: Clean, European and American style, flat design.

✅ Tool 4: Hatchful (provided by Shopify, free)

👉Suitable for: Users who prefer minimalist icons

Usage steps:

1. Choose an industry

2. Choose a style (modern, bold, geometric).

3. Enter brand name

4. Automatically generate logo

5. Download PNG

Features: Consistent style, suitable for cross-border brands.

04 | How big should the logo for an international trade website be? (Size guidelines)

Optimal size for the website logo in the top left corner:

A transparent background is sufficient for PNG files.

05 | How to set the logo in the top left corner of an international trade website?

Step 1: Go to the editor → Website Settings

Left-hand menu → “Site Settings”

Step 2: Locate the Logo area

"Edit Basic Page → Set Header"

Step 3: Upload your PNG logo

Supports: PNG / SVG / WEBP

Step 4: Adjust the logo size

Simply drag the size slider.

Step 5: Upload the dark background version of the logo at the same time.

Used in website footers or dark areas.

06 | Professional Advice on Logo Design for Foreign Trade Companies (from a Designer)

✅ Do not use fonts that are too thin.

Overseas customers can't see it clearly.

✅ Don't add too many elements

The simpler the logo, the easier it is to remember.

✅ Try to use 1-2 colors.

An unprofessional logo is usually "too many colors".

✅ The color scheme should be international.

Red and green color scheme is not suitable for the machinery industry.
(It would look cheap and garish)

✅ A letter logo is the most effective method for foreign trade.

like:
A Deformation, K Deformation, CM Combination

✅ Summary: An ordinary person can create a professional-looking logo for an international trade website in 5 minutes.

No design background is required; simply follow the steps outlined in this article to quickly create one:

✅ Clear

✅ Internationalization

✅ Professional

✅ Recognizable

The brand logo of a foreign trade company.

If you want a higher quality, more original logo, we recommend using:

ABke Smart Website Builder + ABke Smart Assistant - MAX (AI Logo Generator)

Combining AI multi-model raw images with UI human design optimization

👉 Get a professional corporate brand logo that can be used directly on your official website in just 10 minutes >>> Register now to experience it !

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