Now there are more and more cross-border e-commerce foreign trade sellers, the most important of which is how to choose express logistics to send goods abroad. Small sellers can choose to deliver goods, but large sellers or sellers with independent platforms need to optimize logistics costs and consider customer experience, so we need to know what kinds of international logistics modes of cross-border e-commerce are first?
There are five ways of cross-border e-commerce logistics through platforms, namely postal parcel mode, special line logistics mode, international express mode, overseas storage mode and domestic express mode.
1. Postal parcel mode
At present, more than 70% of the packages exported by China's cross-border e-commerce are delivered through the postal system, and China Post accounts for half of the business volume. Postal logistics includes China Post small bag, China Post large bag, Hongkong Post small bag, EMS, International E postal treasure, Singapore small bag, Swiss post small bag, etc.
2、 Special line logistics mode
Centralized distribution mode is also a special line logistics mode. Generally, the packages of multiple buyers in the same region are sent to the destination country or region through the air transport special line, and then sent through the local cooperation company or logistics branch. Due to its scale effects such as centralized parcels and mostly in the form of air transportation, its logistics timeliness and transportation cost will be higher than postal parcels and lower than international express.
3、 International express mode
It mainly refers to UPS, FedEx, DHL and TNT. Through their own global network, these international express delivery providers use powerful IT systems and localization services all over the world to bring excellent logistics experience to overseas users who buy Chinese products online. For example, a package sent to the United States through ups can arrive within 48 hours at the fastest.
4、 Overseas warehouse mode
The overseas warehouse mode is that the cross-border e-commerce seller first prepares the goods to the logistics warehouse in the destination country in advance. After the customer places an order on the seller's e-commerce website or a third-party store, the goods are directly sent to the customer from the overseas warehouse. This can improve the logistics timeliness and bring customers a better logistics experience. However, sellers usually only choose the best-selling products for overseas warehouse preparation.
5、 Domestic express mode
Domestic express delivery mainly refers to SF and EMS. The international business layout of these express delivery companies is relatively late and their coverage of overseas markets is relatively limited, but the delivery speed is very high and their customs clearance ability is very strong. Among domestic express delivery, EMS has the most perfect international business. Relying on postal channels, EMS can reach more than 60 countries around the world, which is lower than the four major express delivery charges.
Source: https://www.ikjzd.com/articles/155956
Post time: Apr-01-2022
