“FBA Overseas Warehousing Transfer
Taobo Supply Chain, an overseas warehouse service provider in the United States, believes that logistics cost is a major expense for cross-border sellers, and it is also the most important factor affecting profits. Under the hot development trend of cross-border e-commerce, it is inevitable for the logistics field to go overseas. “”Overseas warehouse”” has become the “”just need”” of most imported e-commerce companies.
What is FBA overseas transit warehouse?
Overseas transit warehouse, as the name implies, refers to the e-commerce customers first send the goods to the local overseas warehouse by sea/air/express, etc., and then transfer them to the FBA warehouse according to the required volume.
Why choose FBA overseas transit warehouse?
According to a survey, among the primary reasons for choosing online shopping, the price factor accounted for 48.4%, occupying the first place, and the factor of “”convenience, quickness, and home delivery”” accounted for 25.7%. It can be seen that the price factor and convenience are currently the most important factors. The most important factor in attracting consumers to online shopping is the reason why e-commerce companies are now fighting price wars and investing heavily in logistics.
Logistics cost is the biggest expense for e-commerce companies, and it is also the most important factor affecting profits. The article “”Amazon Makes Money””: Logistics Masters published by “”Chuangfuzhi”” mentioned that “”logistics execution costs”” (including costs of transportation, order processing, warehousing, receipt and delivery, and returns and exchanges) are the costs of e-commerce companies. The largest expense other than the cost of goods. In the 1990s, Amazon’s “”logistics execution cost”” once accounted for 20% of the total cost, and now it has dropped to about 10%. The reduction in logistics costs has become a “”sharp weapon”” for Amazon to turn losses into profits.
Transfer to the US Amazon overseas warehouse process:
First, the seller must ship the goods from the country to a designated US warehouse overseas. Some overseas warehouses in the United States provide warehouse distribution services, so that sellers do not need to contact logistics companies. After the overseas warehouse receives the seller’s goods, it will unpack, count, record and put on the shelves, and then synchronize the product inventory information to the seller. When Amazon’s overseas warehouse needs to be replenished, the seller will notify the overseas warehouse, and then package, label and send the goods to the designated Amazon warehouse according to the seller’s requirements.
How much does it cost to transfer to Amazon’s overseas warehouse?
1. First-way freight: The cost for the seller to ship the goods to the United States through the logistics company. Shipping charges are different from air shipping. Generally speaking, the cost of sea freight is lower.
2. Management fee: mainly refers to some management costs of goods in overseas warehouses in the United States, such as inventory, listing, entry system, etc., there will be management fees for goods out of the warehouse.
3. Storage fee: Overseas warehouses will charge the seller a certain storage fee every month. Generally, the fee is calculated according to the area and weight of the goods. For specific charging standards, please consult overseas warehouse companies.
4. Delivery fee: After the buyer places an order, the overseas warehouse will arrange product delivery and transportation, and deliver it through its own team or local logistics company. The seller needs to pay a certain delivery fee.
At present, many overseas warehouses in the United States will provide the service of transshipment to Amazon’s overseas warehouses. We will mainly check whether it is suitable for users to transfer services according to our actual situation. Because the transfer will generate a certain service fee, it may also cause inventory backlog, etc.; it is necessary to choose the appropriate overseas warehouse according to the overseas warehouse service, cost and other aspects.”
