What does Amazon FBA refer to?
- The full name of Amazon FBA is (Fulfillment by amazon), which literally means fulfillment by Amazon. In fact, this service launched by Amazon is very simple, that is, the seller will prepare the goods in advance to the warehouses built by Amazon around the world. When a seller has an order , Amazon performs follow-up work such as packaging, labeling, shipping, and customer service on behalf of the seller.
- That is to say: after a foreign buyer places an order, if the goods are shipped in China, the timeliness will be very poor, and the buyer may not receive the goods for more than a week. In order to improve the service quality and level, you can use the FBA freight forwarderservice provided by Amazon, and according to the sales forecast, first ship the goods to foreign countries in large quantities by sea, air or international express, and then enter the Amazon FBA warehouse. In this way, once a foreign buyer places an order, it can be shipped directly from the FBA warehouse. For example, after an American buyer places an order, the goods will be sent directly from the American FBA warehouse. This is equivalent to the domestic express delivery in the United States, and the timeliness and quality are improved promote!
- “FBA first journey”. FBA first journey refers to domestic shipments (by sea, air, international express… …) Until the goods enter the Amazon FBA warehouse, the period of logistics and transportation that can be put on the shelves for sale, as well as a series of related businesses such as customs clearance and tax payment.
(1) Sending the goods to Amazon, that is, the first step of FBA sellers is usually the only step that needs to be operated by themselves when doing FBA. Sending the goods from their own warehouse to Amazon’s warehouse requires labeling and other operations.
(2) Amazon Warehouse Commodities. After the goods arrive at the Amazon warehouse destination, the seller needs to register the goods with Amazon and store them in the Amazon warehouse for short-term storage.
(3) Amazon picking and packaging. When the seller receives the customer’s order, Amazon will sort out the seller’s goods from the inventory according to the order and pack them, waiting for delivery.
(4) Products delivered by Amazon Amazon will be responsible for the delivery of products from the FBA warehouse, and will also be responsible for the consumer’s return/exchange activity requirements.
Should you choose a freight forwarder from China or the country of your destination?
Regardless of the mode of transportation from China to the country of your destination, it is always best to choose a freight agent from China because the Chinese freight forwarder has the advantages of language and geography, becoming the ideal choice for overseas transportation. This will make the shipping process faster, will save you time, and the shipping price will be cheaper than your country’s shipping agent. In the shipping process, you will also need a Chinese warehouse for storage and preparation.
An experienced Chinese freight forwarder will have these abilities: he will be fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese; it will have a thorough knowledge of the Chinese business culture, experience in managing Chinese suppliers, category and sourcing process experience, quality control experience, audit experience, and logistics experience. Local forwarders (from the country of your destination) will often have to contact another agent in China to handle the picking, preparation, storage, and customs clearance, which will lead to higher costs and time.
