European fba sea freight first leg charging standard and process？
Among the FBA first journeys, sea freight is the most popular logistics transportation method, with large transportation volume and stable timeliness. Cross-border e-commerce sellers can send the goods to be sold to the local Amazon fba warehouse in Europe through FBA shipping, and then the operators of the Amazon fba warehouse will perform storage, picking and packaging, delivery, collection, customer service and return. series of follow-up services.For sellers using FBA for the first time, the price is the most critical factor, so what is the fee for the European FBA sea freight, and how is the sea freight calculated?
Before delivery, the seller needs to deliver the goods to the warehouse of the logistics company provided by the domestic freight forwarding company, and then the staff of the freight forwarding company will package/load the goods to be shipped. After the packaging is completed, the freight forwarding company will The customs declaration and export operation will be carried out, and then the goods will be transported by sea to the country designated by the cross-border e-commerce seller. After the goods arrive at the overseas customs clearance, the seller needs to make an appointment for the Amazon warehouse to enter the warehouse. After the appointment time, notify the freight forwarding company to follow the specified The time will be delivered to the Amazon warehouse, and the fba warehouse staff will process the goods into the warehouse and put them on the shelves.
FBA shipping fee is composed of various miscellaneous fees, such as customs declaration fee, document fee THC, terminal fee, booking fee, etc. The weight and volume of the goods are an important part of the cost, and the freight is usually calculated in kg, while the formula for volume weight is: length * width * height / 6000 calculated in kg.
If the actual weight of the goods is relatively heavy, the freight forwarding company will calculate the freight based on the actual weight; if the volume of the goods is large, then the freight will be calculated based on the actual volume of the goods. In short, take the maximum value between the two to calculate the cost. It should be noted that the transported goods need to be packed in cartons.
Under normal circumstances, fba head sea freight can be divided into FCL and LCL, and the charges for different cargo volumes will also be different. For LCL, the cost may be slightly higher, and the seller needs to adjust according to his actual situation. .
At present, there are many logistics companies on the market that can do European FBA head sea freight, and the prices are also very different. Xihang Supply Chain can calculate a quotation that is lower than the market price based on the seller's goods.
Remarks: The above content is only an internal opinion and is for reference only.
