What does FBA mean? How to choose an FBA head transportation company?
The Amazon background distribution mode can choose self-delivery or fba delivery. Very simple, self-shipping requires you to express the goods to the Amazon warehouse yourself. So what does FBA mean? How to choose the FBA head transportation company?
What does fba mean?
FBA is the meaning of Amazon Shipping Service. It is equivalent to the logistics and distribution business provided by the Amazon platform. Specifically, it means that the seller sends the product inventory sold on Amazon directly to the warehouse in the local Amazon market. When the customer places an order, the Amazon system automatically completes the delivery. goods related matters.
It should be noted that Amazon FBA is responsible for the process of quickly delivering goods from the FBA warehouse to customers. The seller still needs to choose the fba first-leg transport logistics company to deliver the goods to the designated Amazon fba warehouse. The fba first-leg service includes transportation, customs clearance, and delivery into the warehouse.
We need to determine whether it is air freight, sea freight, or international express. Different shipping methods are different in time and cost.
1. Price
Due to the different lines and channels of air freight, sea freight, and express delivery, the quotations are different. Express delivery is the fastest, but the price is very expensive, suitable for small items and urgent replenishment. Air freight is faster and cheaper than express delivery, and is not suitable for large and heavy goods. Sea freight is the cheapest way of transportation in terms of price, and sellers generally use this first-way transportation method to minimize costs.
2. Advantages
If you send to the United States, there are different logistics channels. There are express ships and general ships for sea transportation, and the time difference is about one week. Air freight has direct and transit, and the time difference is only a few days. Different channels have different transportation efficiency. For this reason, it is best to choose an fba head-haul logistics company with many channels, so as to have better choices under different needs.
3. Customs clearance ability
Different fba first-leg logistics companies also have differences in customs clearance. For example, in Europe and Japan, customs clearance is very strict, and whether the customs clearance is smooth will affect the seller's store operation. If the customs clearance is not smooth and the goods stay for a long time, the goods cannot be put on the shelves in time for sale. Therefore, understanding the advantages of logistics companies in customs clearance is also an important part of choosing fba head-to-head logistics companies.
Remarks: The above content is only an internal opinion and is for reference only.