What are the advantages and disadvantages of FBA shipping?
More and more cross-border people choose FBA first sea transportation, so do you know the process and benefits of FBA first sea transportation? So what is FBA head sea freight? What are the pros and cons?What is FBA head sea freight:
There are two modes of shipping goods to Amazon's warehouses by sea: FBA sea freight acceleration (sea freight + express delivery) and sea freight plus card (sea freight + truck transportation).
1. FBA sea freight acceleration (sea freight + express): This model supports double customs clearance. When the goods arrive at the port and complete customs clearance, the goods will be sent to Amazon's warehouse in the form of express delivery. The advantage of this mode is that it is fast, which can speed up the arrival of goods to the warehouse.
2. Sea freight plus card (sea freight + truck transportation): This mode requires two customs clearances and does not pay according to the tax bill. First, after the goods arrive at the port, they will be cleared and released for the first time, then transported to the destination by train, and finally sent to the relevant Amazon warehouse by truck. The advantage of this model is that it is economical and can reduce transportation costs.
1. Send the goods to the warehouse of the corresponding logistics company: Before shipping by sea, the goods need to be delivered to the warehouse of the logistics company.
2. Arrange packing/containering: Before the goods are shipped, the goods need to be packed or loaded.
3. Customs declaration and export: Before the goods are exported, customs declaration procedures are required.
4. Shipping by sea: Once the goods have completed the customs declaration procedures, sea shipment will be arranged.
5. Overseas customs clearance: Once the goods arrive at the port of the destination country, overseas customs clearance procedures are required.
6. Amazon warehouse appointment: After the goods have successfully passed overseas customs clearance, you can make an appointment for Amazon warehouse.
7. Delivery to Amazon warehouse: Finally, the goods will be delivered to the reserved Amazon warehouse.
1. Benefits of sea freight FBA:
A. Low shipping cost: Compared with other shipping methods, the cost of FBA ocean shipping is lower, and the shipping cost can be controlled within a few dollars per item.
B. Suitable for unloading and heavy cargo: FBA sea freight is very suitable for transporting unloading and heavy cargo, and can easily cope with the transportation needs of large quantities of goods.
2. FBA shipping defects:
A. Longer transportation time: Compared with other fast transportation methods, FBA ocean transportation takes longer, and the impact of transportation time on commodities needs to be considered.
B. Need to meet the requirements of shipment and sea dispatch: FBA shipping needs to meet the requirements of shipment and sea dispatch, including the limitation on the amount of shipment and sea dispatch. If the preliminary work is not done well, problems with scanning labels may affect the entry of goods into the warehouse, or even prevent them from entering the warehouse.
C. Need to comply with Amazon FBA product packaging standards: sellers must comply with Amazon FBA product packaging standards, but such packaging standards are not necessarily suitable for all products. If the packaging standard does not meet the characteristics of the product, it may increase the damage rate of the courier when handling the express, and the proportion of returns and exchanges.
Remarks: The above content is only an internal opinion and is for reference only.