What is cross-border logistics? What are the characteristics of cross-border logistics?
In recent years, major domestic express delivery and e-commerce companies have competed to increase investment in cross-border logistics, and have deployed a global logistics network in multiple ways. Seize the cross-border logistics market and enhance its own competitiveness. What is cross-border logistics? What are the characteristics?
Cross-border logistics refers to the planning, implementation and control management process of realizing the efficient flow of goods and information with the customs border as the endpoint. In the e-commerce environment, cross-border logistics relies on advanced technologies such as the Internet, big data, informatization, and computers to realize the logistics activities of goods flowing from cross-border e-commerce companies to cross-border consumers, across the borders of different countries or regions.
1. The complexity of cross-border logistics: Cross-border logistics is different from domestic logistics. Cross-border logistics involves problems such as long distances, long time, and high costs. In addition, related matters such as customs clearance procedures in the destination country need to be dealt with, which makes the entire logistics process more complicated.
2. The impact of cross-border e-commerce: The development of cross-border logistics is closely related to cross-border e-commerce. The rapid development of cross-border e-commerce has promoted the demand and development of cross-border logistics, and the two promote each other.
3. Differences in regional competition: The competition of cross-border logistics is mainly concentrated in the southeast coastal areas, such as Bohai Sea, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and other economically developed areas. The infrastructure in these areas is relatively complete, the supply of transportation resources is sufficient, and the competition is fierce. However, due to the relatively inactive economy in the central and western regions, the demand for cross-border transportation is low, the transportation cost is high, and the resources for international freight services are less invested.
4. Differences between regional competition and industry competition: Although there are many competitors in the cross-border logistics market, due to the limitations of their respective financial strength, management and technical capabilities, and the separation of national logistics markets, competition is mainly concentrated in a certain region Inter-enterprise competition, or customer resource competition in the same industry, and cross-regional, cross-industry competition is relatively small.
5. Homogeneous competition in services: Most cross-border logistics companies can only provide simple sea or air logistics services, lacking comprehensive value-added services. This has led to more serious homogeneous competition in the market, and relatively less differentiated competition among logistics companies.
1. FBA header
The goods arrive at the destination by air/sea. It is important to note here that airports in mainland China generally prohibit goods with batteries on board, but goods with magnets are allowed on planes, and a magnetic inspection report is required at the airport.
2. Destination customs clearance
Taking Canada as an example, customs clearance in Canada requires a customs clearance company and an importer with a trading company as the carrier to clear the goods. The customs clearance time is about 1-2 working days, and sometimes there may be temporary special cases. Inspection, whether the mark of origin is marked, such as whether there is any infringement, whether there is a corresponding qualification certificate for the product, such as FCC certification, FDA certification and so on.
3. Destination transfer
After the goods arrive in a certain country, the destination delivery is basically divided into truck delivery and local express delivery such as FEDEX/UPS.
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that choosing cross-border logistics is not about the cheaper the better. Choose the logistics that suits your own goods, because all choices are based on meeting customer needs and achieving logistics goals.
1. Sea freight
Shipping by sea is a way of using ships to transport goods between ports in different countries and regions through sea lanes, including FCL and LCL.
2. International commercial express delivery
International commercial express delivery refers to the express delivery and logistics business carried out between two or more countries (or regions). After the international express shipment arrives at the destination country, it needs to be delivered in the destination country before the express shipment can be delivered to the final destination. International express parcel delivery is fast and the service is excellent, but the price is relatively high. Common logistics carriers include UPS, DHL Express, FedEx, etc.
3. Air freight
Refers to a mode of transportation that uses aircraft at various airports and ports as a means of transportation for cross-border transportation of goods, including airports in mainland China and Hong Kong Airport.
Remarks: The above content is only an internal opinion and is for reference only.