What is the operating procedure for drop shipping from overseas warehouses?
What is drop shipping?The seller uses various logistics methods such as air and sea transportation to store the goods in overseas warehouses in advance, and waits for the order information to be shipped directly to the end customer in the overseas warehouse. This service is called drop shipping. The procedures involved include unloading, sorting, counting, putting on shelves, capturing order information, taking off shelves, outbound shipments, etc. The operation process of drop shipping from overseas warehouses mainly includes the following steps.
1) Choose an overseas warehouse service provider
First of all, sellers need to find an overseas warehouse service provider that suits them. According to the expected arrival situation, the domestic responsible colleagues will send the details of the warehousing order (estimated arrival time, arrival container number, packing list) of the "full container bulk cargo" to the receiving warehouse, and notify the warehouse to do so. Good to prepare in advance;
2) Transportation of goods to overseas warehouses
After the freight forwarder delivers the goods to the warehouse, the warehouse needs to verify whether the contents of the shipping container are consistent with the forecast information? If it does not match, the abnormal information will be fed back to the country for processing in a timely manner; if it is consistent, the receipt will be signed according to the actual arrival logistics method, and the logistics handover voucher will be saved and the arrival receipt will be printed.
3) The goods are put into the warehouse and put on the shelves
After the goods are signed for, the warehouse needs to count each SKU one by one to verify whether the number is consistent with the forecast? Is there any damage, etc.? If these situations exist, information about damage, shortage or excess goods will be reported back to the country in a timely manner after the current goods are received and put on shelves;
If the arrival and shelf data is consistent with the customer's forecast, the system will automatically complete the warehousing order; if the arrival and shelf data is inconsistent with the customer's forecast, after the abnormal problem is solved with domestic cooperation, you need to apply to close the warehousing master within 2 working days. Only after the warehousing master order is closed, it means that all goods of the warehousing order have been received and put on the shelf.
4) Goods delivery
If a customer purchases, the seller needs to upload the order information. After the overseas warehouse receives the order information instructions, it will sort and deliver the goods. Usually, local couriers or trucks will be arranged for delivery; after the customer receives the goods, he can sign for them, and then the overseas warehouse dropshipping process is complete.
1: Save more warehousing costs. The price of overseas warehouses is much lower than the warehousing costs of the platform, and there is a certain warehouse-free period. For example, our company’s warehouse-free period is as long as 30 days, and the product specifications and sizes are The weight regulations are relatively not that high.
2: It can reduce costs by stocking up in US warehouses and arranging shipments locally to reduce logistics costs. Arranging shipments from the United States can reduce costs by up to 89% and save at least 30%.
3: Fully automatic delivery is more worry-free. As long as there are customer orders on the platform, the overseas warehouse will automatically help you reasonably arrange local international express delivery to help you with outbound delivery services. Our overseas warehouse system can monitor the order information throughout the process, without having to do it yourself. Take the trouble.
4: One-stop service is more convenient. Our overseas warehouse can provide the entire logistics supply chain service besides dropshipping, including warehousing, sorting, packaging, delivery, etc.
5: Faster delivery time. Delivery from local to local is much faster than direct delivery from China to the buyer. This can not only greatly improve the customer's user experience, but also increase the repurchase rate of store products.
6: No more missing order information due to unavailable delivery countries or non-local shipments.
1. To meet the changing consumption habits of users, traditional retailers conduct large-scale customer surveys, then select and purchase specific types of products, and invest a large amount of capital in the inventory storage of these products. In order to withdraw funds, retailers All goods must be sold out.
However, with the drop shipping service, merchants only need to pay for the inventory that has been sold, and merchants no longer have to tie up working capital for inventory, and there is no need to worry about lack of working capital. Moreover, this also allows sellers to flexibly change suppliers and products according to consumer needs to meet the changing needs of buyers.
2. Business development is more flexible. Traditional retailers with large customer sources and large order quantities often need to spend a lot of time preparing and shipping goods. However, with the emergence of drop shipping suppliers, it is easier to process orders as they can be handed over to suppliers who offer drop shipping services. At the same time, this also brings more possibilities for retailers to expand their business and achieve diversity.
But one thing to note is that expanding your business means an increase in the number of orders. You will face more customers, and customer service management becomes more important. I hope you can maintain good product quality standards and customer service management during this expansion process.
3. Let go of the parts that need to be let go. Drop shipping saves sellers a lot of time and energy, and also inspires sellers to know how to allocate work and allocate relatively unimportant work. Automation brings great advantages to cross-border e-commerce sellers. It not only saves a lot of time, but also avoids errors that may occur when sellers run their own business.