When choosing an overseas warehouse, you should not only look at the price, but also consider all aspects, do more research, more comparison, more inspection, more questions, and comprehensively consider the pros and cons of overseas warehouses. Don’t fall into the trap of bad overseas warehouses because of the pursuit of low prices, and ensure the overall safety of the goods.
Services provided.
Before finalizing an overseas warehouse, you must first find out what services the other party provides? What categories of goods are they mainly undertaking? Can you get to know the situation from the sellers they have worked with before? Is there a very professional team in China? Can you conduct on-site inspections? Some overseas warehouses are only responsible for the part after the overseas warehouse. Once a problem occurs, the goods are often difficult to handle overseas. If there is a domestic team that can provide professional services, they will often standardize the business before the goods are sent to the overseas warehouse, and promptly feedback the goods to the seller.
Whether the warehouse provides insurance.
Because the demand for cross-border e-commerce is getting higher and higher, the development of overseas warehouses is becoming more and more standardized. In order to ensure the interests of sellers, many compliant companies have also begun to provide various insurance types such as cargo damage insurance, lost item insurance, and delay insurance for the pain points of cross-border e-commerce. Insurance is a guarantee for sellers who are in a disadvantaged position. Once a problem occurs, the seller can get certain compensation.
Whether there is an independent legal and tax system.
It is very necessary to understand the laws and regulations related to overseas warehouses in detail. Only when there is a guarantee in terms of taxation and law can you sell with peace of mind. Many sellers have suffered losses in this regard. Because they do not understand the relevant laws, they have been cheated by bad service providers. As long as the other party throws the pot to the tax department, they have no power to refute. Without prior understanding, they have no way of knowing whether what the other party said is true.
The calculation method of warehousing and other fees.
When choosing an overseas warehouse, the seller must be clear and clear about the various charging prices.
Once you see an overseas warehouse under the banner of “free warehouse rent for x months”, the seller must pay attention. This may be a “trap” of the overseas warehouse: first attract sellers with the gimmick of free rent, and then “slaughter” in the subsequent cooperation.
Whether a mature management system is provided.
To put it bluntly, overseas warehouses are actually a kind of service provider to a certain extent. The information connection between customers, goods, overseas warehouses, and logistics companies is crucial. A mature ERP system can not only meet basic operational needs, but also apply big data technology to generate data reports such as inventory and sales orders, and complete the connection of various businesses more efficiently and smoothly.