International logistics is the logistics activities of different customs transaction entities. It generally refers to the logistics operations and investment cooperation derived from international trade scenarios. International logistics activities of services and cross-border e-commerce can also be understood as “cross-border logistics” . Efficient logistics connects people, enterprises, markets and opportunities, helping to improve productivity and people’s livelihood and well-being. The level of international logistics is crucial to the country’s foreign trade competitiveness and economic growth. Helping companies integrate global value chains and obtain trade opportunities is an important step in building Basic support for cross-border e-commerce supply chain.
The ability to connect to global logistics networks depends on a country’s infrastructure, service markets and trade processes. The gap in logistics performance between developed countries and backward countries is still very large. The better the transportation conditions, regulatory systems, and customs and border management efficiency, the more reliable the local economic and trade market environment will be.
Reducing logistics costs is a global issue. In the past decade or so, the logistics industry has risen with e-commerce. China’s logistics industry has lowered the logistics costs of the entire society and significantly increased them with its unique model in the world. operational performance. Although the urban express delivery market has become saturated, whether it is the rural market or cross-border e-commerce, there are higher requirements for the network capabilities of express delivery companies, and large-scale express delivery has been spread to the upstream and downstream of the industry chain. The competitive landscape of the market will continue to change.
Therefore, international logistics serving traditional trade can no longer fully cover the needs of cross-border e-commerce. Logistics still lags far behind the internationalization process of cross-border e-commerce. Many domestic express delivery companies have begun to get involved in this industry. International express delivery giants have dominated the market for many years. The logistics industry is closely related to the physical field, especially the slowdown in trade growth, which has increased the pressure for network reorganization and innovation in the logistics industry. The focus of logistics industry issues has also changed. Many new logistics companies under the concept of “Internet +” have , as well as the professional logistics market, there is still a lot of room for innovation and development.