Cross-border e-commerce merchants should have heard of the term international express line, but they may not know what international express line means or what kind of product it is. The following will discuss what an international express line is and take you through the meaning of an international express line.
1. What is the international express line?
International express lines are sometimes called international express lines, which refer to line channels in specific countries. Generally speaking, the British dedicated line, the American dedicated line and the German dedicated line are all international dedicated lines, including air, sea and rail transportation.
It is a dedicated route independently developed by domestic express delivery and logistics, providing door-to-door logistics and transportation services from domestic export to the target country, or import from the target country to domestic. The international express line has the advantages of fast delivery, low price, and smooth customs clearance.
2. The difference between international express lines and international express delivery.
The international dedicated line service integrates global resources and cooperates with overseas express companies to classify domestic goods and use direct flights for customs clearance and distribution.
For line channels in specific countries, generally the American dedicated lines and European dedicated lines are international dedicated lines, including air transportation, sea transportation, rail transportation, etc.
International express delivery definition: refers to the express delivery and logistics business between two or more countries (or regions). The delivery business of letters, business documents and items delivered by countries (or regions) is a delivery method that inspects and releases express delivery through border ports and customs between countries. After international express delivery reaches the destination country, it needs to be transshipped again in the destination country before the express delivery can be delivered to the final destination, which is called international express delivery.
3. Advantages of international express delivery lines.
1. Efficient customs clearance.
Most international express lines use tariff prepayment. The tariff prepayment method can improve the efficiency of customs clearance of goods and solve the customs clearance issues that sellers are worried about. Moreover, as customs clearance efficiency improves, the overall logistics timeliness will also improve.
2. A wide range of items can be accepted.
The international express delivery line can handle a wide variety of items and can meet the needs of different product types. For example, battery product channels, battery products, cosmetics, pure batteries and other items have corresponding transportation channels.
3. High cost performance.
The international express line is a cost-effective logistics channel, mainly in two aspects. First, in terms of timeliness, the timeliness of international dedicated lines is slower than commercial express delivery and faster than postal and EMS. Secondly, in terms of freight, the price of international dedicated lines is cheaper than commercial express delivery and similar to that of postal parcels. Generally speaking, international dedicated lines are relatively balanced in terms of timeliness and freight.
4. Disadvantages of international express lines.
1. The logistics information is not very detailed.
2. The compensation is low and the shipping risk is high.
3. Flights are not fixed.
International dedicated lines are shipped through centralized shipments. In order to save transportation costs, many logistics carriers do not have fixed flights. Generally speaking, flights are shipped by receiving the estimated value of the goods. Therefore, it may affect the timeliness of goods.
In general, international express lines are special routes independently developed by domestic express and logistics, providing door-to-door logistics and transportation services from domestic exports to the target country, or from target country imports to domestic countries. The international express line has the advantages of fast delivery, low price, and smooth customs clearance.