Instructions for cross-border e-commerce logistics: Comparison of the overall situation of domestic and foreign express delivery
There are many well-known companies abroad that provide international express services, such as DHL, TNT, FedEx, etc. These companies have become very mature after long-term development. They have established outlets in most parts of the world and formed a global logistics system.
Foreign express delivery: fast, high-quality service, expensive
United States express delivery company
In the United States, the well-developed express delivery companies include FedEx and UPS. FedEx, also known as FedEx, was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. After 100 years of development, FedEx has established branches in 220 countries and regions, has nearly 140,000 employees, 41,000 dedicated trucks and nearly 700 aircraft, handling 3.2 million packages and more than 6 million pounds of cargo every working day. of goods. The company occupies a great advantage in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions. With high timeliness and high-quality services, the price is also prohibitive for many people.
UPS, also known as United Express, was formerly a courier company established in Seattle, USA in 1907. Its original main business was delivering letters and delivering packages to retail stores. In the early days of its establishment, UPS took “best service, lowest price” as the company’s operating principles. It quickly developed throughout the West Coast of the United States and had become quite large by the 1930s. After more than 100 years of development, it has more than 400,000 employees around the world and has a good reputation for international express delivery and air transport.
European express companies
In Europe, the most well-known express companies are DHL in Germany and TNT in the Netherlands.
DHL was established in 1969 and is headquartered in Belgium. Although it was established late, its operating performance is not inferior. It currently has outlets in 220 countries and regions, with nearly 300 aircraft and 20,000 trucks. The number of aircraft has shown that its service scope is not mainly in Europe. In regions such as Japan, Australia and Africa, DHL has strong market appeal with its high-quality services, customs clearance capabilities and relatively favorable prices.
TNT was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is a top express delivery and logistics company. Unlike the previous express delivery companies, TNT provides a variety of services including mail, express delivery and logistics. Currently, the company has established operating outlets in more than 200 countries and regions, with more than 140,000 employees, 50 aircraft and 20,000 vehicles. TNT has an absolute advantage in Europe, the Middle East and West Asia, and its customs clearance capabilities in Europe are far better than those of the companies mentioned above. Of course, the price is also much higher.
Foreign express companies have been engaged in international business much earlier than China. They have relatively complete systems and have more advantages in equipment and personnel. Naturally, they have high quality in terms of timeliness and service. At the same time, these express delivery companies have formed specific customer groups over many years of development, have brand effects in specific areas, and their prices are naturally higher than those of ordinary express delivery companies.