RTS stands for “Ready to Ship”, which refers to Alibaba International Station spot wholesale. As a merchant, the benefits of choosing to publish RTS products are: ① From the perspective of the platform, the RTS channel enjoys additional traffic, including the main site search Ready to Ship labeling screening, and the platform also conducts additional traffic diversion through alliances outside the site, so merchants have the opportunity to obtain more traffic; RTS channel has its own special scenes, including weekly deals hot list, 50% off/free shipping, guess you like, theme activities, etc.; in addition, independent search in the RTS channel means searching only RTS products in the global wholesale channel. ② From the perspective of store operation, RTS products are more likely to be sold, thereby accumulating historical sales for the product and improving product rankings to obtain more exposure opportunities.
To publish RTS products, first select the “direct order” item in the product type. Before publishing “direct order”, you must first open the credit guarantee service, otherwise the item will not be selected. Click “Credit Guarantee Transaction Management” → “Credit Guarantee Service Introduction” → “Apply for Activation” to activate the credit guarantee service.
The freight template is required to set the freight. The freight template is used to set the transportation details of the product, including the express carrier, transportation time, freight and destination country. Sellers can associate the freight template when publishing products, so that buyers can see the different transportation times and freight corresponding to different express services when placing orders.
RTS product freight templates can choose Ali Logistics or self-owned logistics. Among them: Ali Logistics refers to Ali’s official logistics or third-party logistics stationed in the background; self-owned logistics refers to the merchant’s offline delivery method. Ali Worry-Free Logistics is an official logistics service jointly launched by Alibaba International Station and Cainiao Network, providing international logistics services such as door-to-door pickup, warehousing and delivery, and express customs clearance for international station sellers. The advantages of Alibaba Logistics are: ① transparent costs, price advantages, and settlement per ticket; ② global transportation, time guarantee, Europe and the United States can be delivered within an average of 3 to 4 working days; ③ dedicated customer service, free insurance for delivery, and one-click delivery. Choosing your own logistics requires you to contact the freight forwarder yourself, and delivery can be more flexible, with express delivery, air delivery, and sea delivery as your choice. Sellers can choose the appropriate logistics to complete RTS orders according to their own situation.