With the booming development of cross-border e-commerce, Amazon’s Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service has become one of the popular logistics methods chosen by many sellers. Among the many delivery methods, a model called “US FBA Haipai” has gradually emerged and attracted widespread attention.
1. What is US FBA Haipai?
US FBA Haipai is a service that delivers goods to the US Amazon FBA warehouse by ocean transportation. This method is mainly suitable for large quantities or large items, because compared with other logistics methods, Haipai has the advantages of low cost and large carrying capacity.
2. What is traditional sea transportation?
Traditional sea transportation refers to merchants transporting goods to the warehouse of the selected freight forwarding company, and the freight forwarding company transports the goods to the seaport of the destination country. The consignee needs to arrange customs clearance and pick up the goods by himself.
3. The difference between US FBA Haipai and traditional sea transportation
Transportation method: FBA Haipai uses sea transportation to complete the front-end transportation, and after arriving at the port, UPS and other express delivery completes the tail-end delivery. Traditional sea transportation requires the consignee to arrange customs clearance and pick-up by himself.
Transportation time: FBA sea transportation time is relatively short and faster, while traditional sea transportation time is unstable.
Transportation cost: FBA sea transportation cost is usually higher than traditional sea transportation because it includes express delivery service.
As a special cross-border e-commerce logistics method, US FBA sea transportation has obvious advantages in cost and capacity. Although the transportation time is longer, it is suitable for large-scale commodity transportation, especially large items. In contrast, traditional sea transportation is more suitable for products purchased or processed by foreign companies, and has higher requirements for customs clearance and pick-up.
For sellers who are considering starting a cross-border e-commerce business, fully understanding and making good use of US FBA sea transportation services will have a positive impact on business development. No matter which logistics method is chosen, you need to make wise decisions based on business needs and commodity characteristics to ensure a balance between cargo safety, timeliness and cost.