International (inter-regional) cross-border dedicated logistics generally transports goods abroad by means of freight charter flights, and then delivers them to the destination country (region) through cooperative companies. Its advantage is that it can concentrate large quantities of goods shipped to a specific country (region) and reduce costs through economies of scale. Its price is higher than postal parcels, but lower than commercial express delivery. Although dedicated logistics is slightly slower than commercial express delivery in terms of timeliness, it is obviously faster than postal parcels. For example, it generally takes only 5 to 7 days to reach the United States. The most common dedicated logistics products on the market are the US dedicated line, the European dedicated line, the Australian dedicated line, the Russian dedicated line, etc.
Dedicated line products of air transport + commercial express delivery:
The US dedicated line is a US-bound delivery product, including standard products and small package products, providing real-time tracking and query information such as first-leg transportation, port operations, export delivery, import reception, and physical delivery. The entire US delivery time is 8 to 12 working days, the comprehensive delivery rate is higher than 98%, and the package can be tracked throughout the process.
1. Charge structure
In terms of charge structure, the charge of the US special line is mainly composed of handling fee and basic charge, that is, charge by piece and charge by weight. The freight is charged by gram according to the weight of the package, with a minimum weight of 1 gram.
2. Specification restrictions
In terms of specification restrictions, standard products require a single side length of ≤66 cm, length + 2X width + 2X height ≤274 cm, and a single package does not exceed 31.5 kg. For small package products, generally speaking, the product weight is required to be within 2 kg, but some small package products are limited to 2~3 kg per piece, and 15.5 cmX7.7 cmX0.7 cm≤length (cm)Xwidth (cm)Xheight (cm)≤68 cmX43 cmX43 cm.
The US special line has certain restrictions on the transportation of products, such as alcohol products, food, battery products, etc.
3. Customs clearance
In terms of customs clearance in the destination country (region), different countries (regions) have different requirements for customs clearance. The US government’s declaration requirements for cross-border e-commerce logistics are that it does not accept goods with a declared value of more than US$800; it does not accept goods with the same recipient name and the same address
and a cumulative declared value of more than US$800 on the same day.