When selling goods on the Amazon platform, the goods are transported and delivered internationally through cross-border logistics, which has many regulatory requirements for goods. The following is an introduction from two aspects: prohibited goods and product specifications.
1. Prohibited goods
The prohibited goods for cross-border logistics mainly include the following points.
● Most cross-border logistics cannot transport liquid or emulsion fluid goods, such as shampoo.
● Most cross-border logistics cannot ship electrified, corrosive, radioactive or flammable and explosive goods, such as sulfuric acid.
● Goods that are not allowed to be exported by the country, such as animals, plants and products, tobacco, weapons, cultural relics, etc.
2. Product specifications
Product specifications mainly refer to the weight and size requirements of the product package. When the weight or size of the product package exceeds the limit, it may cause the product to be unable to be mailed or the cross-border logistics merchant will charge an additional surcharge. Different logistics companies will also have different regulations on the size and weight requirements of the product.
International postal parcels, DHL international express and China Post EMS international express have different requirements for product parcel specifications. Sellers should understand them specifically based on the cross-border logistics they choose.