In cross-border e-commerce, “e-commerce + business” capabilities are indispensable. “Electricity” capabilities mainly refer to e-commerce operation capabilities such as service design, marketing, and traffic drainage; “business” capabilities mainly refer to products and supply chains. and warehousing logistics and other management capabilities.” As for logistics, as a support, we must first look at the attributes and requirements of the “thing”, and then determine the “flow” operation model and operation.
At present, look at the unit price (order) of several major platforms The average transaction volume is not high, with the highest on Amazon being only US$17. This fully demonstrates the low-price nature of most Chinese exported B2C products, which is crucial to cost management in logistics and other aspects. Cross-border logistics takes a long time and has a variable range. Because cross-border e-commerce involves different national borders, the situation is complex, and policies vary greatly between countries. It is difficult to solve the logistics problems of cross-border e-commerce through self-built logistics like domestic trade e-commerce.
When choosing cross-border logistics, sellers first look at cost-effectiveness, followed by factors such as traceability, timeliness, and safety. Of course, differentiated products are another matter. The UPS research report pointed out that China’s export manufacturing needs to abandon the low-price strategy. To provide higher quality products and added value, logistics plays an important role in this.
According to sampling at Zhejiang ports, items are delivered directly to buyers through international express delivery, postal parcels and other international mail methods. Accounting for about 65%, only 10% is included in the customs cross-border e-commerce export statistics after customs declaration. The other items are shipped to overseas warehouses through international bulk cargo transportation and then distributed by local logistics companies, accounting for 25%. < /p>
These intuitively reflect the current distribution of the cross-border logistics market: postal parcels are still the largest outbound channel, followed by Tongmen ePacket, which is still the most stable and high-quality cross-border logistics product; Hong Kong, China, and Singapore , Belgium and other postal small parcel products, the profitability cannot be underestimated; Amazon FBA has a global layout, and first-leg collection and transportation have stimulated dedicated line services; special line small parcels such as Russia Express and SF Express have emerged; overseas warehouses seem to be becoming a part of cross-border logistics. Antidote