Transnational express companies such as UPS and DHL have global networks and customs clearance agency qualifications. The international express business for cross-border online shopping is very efficient and safe, and can provide full tracking and inquiry. The full delivery time from the United States to China is about 3~ 7 days. Compared with postal channels, commercial express delivery has complicated customs declaration procedures, strict inspections, and a higher probability of tariff collection.
If the goods have high value and time limit, large packages and heavy goods over 2Kg can be shipped in this way. DHL’s price to Europe, Japan and South Korea is more advantageous, and customs clearance is the fastest in Western European countries: FedEx and UPS have strong timeliness for shipping to the United States, and Southeast Asian countries can achieve next-day delivery. However, the four major express delivery channels (DHL, UPS, FedEx, and TNT) have high product requirements and basically cannot deliver imitation brand, electricity-containing, and special products. This has resulted in them currently only occupying a small part of the market share.
Price is the biggest problem. Even if a company can get a good discount price, it is still very high. They charge a variety of fees, such as remote surcharges, customs clearance fees, fuel surcharges, change of address fees, residential delivery surcharges, high consignment declaration value surcharges, textile fees, etc. Once remote area surcharges appear, the price is quite astonishing. . There are very few merchants who regularly use this kind of delivery channel to send small packages. After all, there are only a small number of high-value goods that are not price-sensitive. For this reason, the German small parcel logistics service launched by DHL eCommerce for small parcels less than 2Kg is actually a registered small parcel line.
Without overseas networks, my country’s express delivery companies have been unable to independently undertake the entire delivery process. About 80% of my country’s international express delivery business is controlled by several large international express delivery giants. Engaging in this business requires an international express business license and relevant qualifications from a customs declaration unit.
In recent years, my country’s express delivery has deployed cross-border logistics. SF Express has more international routes, and the “three links and one express” started later. It mostly adopts the postal cooperation model to make up for the other party’s lack of collection scope within my country. weaknesses while taking advantage of the other party’s regional distribution capabilities. There are still many gaps between private express delivery services and the postal network. The scope of access is limited. Cooperation with overseas mailing and delivery companies is too loose, and it will not be able to compete with the multilateral agreements under the framework of the Universal Postal Union in a short period of time.