Overseas warehouses refer to warehousing settings established overseas. In cross-border e-commerce, overseas warehouses refer to domestic companies that transport goods to target market countries in advance through bulk transportation, establish local warehouses, store goods, and then sort and package them directly from local warehouses in a timely manner according to local sales orders. and delivery. The use of overseas warehouses greatly shortens cross-border logistics and transportation time, avoids logistics risks caused by weather, holidays and other factors, greatly improves the buyer experience, and also reduces the international shipping costs for small parcels. The platform will give traffic tilt to the products stored in overseas warehouses, and the products stored in overseas warehouses will get more exposure opportunities.
Using overseas warehouses requires sellers to pay the storage fees of overseas warehouses. Once the goods are unsalable, they have to pay storage fees every month. The rise in warehousing costs causes the cost of goods to increase over time. If you want to ship unsalable goods, You will also need to pay a high transportation fee when you return. Using overseas warehouses requires sellers to have a certain amount of inventory. Products that are not sure to sell well are not suitable for sales using overseas warehouses
Overseas warehouses are generally provided by third-party service providers. The overseas warehouse fees that sellers need to pay include: first-way freight, warehousing fees, package processing fees, freight from the local country to the buyer, and tariffs incurred when the goods pass through the customs of the destination country.