Nowadays, cross-border e-commerce is indeed very popular, but there are many cross-border e-commerce platforms and there are many choices to choose from. Many sellers want to know whether AliExpress is good or not, and what logistics methods are available? The following will give a detailed introduction to sellers.
1. Current status of AliExpress
Currently, China’s largest export B2C e-commerce platform, AliExpress, has become the only cross-border e-commerce platform in China covering countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” Export B2C retail platform with users in more than 220 countries and regions. As the government promotes the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, Alibaba Group will definitely support the AliExpress platform.
At the same time, AliExpress ranks high on websites in many countries around the world, such as Russia, Israel, Poland, Portugal and other countries.
The AliExpress website supports 18 languages around the world, and the number of overseas buyers has exceeded 150 million. In addition, the number of overseas installations of AliExpressApp exceeds 600 million, ranking among the top 10 global applications.
It can be seen that the traffic on the PC side and APP side of the AliExpress platform is very good, and the AliExpress backend support is simple, similar to Taobao, and is convenient for sellers to operate.
A better idea is which categories to sell. First, the data aspect of AliExpress’s backend can view industry information and product selection data, and can provide some reference information through data analysis.
The Red Ocean industry will definitely have huge competition and high platform saturation. The blue ocean industry is less competitive, but the overall traffic is not large. Which industry or category it is suitable for depends on your own advantages. Which industry do you know better and which type of superior supply can you find? Can be used as a reference for the category you choose.
Some sellers said that AliExpress has so many sellers and the competition is so fierce, can it do well now? In fact, e-commerce now pays more attention to methods and operations. If you don’t operate carefully, you won’t be able to operate if you don’t have any methods. Even if you do it for many years, you may not have sales. On the contrary, you must form a professional operation team and choose good products. Establish a good store foundation, register for good events, and do promotions. Therefore, it is not difficult to do well in AliExpress.
2. What are the logistics methods?
Overseas warehouse: local warehouse receipt delivery, local returns, fast timeliness, reduced logistics costs, few category restrictions, suitable for: large items, valuable items, popular items.
Express shipping: includes commercial express mail and express mail provided by the postal service. The freight cost is high and the timeliness is fast. You can check all the information. Applicable to: high value and easily damaged goods.
Standard logistics: including moderate postal registration and dedicated line service freight. The full logistics information can be queried with no limit on the amount. Most types can be shipped: median value and weight, and urgently needed products.
Simple logistics: Postal simple registration service provides the post office information of the destination country and key information such as the buyer’s signature. Applicable: lightweight, non-urgent, and wear-resistant.
Economic category: Economic package for pick-up and postage, low freight cost, country-specific delivery information cannot be queried. Applicable: light, low value, non-urgent, wear-resistant.
The above is the current situation and logistics methods of AliExpress shared with sellers. I hope it will be helpful to sellers. Lianlian Cross-Border Payment always pays attention to every little thing about sellers, and will also bring articles on related aspects in future articles to help sellers operate better.