Compared with the development of the B2B platform model, which is more mature, B2C cross-border e-commerce started relatively late after all, and accounts for a lower proportion of the entire export e-commerce. The main obstacle to its development today is insufficient logistics support. Mature, a lot of profits are available to merchants but cannot be obtained.
At present, the domestic warehousing supporting system has developed relatively well, which is enough to support the development speed and scale of domestic e-commerce. However, in addition to being affected by the policies of relevant countries, cross-border e-commerce logistics must also consider how to establish a complete and unified logistics system in these countries and regions with serious differences in geographical conditions, language, culture, and economic development levels. System, the solution to these problems requires cross-border e-commerce practitioners to think proactively.
Logistics has always been a key link in the e-commerce industry chain, and of course there is no exception in cross-border e-commerce. Most domestic logistics companies began to get involved in the field of cross-border logistics in 2006, and it was not until 2012 that Only then do you really gain something. Today, domestic logistics giants represented by SF Express, YTO, and STO have begun to take shape in overseas markets and are stepping up investment. Their industries have begun to expand to emerging markets such as Latin America and Russia.
In addition, some cross-border e-commerce companies and logistics companies are not far behind. They have begun to establish warehousing facilities overseas to provide one-stop services integrating warehousing, sorting, packaging and distribution. This makes The local delivery time of goods is greatly reduced, and returns and exchanges can also be provided for users, bringing a better experience to consumers. Establishing warehousing facilities overseas can also directly replace scattered small-scale transportation with bulk cargo transportation, saving transportation costs. This will become the key to breaking through the bottleneck of cross-border logistics. It will also enable domestic cross-border e-commerce companies to expand in overseas markets. A major development direction based on.
Building overseas warehouses has become a major trend in the development of cross-border e-commerce. Many companies are stepping up investment to promote the large-scale development of overseas warehouses. At the same time, the gradual improvement of the logistics system has also made the products of export e-commerce move towards With more diversified and diversified development, some larger-sized products have gradually begun to enter the business scope of cross-border e-commerce.