The logistics service models on the Amazon platform are divided into self-operated and non-self-operated models, and there are three service models of Amazon’s self-operated logistics. Many novice sellers can hardly tell the difference between service models when they first come into contact with the logistics business, so this article will focus on analyzing the service model of Amazon’s self-operated logistics. I hope it can provide some inspiration to new cross-border e-commerce sellers.
Amazon FBA is Amazon’s self-operated logistics service model. In the FBA model, everything from product packaging and packaging services to distribution and after-sales… these links are all dominated by Amazon’s FBA logistics warehouse. Once this model is promoted, it can save sellers’ time and effort, making many sellers feel that choosing FBA will save them a lot of time and effort.
This Amazon self-operated logistics service model also has several advantages. First, it can help sellers occupy the front position of the shopping cart; this is a traffic support policy of the platform for self-operated logistics stores; The second is to promote daily delivery speed, which saves a lot of time for Amazon’s goods to be received.
This Amazon self-operated logistics service model has shortcomings: the cost is not generally expensive, and not every seller can afford it, so sellers should make a decision based on their own affordability.
1. Commercial packages.
Mainly refers to the services of the four major express delivery companies (DHL, UPS, Fedex and TNT). Commercial express delivery is fast, but the unit price of freight has also increased several times due to the epidemic, making it difficult for sellers to endure.
2. Air parcel.
It refers to the service that some logistics companies and airlines rent spaces to transport goods to the destination airport, and then deliver the goods to the FBA warehouse through the logistics company’s local partners.
3. Shipping packages.
This is a logistics model that currently accounts for more than 90% of foreign trade in the world, and is also the most commonly used logistics method by Amazon sellers. Sea
In short, the above is the basic explanation of Amazon’s self-operated logistics service model. If cross-border e-commerce sellers want to quickly master this logistics service model, they should start with its advantages, disadvantages and transportation methods. Its advantage is that transportation is fast and sellers can save time and effort; its disadvantage is that self-operated logistics charges are too expensive and not everyone can afford it.