The e-commerce platform lays out the overseas logistics system by building “overseas warehouses”, which allows export companies to send goods in batches to foreign warehouses to achieve local sales and local distribution in the country. For cross-border sellers, they can choose Amazon FBA delivery mode or third-party overseas warehouse delivery mode. The following is the difference between Amazon FBA and overseas warehouse delivery modes.
1. In terms of product selection, Amazon’s FBA warehouse has many restrictions. You need to choose products that are small in size, light in weight, high in profit, and of good quality. However, third-party overseas warehouses have a wider selection of products and are suitable for Items that are large in size and heavy in weight.
2. In terms of first-leg services, Amazon FBA warehouses do not provide first-leg customs clearance services, while some third-party overseas warehouse service providers provide first-leg customs clearance services and one-stop services, including tax payment and delivery. To warehouse and other services.
3. In terms of product warehousing, Amazon FBA warehouse requirements are relatively strict. Sellers need to affix the outer box labels and product labels themselves and ensure that they are intact. Third-party overseas warehouses are more flexible, and some service providers can provide packing and labeling services.
4. In terms of distribution of products after entering the warehouse, Amazon FBA will disperse the seller’s products to different warehouses for mixed storage, while third-party overseas warehouses usually put the goods in the same warehouse. Centralized management. In addition, FBA warehouses are only available to sellers on the Amazon platform, while third-party overseas warehouses are more flexible and can provide services for sellers selling products on multiple platforms.
5. In terms of warehousing costs, the cost of choosing an overseas warehouse is not low, but if the quantity is large, the cost of using an FBA warehouse may be higher than using a third-party overseas warehouse. Sellers can share warehousing costs by increasing product unit prices. For sellers with small quantities of goods, it may be more cost-effective to choose Amazon FBA, while for sellers with larger quantities of goods, it may be more cost-effective to choose third-party overseas warehouses because they can provide more services and more flexible warehousing options. It can also help sellers save logistics costs.
In general, choosing to use Amazon FBA or a third-party overseas warehouse delivery model depends on the seller’s own business needs and product characteristics. The Amazon FBA overseas warehouse model is suitable for products with small size, high profit margin and good quality, while the third-party overseas warehouse is more suitable for products with large volume and heavy weight, and it also requires first-leg service, pre- and post-warehousing requirements, product distribution and warehousing costs. etc. has its unique advantages. Therefore, sellers should make comprehensive considerations based on their own circumstances when choosing to achieve the best delivery effect and maximum operating income.