In recent years, Amazon’s FBA logistics model has gradually become the first choice for many cross-border sellers to go overseas due to its advantages such as faster response speed, more efficient and convenient delivery, and shortened goods delivery cycle. Specifically, what is the process for Amazon FBA first-leg air shipment?
Amazon FBA first-leg transportation means that logistics companies or freight forwarding companies help domestic Amazon e-commerce sellers transport goods to Amazon’s warehouses in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan and other places. This transportation mode includes services such as customs clearance of goods and payment of taxes and fees. Generally speaking, Amazon Fba first-leg transportation includes three transportation methods: Fba air freight line, Fba first-leg sea transportation and international express.
Among them, Amazon FBA first-leg air transportation mainly uses international air transportation to transport the goods from the exporting country to the target market, and then uniformly transports them to the Amazon warehouse through local express companies to complete warehousing. Because FBA’s first-leg transportation uses a dedicated air freight line, the cost will be more expensive, but it has a relatively fixed flight time. Compared with other first-leg transportation methods, it is fast and cost-effective.
The specific Amazon FBA first-leg air shipping process includes preparing goods, booking flights, customs declaration, transportation, customs clearance, and door-to-door delivery. In the process of preparing goods, sellers need to first pack, mark, weigh, etc. the goods to be transported according to relevant specifications to ensure that they meet the warehousing requirements, and then they can reserve flight routes through the freight forwarding company. At this time, the freight forwarding company needs to reasonably select flight routes and complete the import customs declaration procedures based on the characteristics, quantity and destination of the seller’s goods.
After the above process is completed, the cross-border seller’s goods can be sent by air to different Amazon FBA warehouse locations through the corresponding airlines. After the goods arrive at the destination airport, the freight forwarding company needs to complete the corresponding import customs clearance procedures to ensure that the goods can enter the destination country or region. The last step is the critical step. The freight forwarding company will deliver the goods to the Amazon FBA warehouse according to the requirements of the cross-border seller. At this time, it is necessary to check again that the packaging of the goods meets the relevant requirements, and that the packaging size, weight, and labels are intact.
Compared with the two Amazon FBA first-leg transportation methods, shipping and international express, Amazon FBA first-leg air shipment is more convenient and controllable, but its transportation costs are higher. Cross-border sellers need to comprehensively choose a reasonable first-leg transportation method based on the category, specification, price and other factors of the goods to ensure timeliness.