Cross-border e-commerce item declaration

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Full declaration of cross-border e-commerce items: (i) For inbound items that belong to the online shopping bonded mode, e-commerce business enterprises shall declare to the inspection and quarantine agency 7 working days in advance. (ii) For inbound items that belong to the direct mail mode, e-commerce business enterprises shall declare to the inspection and quarantine…

What is the cross-border e-commerce supply chain?

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The concept of supply chain was proposed in the 1980s. In 1985, American scholar Michael Porter proposed the concept of value chain in his book “Competitive Advantage”. The value chain divides enterprise operations into multiple aspects, including internal logistics, production operations, external logistics, marketing and sales, services, procurement management, technology development human resources management, infrastructure…

Definition and scope of cross-border e-commerce logistics

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1. Definition of cross-border e-commerce logistics Cross-border e-commerce logistics refers to a business activity in which trading entities located in different countries or regions reach a transaction through an e-commerce platform and make payment settlements, and then deliver goods through cross-border e-commerce logistics to complete the transaction. Cross-border e-commerce logistics in a narrow sense refers…

Overview of Cross-border E-commerce Logistics

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In recent years, with the development of global cross-border e-commerce, the development of the cross-border logistics industry has encountered unprecedented opportunities. However, from the perspective of the development of China’s cross-border e-commerce industry, as of the first half of 2018, my country’s cross-border e-commerce transaction volume reached 4.5 trillion yuan, and the future growth rate…

Types of overseas warehouses

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There are two ways for cross-border e-commerce enterprises to cooperate with overseas warehouse enterprises, namely, through leasing or cooperating with other enterprises to build warehouses and improve business. The leasing method will incur operating costs, logistics costs, and warehousing costs, while cooperative construction will only incur logistics costs. From the perspective of the operating entity,…

Advantages and disadvantages of overseas warehouses

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Advantages: 1. Improved logistics efficiency Direct local delivery from overseas warehouses effectively reduces order response time, greatly shortens the time used for transportation and customs clearance, improves logistics delivery efficiency, and consumers can receive express parcels faster. 2. Improved customer consumption experience and satisfaction Consumers of local delivery can query logistics and delivery information throughout…

The main modes of cross-border e-commerce logistics

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(I) Overseas warehouse The overseas warehouse model refers to the one-stop control and management services such as warehousing, sorting, packaging, delivery, and return of goods provided independently or jointly by cross-border e-commerce trading platforms and logistics service providers to sellers at the sales target location. Sellers prepare goods in advance to the warehouse at the…

Overseas warehouse concept explanation

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With the booming development of cross-border e-commerce, more and more companies are using direct mail channels to sell their products around the world. However, the disadvantages of “high cost and low efficiency” in logistics and express delivery are plaguing companies. In addition, there are frequent reports of warehouse explosions, delays, and embargoes in logistics. Under…

Cross-border e-commerce dedicated line logistics – US dedicated line

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International (inter-regional) cross-border dedicated logistics generally transports goods abroad by means of freight charter flights, and then delivers them to the destination country (region) through cooperative companies. Its advantage is that it can concentrate large quantities of goods shipped to a specific country (region) and reduce costs through economies of scale. Its price is higher…