Why is cross-border e-commerce logistics 100 times more complicated than domestic express delivery?
Cross-border logistics is for the world, is the transport of goods between countries; Domestic express is only active in the country。
In contrast, cross-border logistics has a long delivery cycle, more transit times, more transportation links, and more strict and complex national laws and regulations.
First of all, let's take a look at the process of domestic logistics and cross-border logistics, both of which take e-commerce logistics as an example to discuss.
In between, you will encounter the following problems:
一、Complex process link
Domestic e-commerce logistics: buyers place orders -- sellers deliver goods -- logistics transportation (Tongda, SF Express, Cainiao, etc.) -- buyers receive goods
Cross-border e-commerce logistics：
Spontaneous delivery: buyers place orders -- sellers deliver goods -- logistics (ups/fedex/dhl/jcex, etc.) -- buyers receive goods
Goods advance to overseas warehouse
：Seller -- logistics company -- overseas warehouse -- seller
The logistics link can be divided into: receiving pieces - customs declaration - customs inspection - trunk transport (China to foreign section, generally involving aircraft, ships, trains, trucks) - customs clearance - the end of the process sent
二、There is a breakdown in information communication
Domestic logistics have little impact, everyone is the same language and culture. However, in addition to the natural barriers such as language barrier, cultural differences also have a great impact on the communication of cross-border logistics, as well as different attitudes and understandings towards things and work. In addition, jet lag, route, payment level and payment method all make the communication of cross-border logistics very complicated.
三、Diversification of transport modes
Domestic logistics is basically by truck or plane to carry out the domestic transport of goods. Cross-border logistics requires air transport, sea transport, train, truck, multimodal transport and other modes of transport. When it goes overseas, it also requires transshipment and delivery. Transit times, long transport cycle, the risk will be greater.
四、The export of goods requires a lot of formalities
International countries have import and export policies, anti-dumping
Product categories, tax categories, need to focus on. Special products, such as electric, magnetic, liquid, powder, food, medicine, health care products, skin care products, etc. related to human body and environmental protection in the export link, need to comply with the domestic laws, but also in line with the destination country's laws, and must have local national certification before export. Lack of any qualification will be involved in customs, return, destruction and so on.
五、It is difficult to return or exchange the goods
Domestic return and exchange is very mature, a phone call. However, international returns are quite complicated and the cost is relatively high, so they are generally returned to the overseas warehouse for secondary packaging and resold, or returned to the overseas warehouse for a low price. Jiacheng
The overseas warehouse has received a lot of returned goods, which are usually sold in the warehouse with two packages, which can save a lot of costs for the seller。
六，Policy, customs clearance, exchange rate inconvenience
Each country has different development of cross-border e-commerce, different attitudes towards cross-border e-commerce, and different corresponding policies and handling methods. China has introduced quite a few policies on cross-border e-commerce exports to help facilitate export and simplify the process. During the epidemic, overseas e-commerce shopping also ushered in rapid development, but due to overseas cultural policies and international relations, there are still great constraints and inconvenience in customs clearance and exchange rate.
Cross-border e-commerce is the transfer of goods between countries, and there are many difficulties. However, China's e-commerce has been developed for a long time and is very mature. The country has strengthened its efforts in stabilizing foreign trade policies, actively implemented a package of policy measures and achieved good results, and created a favorable policy environment for export, so that we have rich countermeasures and experience in dealing with the problems we encounter now.
Opening up to the outside world is a basic national policy, and export is a valuable and far-reaching matter. JCEX Jiacheng International Logistics, as an old cross-border logistics enterprise with more than 20 years of development, has a long time and multi-outlet layout overseas, and is very mature in the import policy and response to the overseas, before joining China Logistics Group
This big family will continue to fulfill its social responsibilities in the future, strive to do better, and make cross-border e-commerce logistics easier.
