Do I need to use a third party overseas warehouse to make Amazon FBM?
To answer this question, the first thing to understand is what is FBM?
Amazon's delivery mode is divided into two types, FBA and FBM.
FBA (FulfillmentbyAmazon) is Amazon warehouse delivery, in which Amazon sellers send their products to Amazon's overseas warehouses in advance from companies that handle the fulfillmentbyAmazon, and Amazon fulfillmentbyAmazon lists the products in advance. When buyers place orders, Amazon delivers them on its own. (Amazon has surpassed FedEx to become the third-largest package delivery company in the United States. USPS (38%), UPS (24%), Amazon (21%) and FedEx (16%) have a combined 99% of the U.S. market) to ship goods to buyers.
Fulfillment by merchant (FBM) is fulfillment by the seller. The model of FBM is that Amazon only serves as a sales platform. After the buyer orders, the seller makes packaging, delivery, delivery, return and after-sales consultation by itself. FBM's process is "seller - customer".
In the FBM mode, there is no need to go to the overseas warehouse of a third party. Generally speaking, FBA is just like the self-run Taobao store in China. After the order is placed, the seller will send the packaged goods directly to the buyer through "three channels and one delivery" or other express.
Correspondingly, in the Amazon FBM process, the seller needs to transport the goods to foreign countries through international logistics companies and deliver them to foreign sellers. In this process, the order number of the logistics company should be timely filled into the Amazon order, so that overseas customers can always track the logistics information. Jiacheng International Logistics has got through this link with Amazon in 2020, and launched FBM logistics. Through Jiacheng International's delivery, the generated tracking numbers can be directly referenced by Amazon. At present, it has realized the full coverage of FBM online services in the Middle East, Europe, the United States and other regions, and there is no need to worry about the inability to upload or recognize tracking numbers.
The international transportation process and time limit are relatively long, so the seller will have a long waiting time. In order to receive the baby as soon as possible, most sellers will choose the way of air transportation and express delivery.
Some sellers will use the third party overseas warehouse to forward the goods to overseas, and when there are orders, they will send them directly to the buyers from abroad. At this time, the third party overseas warehouse will be used.
To sum up: Generally speaking, Amazon's FBM model does not need to use a third-party overseas warehouse, but some sellers will choose a third-party warehouse for express transfer in order to ensure the time limit.
