In the past two years, international sea freight has only increased and not decreased, and now it is even more difficult to find one box. Sea freight has directly reached over 12000, and the total value of many Amazon FBA sellers' goods combined is not that much. So what should we do? Shipping, we can't afford the sea freight. If we don't ship, we'll run out of stock. Recently, the Amazon platform has also been plagued by frequent demonic behavior, large-scale account closures, and even many big sellers have been banned, causing a howl in the seller community.
Can't afford the high shipping cost? Actually, we can consider using express delivery or air freight. What are the shipping regulations and advantages of FBA express delivery and air freight?
When evaluating whether your product is suitable for FBA, it is necessary to accurately measure the packaging size and weight of the product, and then know which SizeTier it belongs to in the Amazon Fulfillment Center. Generally speaking, products are divided into standard sizes and oversized sizes. As long as the longest side of the product is equal to or less than 18 ", the middle side is equal to or less than 14", the shortest side is equal to or less than 8 ", and the weight is equal to or less than 20LB, please note that all four conditions are met simultaneously, then the product belongs to the standard size, and on the contrary, it is an oversized size. Compared to oversized products, it is important to note that the weight here is DimensionalWeight (DimensionalWeight=(LengthxWidthxWeight)/166, and the unit of length is Inch) or UnitWeight, whichever is greater.
FBA Express FBA Air Freight Must Stick Labels:
Address label
Paste an address label in the middle of the front of the package
Attention: The packaging should be intact and not easily damaged, and irrelevant markings should be avoided as much as possible. It is best to stick the identification of fragile products.
Can't China and the United States afford high sea freight rates? US FBA Express FBA Air Freight is Worth Choosing
Shipping process to FBA in the United States:
The Amazon FBA first leg warehouse is a receiving warehouse that only receives goods, regardless of other services such as customs clearance, payment of customs duties, issuance of importer information, etc. These services are not handled by the Amazon FBA warehouse, so the sender must handle them themselves. If the sender's resources are insufficient, they can rely on our guaranteed time express FBA first leg freight forwarder to handle them. The guaranteed time express freight forwarder has a customs declaration agent, Capable of specialized customs clearance and delivery to Amazon warehouses.
FBA Express
DHLUPSTNT is usually used for express delivery. Regardless of the type of express delivery, as long as the freight forwarder has a customs clearance agent overseas, can undertake customs clearance, pay taxes, and can be used for transportation.
Advantages of express delivery: fast delivery time, suitable for handling small quantities of goods, such as within 300kg;
Affordable price, goods within 300kg are sent by express delivery, which is half the price of air freight;
FBA air freight
Air freight to Amazon FBA warehouse in the United States is more suitable for Amazon sellers with large quantities of goods, such as 1000kg or more. The air freight process includes shipping, takeoff, transit, Los Angeles airport, customs clearance, delivery, receipt, and shelving.
What are the standards for labeling Amazon FBA air freight FBA express?
The labeling section has the following standards:
1. There must be a product label and a shipment label, otherwise the warehouse cannot receive the goods
2. "Do not disassemble the package" label: If it is a package type product that the seller combines themselves (such as products with gifts), this label must be printed and affixed to the opening/sealing/combination of the product; If it is not a packaged product, this label is not required.