Briefly summarize the international logistics model of cross-border e-commerce.

The international logistics modes of cross-border e-commerce include: postal parcel transnational business, international express delivery, special line logistics, overseas warehouse and domestic express delivery.

First, postal parcels

According to incomplete statistics, in the cross-border e-commerce export business in China, 70% of parcels are delivered through the postal system, of which China Post accounts for about 50%. Hongkong Post and Singapore Post are also common logistics modes for cross-border e-commerce sellers in China.

Advantages: The postal network basically covers the whole world, which is wider than any other logistics channel. And because postal services are generally state-owned and subsidized by the state, the price is very cheap.

Disadvantages: Generally, private parcels leave the country, which is inconvenient for customs statistics and can't enjoy the normal export tax rebate. At the same time, the speed is slow and the packet loss rate is high.

Second, international express delivery

International express mainly refers to UPS, Fedex, DHL and TNT, of which UPS and Fedex are headquartered in the United States, DHL is headquartered in Germany and TNT is headquartered in the Netherlands. International express delivery has high requirements for the provision, collection and management of information, supported by the global self-built network and international information system.

Advantages: fast speed, good service and low packet loss rate, especially in developed countries in Europe and America. For example, sending a parcel from China to the United States by UPS can arrive within 48 hours at the earliest, and TNT can arrive in Europe in 3 working days.

Disadvantages: the price is expensive, and the price and tariff change greatly. Generally, cross-border e-commerce sellers will only use it when customers strongly demand the limitation, and will charge customers the freight.

Third, dedicated logistics.

Cross-border dedicated line logistics is a popular logistics mode, which generally transports goods abroad through airline cabins and then delivers them to destination countries through cooperative companies.

At present, the most widely used logistics lines in the industry are America Line, Europe Line, Australia Line and Russia Line, and many logistics companies have launched Middle East Line and South America Line. The international e-mail of EMS, the Russian and Australian postal treasures of Central Shipping, and the Ruston China-Russia special line of AutoExpress all belong to the specific products launched by cross-border special line logistics.

Advantages: concentrate a large number of goods to the destination, and reduce costs through scale effect. Therefore, the price is lower than that of commercial express delivery, the speed is faster than that of postal parcels, and the package loss rate is also relatively low.

Disadvantages: compared with postal parcels, the freight cost is still much higher, and the domestic collection scope is relatively limited, and the coverage area needs to be expanded.

Fourth, overseas warehouses

The so-called overseas warehousing service refers to the one-stop control and management service of goods warehousing, sorting, packaging and delivery provided by online foreign trade trading platforms and logistics service providers independently or as sellers at the sales destination. The seller stores the goods in the local warehouse, and when the buyer has demand, he makes a quick response at the first time, sorting, packaging and delivery in time. The whole process includes three parts: head-end transportation, warehouse management and local distribution.

At present, due to many advantages, overseas warehouse has become a more respected logistics model in the industry. For example, this year, Yi Bei took overseas warehouses as the focus of publicity and promotion, and jointly launched Winit American warehouses, British warehouses and German warehouses. Logistics service providers, such as EasyExport and Express, have also made great efforts to build overseas warehousing systems and continuously introduced new products.

Advantages: traditional foreign trade can reduce logistics costs by taking goods to the warehouse; It is equivalent to the fact that sales occur in China, which can provide flexible and reliable return and exchange schemes and improve the purchasing confidence of overseas customers; Shortening the delivery cycle and speeding up the delivery speed can reduce the turnover rate of cross-border logistics defects. In addition, overseas warehouses can help sellers expand their sales categories and break through the development bottleneck of "big and heavy".

Disadvantages: not all products are suitable for overseas warehouses. It is best to sell hot-selling products with fast inventory turnover, otherwise it will be easy to press the goods. At the same time, it puts forward higher requirements for sellers in supply chain management, inventory control and marketing management.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) domestic express transnational business

With the increasing popularity of cross-border e-commerce, domestic express delivery has also begun to accelerate the layout of international business. For example, EMS and SF have made great efforts in cross-border logistics.

Relying on postal channels, EMS's international business is relatively mature, and it can directly reach more than 60 countries around the world. SF also launched express delivery services to the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries, and launched cross-border B2C services from Chinese mainland to Russia.

Advantages: faster speed, lower cost than the four international express delivery giants, and strong domestic customs clearance ability of EMS.

Disadvantages: due to lack of focus on cross-border business and relative lack of experience, the ability to control the market needs to be improved and the coverage of overseas markets is limited.