Many newbies in foreign trade or shipping of cross-border e-commerce companies will encounter some small thresholds for new logistics basic knowledge. They are not engaged in this logistics industry, so they will not, but this logistics is their own cross-border e-commerce A very important service link is equivalent to buying a new mobile phone and you need a mobile phone box. Cosmetics need to have a cosmetic box. Although it costs money, it is not to sell these products. Then the problem arises. Consult a colleague in the company. At the same time I am not engaged in the logistics industry, and many of the things I talked about are not very professional, which may lead to a deviation in their entry. People who consult logistics companies may also have a little understanding. Then today I will be a cross-border e-commerce foreign trade. Let's explain it in a simple and clear way

1What does Amazon Toucheng mean?

Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) means that the seller sends the product inventory sold on Amazon directly to the warehouse of Amazon's local market. After the customer places an order, Amazon provides picking and packaging, delivery, payment, customer service, and return processing. One-stop logistics services, at the same time, will also charge a certain fee. Simply put, Amazon FBA is equivalent to Amazon's official overseas warehouse.

Amazon FBA only provides warehousing and distribution services locally, so if some domestic sellers want to ship their goods to local FBA warehouses abroad, they need to use FBA headline services.

Amazon FBA head service: The domestic logistics service provider is responsible for delivering the seller's goods to the Amazon FBA warehouse, and providing a series of services such as customs clearance and tax payment. In other words, it is to help sellers who use Amazon's global store project FBA service to transport the seller's goods from China to designated Amazon warehouses in Germany, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and other countries through air/express/sea transportation. , And provide corresponding value-added services to help sellers who use the FBA service of Amazon's global store project to transport goods from China to Amazon warehouses in the United States and the United Kingdom.

2How to ship to the fba warehouse

One create a transportation plan

Transportation method (you need to contact your own freight forwarding company according to your own shipping weight, volume, number and other packing list information, as well as your expected price and timeliness, so that your logistics provider can choose a set of reasonable transportation methods, air delivery, Shanghai delivery, or Express delivery)

2. The number of products sent.

3. The type of product sent.

4. Amazon/seller handles product preparation.

If you are a private-label seller, you need to create a listing for the product before making a shipping plan, and then you can make a shipping plan. To create a listing and shipping plan, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the seller's background.

2. Go to Inventory> Manage Inventory.

3. Click Add product and enter product information.

4. After the listing is complete, click Manage Inventory again, click Action in the Selected drop-down menu, select Send/Replenish Inventory, and create a transportation plan.

5. After completing the above steps, you need to verify the shipping address.

6. After completing the address verification, you need to confirm the packaging type.

Two set the delivery quantity

During the setup process, pay attention to the following warning notices sent by Amazon:

Action Recommended: If Amazon detects that the seller’s product sales are slow, it will recommend the seller to remove this shipping plan.

Removal Required: If the seller receives this notification, it means that Amazon wants the seller to remove this shipping plan.

Information Required (Information Required): If the seller's product lacks important information, Amazon will issue this notification.

Excess Inventory: Amazon sets a limit on the number of products that can be sent to the FBA warehouse. If the quantity exceeds, Amazon refuses to accept it. The limited quantity depends on the product type, size and weight.

Sellers need to comply with the product preparation requirements recommended by Amazon in order to quickly send products to FBA. Products that do not meet the requirements will be returned or rejected, or additional charges will be added, and they will not even be shipped to FBA in the future.

Three prepare the product

In this link, the seller needs to take corresponding measures to ensure the safe delivery of the product to the FBA warehouse. Therefore, packaging materials are very important. Amazon FBA also has relevant regulations on packaging materials. Packaging that does not meet the requirements will be rejected. The following packaging materials can be used:

adhesive tape.

Bubble wrap.

Opaque packaging bag.

Note: When packaging products in polyethylene bags, pay attention to affix a barcode to facilitate Amazon's identification and tracking of products. Sellers can visit the Prepare Products page of Seller Center to obtain information about product packaging.

Four product labeling

Amazon uses a barcode system to track products sent to the warehouse, so sellers need to label products with barcodes according to Amazon's standards. You can choose the following labeling:

Apply for barcode through FBA label service.

Add Amazon's barcode to the product.

Use the EAN or UPC barcode of the product.

Note: The barcode must comply with FBA requirements. After the setting is complete, the seller can create a barcode, and then click Print. The barcode can be saved as PDF format and then printed. If there is already a manufacturer labeling the product, it will be even easier. Note that the manufacturer's labeling must also meet the requirements of Amazon FBA.

Five review

Before confirming the shipment, the transportation plan needs to be reviewed again. Pay special attention to the warehouse code and shipping code, because the seller’s products may be shipped to different FBA warehouses.

Amazon will provide the seller with the shipping name, and the name will be changed maliciously. Note that any changes may affect the packing list. Sellers can also see the number of MSKU (seller's inventory), which is a unique product identifier that reflects the number of each MSKU shipped.

After all the information is confirmed, the View Shipments page will appear. Browse again before submitting. Then click Work on Shipment to send the product to Amazon FBA.

Six ready for transportation

Enter the Prepare Shipment page, then select the shipping method and carrier, determine the number of boxes required, arrange the transportation, and then print the label. Certain modifications can be made, but if there are too many places to be modified, delete the plan and recreate it.

Sellers can choose the following shipping options:

Full truck delivery (FTL), FTL is delivered directly to the Amazon warehouse without stopping halfway.

Pallet transport (LTL), each pallet weighs no less than 150 pounds and no more than 1500 pounds.

Small parcel delivery (Small parcel delivery), the products are packed in individual boxes, and each box weighs no more than 50 pounds.

Seven summary After the delivery is completed, all the seller has to do is to wait for the product to be delivered to the warehouse. Sellers can track the shipment on the Summary page, and there are monitoring tools to help sellers track it. After the product is shipped to FBA, the seller can see the status of the receipt.

I hope that the above simple explanation will be of some help to foreign traders and shipping companies who are doing cross-border e-commerce.