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International Shipping
The Backbone of eCommerce
Picking the right international shipping partner can help you expose your cross-border eCommerce business to a larger market and increase your profits.
Which Are Dangerous Products in International Shipping?
Products With Batteries (laptop and mobile phones with lithium ion batteries)
Weapons (knives, ammunition and guns)
Aerosols and other flammable products
What Are Possible Problems You Can Encounter in International Shipping?
Cargo Damage and Lost Parcels
Due to a variety of reasons, it could occur that products are either damaged or lost. To refrain from cargo damage, make sure to secure the parcel properly. It is important to always provide tracking for each parcel. Upload your customers’ tracking event details consistently to avoid missing parcels.
Shipment Stuck in Customs
There are lots of reasons why shipment could be stuck in customs. The most common reason is that the products cannot be shipped because they don’t meet the local requirements. The best solution to resolve this issue is to contact your courier immediately to clear your shipment. Another way to prevent this problem is to make use of bonded warehouse which gives you more them to meet the local requirements.
Product Returns
It is highly likely that you will have to deal with product returns in international shipping. Therefore, it is important to find a local partner or international courier who can help you to automate returns. Reverse logistics can be extremely challenging, and it is thus important to find a reliable partner who can operate on your behalf.
International Sales Tax
If you are an international seller without physical appearance in the US nor make sales in the US, then you do not have to pay tax in the US.- If you are an international seller without physical appearance in the US but makes sales in the US, then you have to pay tax in the US.
- If you are a seller who fulfills items in other states, then you have to comply with the sales tax law of that state.
What is Shipping Automation?
Inventory Management
A systematic approach to sourcing, storing, and shipping out inventory. Stocks of products are automatically monitored through the use of the system.
Shipping Process Optimization
Helps you choose the best shipping solution based on weight, volume, distance and multi- depot scheduling to ship the order to your customers.
Shipping Labels Generation
Generating shipping labels for multiple orders is a time-consuming job. Automation allow this to process become a single click job once the order is processed.
Shipment Tracking
Track the shipment at different points in time during sorting, warehousing, and package delivery.
Improved Order Accuracy
Automatically check the weight and size of your package using a WMS can significantly improve your operation’s order accuracy rate.
Growing a business can be very labor intensive. Automating manual tasks saves time and decreases human error. So start making smarter decisions by letting the system make the decisions for you.
