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As of 2023, cross-border logistics issues remain the biggest stumbling block for sellers on their road to explosive sales. It is learned that recently, the union dock workers at the US West Coast shipping ports have not yet reached a labor agreement with the terminal operators, and the US West Coast port terminals have not yet resumed operations. With the traditional peak season of the cross-border e-commerce industry approaching, cross-border sellers are still worried about freight delays. A new requirement officially implemented by Amazon today seems to have put the burden of ensuring logistics timeliness on cross-border sellers. Amazon’s new requirement: Sellers must provide estimated delivery time for shipments! It is learned that Amazon US recently issued a notice announcing that it will gradually introduce a new requirement for "Send to Amazon": From April 24, 2023, if sellers use non-cooperative carriers to deliver small packages or LTL shipments, they must provide an estimated delivery time period when using "Send to Amazon" to create a shipment. ▲ The picture comes from Amazon announcement It is understood that the new requirements have the following three key points that deserve sellers' attention:1. Regarding delivery period: Due to different transportation delivery times, domestic shipments in the United States must provide a delivery period within 7 days; cross-border shipments must provide a delivery period of 14 days, such as August 1 to 14. 2. Regarding applicable objects: This new requirement is mainly aimed at Amazon sellers who use non-cooperative carriers to deliver small packages or less-than-truckload shipments. 3. About plan changes: If the seller's transportation plan changes, the seller can update the information before the delivery period previously filled in. Amazon mentioned in the notice that it will use the estimated delivery time periods provided by sellers to better plan operations in order to improve the warehousing efficiency of sellers' products and the predictability of the process. In addition, although Amazon stated that sellers will not be punished even if they miss the estimated arrival time they have filled in, most sellers are still uneasy about this new policy. In a related poll initiated by Amazon Global Store, 42% of sellers expressed dissatisfaction with this new requirement. ▲ The picture comes from Amazon Global Store Some sellers even believe that Amazon’s logistics requirements are getting higher and higher, and this new requirement seems to be shifting the pressure of ensuring logistics timeliness to the sellers. In addition, according to news recently learned, for sellers on the US site, the recent surge in US freight rates is also weighing on logistics challenges. Freight rates on US routes have skyrocketed, and logistics costs remain high It is learned that in mid-April, affected by the continuous improvement of market supply and demand, liner companies on the North American route are pushing up freight rates for voyages departing in the second half of the month, and spot market booking rates have risen sharply for three consecutive weeks. Specifically, the Shanghai Export Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) disclosed on April 14 showed that the SCFI Shanghai-West Coast container route freight rate was US$1,668/FEU, a significant increase of 29.1% from last week; the SCFI Shanghai-East Coast container freight rate was US$2,565/FEU, an increase of 19.5% from last week. ▲ The picture comes from Galaxy Futures At the same time, Maersk, CMA CGM, Evergreen and other shipping companies have also notified the increase of GRI: starting from April 15, the freight rate per FEU will be increased by 600-1200 US dollars. Among them, the US East Coast route has a relatively low increase due to the high original freight level. Some shipping companies have applied for another increase of 600-1000 yuan on May 1. In 2023, multiple unfavorable factors such as inflation and consumption downgrade have already weighed heavily on sellers' meager profits. The news of a sharp increase in freight rates on the US route will undoubtedly add another logistics cost burden to Amazon's US sellers. As time is about to enter May, Prime Day is approaching again. At this time of price increase, for sellers on the US site, choosing an efficient and reliable logistics channel that can reduce costs and increase efficiency is undoubtedly a key. As a powerful player in the cross-border logistics industry, Zhejiang Equator Supply Chain's recently launched Houston dedicated line can solve a series of logistics problems currently faced by sellers in the United States, and effectively help sellers reduce costs and increase efficiency. Equator-HOU 35 channel advantage 1. Direct delivery to multiple popular warehouses, high cost performance Starting from 4.8 yuan/kg, it is directly delivered to multiple popular warehouses such as FTW1, SAT4, DFW6, etc. Compared with other product channels on the market, the price is more economical; compared with similar product channels, the price also has obvious advantages. 2. All water routes directly reach the port, covering a wide range Equator HOU-35 selects OA Alliance star shipping companies and goes directly to the Port of Houston by all waterways, effectively reducing transportation costs and ensuring stable delivery time. Compared with other Houston special lines that only cover warehouses in Texas, this special line can also cover multiple Amazon FBA warehouses in the central and western regions. 3. Standard operation procedures and controllable logistics timeliness The Equator HOU-35 has standardized operating procedures throughout the entire process, combined with a self-developed logistics tracking system, which visualizes the entire logistics trajectory; at the same time, it quickly unpacks and delivers the goods after arriving at the port, keeping the overall time efficiency within a reasonable range. Whether you want to save more logistics costs Still want to know more about the equator - HOU 35 Scan the QR code below for more details~ In addition, Zhejiang Equator Supply Chain is also iterating and upgrading the existing "General Ship Card Delivery" channel.
Equator CA Product Advantages 1. Diversification of product timeliness According to the different requirements of Amazon sellers for delivery time, Equator CA series products provide three products with different delivery time: CA30/37/50, and the price of CA50 starts from as low as 2.57/KG. 2. Provide services at multiple ports of departure at the same time Equator CA series products provide three departure ports services: NINGBO/SHANGHAI/YANTIAN. 3. Convenient time estimation throughout the process In line with Amazon's new backend policy, sellers need to proactively provide Amazon with an estimated time of arrival. Equator CA series products can conveniently enable sellers to make time estimates and improve logistics management efficiency. 4. Ensure timeliness while providing corresponding compensation standards Different from the compensation standards of other general ship channels on the market, the compensation calculation time for Zhejiang Equator CA series products starts from the time the goods enter the Equator domestic warehouse. The compensation for CA30 overtime delay is 0.3 yuan/KG/natural day; the compensation for CA37 overtime delay is 0.2 yuan/KG/natural day; the compensation for CA50 overtime delay is 0.1 yuan/KG/natural day, until the freight is fully compensated. Zhejiang Equator 's move to optimize general ship channels allows sellers to truly find a balance between price and timeliness.
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