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▶ Video account attention cross-border navigation It is learned that recently, due to the pressure of exports and the continued interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, the RMB exchange rate against the US dollar has continued to fall. The latest data shows that the US dollar-RMB exchange rate has fallen below the 6.7 mark, setting a new low since November 2020.
In this regard, some experts said that considering the differences in monetary policies between China and the United States and the continued strength of the U.S. dollar index, there is still room for the U.S. dollar exchange rate to rebound. It is foreseeable that this will bring a considerable profit increase to cross-border sellers on U.S. sites. However, while cross-border sellers are happy about the rebound of the US dollar exchange rate, they are also troubled by the rising costs of cross-border logistics, and the "love-hate relationship" with freight forwarders is frequently on the stage . It is learned that recently, after a freight forwarding company in Shenzhen absconded with nearly 20 million yuan last year, another Shenzhen freight forwarder was exposed to have absconded with the money. Stay alert! Another Shenzhen freight forwarder absconded with the funds It is learned that recently, a video of "a woman denouncing a freight forwarding company in Shenzhen and demanding the return of her hard-earned money" has sparked heated discussions in the cross-border circle. ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group
In the video, the seller posted two pieces of white paper on the tightly closed roller shutter door, each of which was filled with two lines of black words: "Please help me get my hard-earned money back!" "Scam company xx logistics Yang xx!" At the same time, the seller was also explaining his experience of being cheated to passers-by. In this regard, many industry peers said that the freight forwarding company may have run away for the following two reasons:
1. Affected by the recent freight rate inversion, some freight forwarders have resorted to "running away" to "stop losses in time"; 2. Under the sluggish industry situation, some freight forwarders took advantage of the situation, bought goods at low prices and ran away with the money.
Some sellers also said that the second reason is more likely to occur. In addition, sellers have revealed that in this financial crisis, in addition to freight forwarders that focus on the first leg of sea transportation, there will also be cross-border e-commerce logistics companies that focus on overseas warehouses. ▲ The picture comes from Zhiwubuyan It is learned that in the past two years, the huge potential of the cross-border e-commerce market and the changes in consumer habits caused by the epidemic have attracted many sellers to enter the cross-border market, and many freight forwarding companies have also made a lot of money. As a result, a large number of new freight forwarding companies have emerged. But the good times did not last long. With the resurgence of the domestic epidemic and the recovery of offline consumption abroad, the shipment volume of cross-border sellers dropped sharply, and the freight forwarding industry fell into the dilemma of "no goods to ship" and "low-price internal circulation" . Many sellers also said that they have recently felt that the freight forwarders are under great pressure to receive goods, and they have tried every possible means to increase shipments: “For every Weibo post or short video about Amazon, the comment section is almost completely dominated by freight forwarding companies. It feels like there are more freight forwarding companies than Amazon companies.” "I don't know where the phone information was leaked, but in the past 30 days, more than 100 Amazon first-leg logistics (freight forwarding) have called me for sales calls." “Every day, you can see freight forwarders advertising outside the company.” It is learned that the news circulating in the cross-border circle that "first-leg logistics service providers have collectively run away" has not been confirmed, so sellers do not need to be too anxious about this. However, regarding the freight forwarders running away, there were many incidents last year where “the capital chain broke after the freight forwarders suspected of soliciting goods at low prices, and ran away overnight”. Therefore, I would like to remind all sellers to be cautious when choosing cross-border service providers! Don’t blindly pursue low prices, but strictly control the goods before delivery, pay attention to the freight forwarder’s service, scale, system and transportation efficiency, and avoid pitfalls. In addition, Amazon’s recent announcement on increased logistics costs has also attracted much attention from sellers. Tears of sadness! Amazon adds surcharges again It is learned that recently, some sellers reported that Amazon has added another surcharge: starting from May 15, 2022, Amazon will charge an overage inventory surcharge for products that have been stored in the operation center for 271 to 365 days. It is understood that the overage inventory surcharge is different from the original long-term storage fee. The previous long-term storage fee was charged after the goods were stored for more than 365 days, while the overage inventory surcharge is charged after the goods are stored for more than 271 days and is assessed on the 15th of each month. If there are goods stored for more than 271 days each month, Amazon will charge a fee every month. Many sellers are dissatisfied with the additional fees: "I have a lot of over-aged inventory...it's getting harder and harder to do." "Amazon is just trying to make money, to take money from sellers... It doesn't try to expand its influence, but just wants to take advantage of sellers." "Amazon is such a jerk, eating shrimp and pig hearts, and taking the marrow out of bones." In addition, we also learned that Amazon Europe recently issued an announcement: Starting from May 12, Amazon will charge a 4.3% fuel and inflation surcharge on top of the current Amazon logistics delivery fee for the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It has only been a little over a month since the last logistics delivery fee update (March 31). This will undoubtedly add to the already tight logistics costs of cross-border sellers. Here, we would also like to remind European sellers that there are only three days left before the policy takes effect, and sellers can adjust their prices and operating policies in advance. But there is not no good news recently. In addition to the continued recovery of the US dollar exchange rate, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Commerce has also recently announced the proposed award projects for the 2021 E-Commerce Innovation and Development Support Plan Cross-border E-commerce Professional Service Award Project: a total of 11 million yuan is planned to be awarded to 11 cross-border e-commerce projects. Data shows that Shenzhen's cross-border e-commerce business volume continues to rank first in the country, and companies have achieved significant results in reducing costs and increasing efficiency. It can be seen that at a time when the country continues to support the development of new foreign trade formats and cultivate new impetus for foreign trade development, the cross-border e-commerce market still has a strong development momentum. What do you want to say about this? Welcome to discuss in the comment area~ |
