Dear cross-border sellers, who do you think you come into contact with most often every day? I think besides customers, there are service providers. Among all kinds of service providers, the one that has the closest relationship with sellers is the freight forwarder . When it comes to the love-hate relationship with freight forwarders, I'm afraid that sellers with deep feelings could talk about it for three days and three nights. Recently, an Amazon seller reported that he was informed by Amazon that there was a fruit knife hidden in the product box! The words "Made by Shibazi" are also engraved on the knife, which is most likely something the freight forwarder accidentally pulled off after opening the box to inspect the goods. One seller joked that he had always wanted to send a knife to his brother-in-law, but he didn't expect the freight forwarder to "come to his aid." Jokes aside, if the seller encounters such an unreliable freight forwarder, the loss will still be huge, so everyone must be extra careful when choosing a freight forwarder. However, it is not right to generalize all freight forwarders just because some of them are unreliable. After all, the unscrupulous freight forwarders only account for a small part, and the poor freight forwarders don’t have an easy life either. Some people once suspected that freight forwarders could earn millions a month. Recently, a freight forwarder directly confronted the rumor, pointing out that the income of ordinary freight forwarders is not that high. The bosses earn millions a month, and the workers don't get this treatment. Freight forwarders also have a headache when they encounter difficult customers, and now Amazon also has official logistics. Some sellers think that they can just use Amazon's official logistics. However, they don't know that Amazon's logistics is expensive. Once the goods are lost, Amazon will not care about you. Only the freight forwarder can help you track the whole process. Therefore, sellers and freight forwarders need to understand each other. Some sellers may say that there are indeed good freight forwarders, but why are the freight forwarders I have encountered so unreliable? Yes, there are more and more unreliable freight forwarders on the market now. Some sellers are careless and will not conduct on-site inspections when choosing a freight forwarder. There is naturally a risk of being cheated by just finding a freight forwarder. Some people say that their friends have reliable freight forwarding resources, but the cross-border industry is now full of mixed fish and dragons. How can you be 100% sure that this freight forwarder is reliable? In fact, choosing a freight forwarder also requires a method. Here is a summary of how to choose: Small freight forwarding companies: Advantages: Price advantage, flexible cooperation, not too many cumbersome procedures, and the company will try its best to meet the requirements of customers (as long as they are not too excessive), and there is no need to sign a contract when cooperating. In order to survive, small freight forwarding companies accept most orders and can transport different types of goods. Compared with large companies, they have fewer rules and regulations; Disadvantages: lack of own channels, being a middleman, all channels are agents for others, so problems are prone to occur, need to change channels frequently, sometimes there is no warehouse, and the warehouse may be located in the village in the city, large trailers cannot enter at all; lack of risk control ability, no priority rights; Large freight forwarding companies: Advantages: Stable, long-term cooperation is possible if appropriate, strong risk control capabilities, with own staff for packing, packaging and transportation, which can optimize the time efficiency of each link; Disadvantages: The process is complicated and drivers are not flexible enough to pick up goods; the price is relatively high; there will be cargo quantity requirements during the payment period. How to distinguish between small freight forwarding companies and large freight forwarding companies: You have to go there to visit the warehouse yourself. The pictures on the Internet are more or less beautified. It is most intuitive to see if the warehouse can accommodate large trucks, when their business license was registered, whether it is qualified, and whether the warehouse facilities are complete. Choosing a small or large company depends entirely on your preference, but no matter whether you choose a small or large company, you must pay attention to signing for payment, otherwise the risk will be relatively high. |
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