The direct way to optimize the online shopping experience for overseas consumers is to improve logistics efficiency and service, among which the construction of overseas warehouses is effective. Currently, not only are export e-commerce platforms paying attention to, preparing for, and strengthening overseas warehouses, but a large number of sellers themselves are also seeking various overseas warehouse resources, and laying out overseas warehouses has become a major trend in the export e-commerce industry.
Overseas warehouses are the 'cure' for logistics pain points during peak season
Some people say that overseas warehouses are the "cure" for cross-border logistics pain points. Indeed, compared to many drawbacks such as long delivery times, high damage rates, and peak season congestion for direct cross-border packages, overseas warehouses can successfully avoid these problems and provide overseas consumers with a better logistics experience.
On the one hand, overseas warehouses directly ship locally, with space and time advantages that can compete with local e-commerce. Consumers can not only receive express packages faster and check logistics and delivery information throughout the process, but also greatly reduce the rate of package damage and loss due to the reduction of transportation processes, greatly improving the shopping experience and promoting consumers' secondary purchases.
On the other hand, for cross-border e-commerce sellers, the first leg of the overseas warehouse is to use traditional foreign trade logistics methods and import according to normal customs clearance procedures, greatly reducing customs clearance barriers. At the same time, it also breaks through the weight, volume, and value restrictions of postal parcels and international specialized logistics on transported goods, expanding transportation categories and reducing logistics costs.
Although overseas warehouses are good, not all overseas warehouses are suitable for all sellers and products. Many sellers waste a lot of time and resources in choosing overseas warehouses due to a lack of relevant knowledge, experience, and understanding. How to quickly and conveniently suitable overseas warehouse services has become an urgent problem for export e-commerce sellers with overseas warehouse needs.
Cross border Eye: Professional solution for overseas warehouse needs of cross-border e-commerce sellers
At present, there are various overseas warehouse services in the cross-border e-commerce market, and cross-border e-commerce sellers who lack understanding of them have to choose the suitable service from many products, which is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
In response to the difficulties faced by cross-border e-commerce sellers in choosing overseas warehouses, Yichang Technology has launched the Cross border Eye platform to assist cross-border e-commerce sellers in finding suitable overseas warehouse services.
Cross border e-commerce sellers can use Cross border Eye to post their business needs in overseas local markets, such as shipping, overseas after-sales, return and label exchange, clearance processing, overseas marketing, offline product display, etc. Cross border Eye will promptly integrate the conditions, information, and needs of cross-border e-commerce sellers and quickly connect with high-quality service provider resources. In addition, cross-border e-commerce sellers can also click on the corresponding overseas warehouse to directly view the details of the overseas warehouse, such as location, area, services, etc. All information is clear at a glance, making it convenient for sellers to comprehensively compare the services of various overseas warehouses and choose the suitable overseas warehouse service for themselves.
For service providers who join Cross border Eye (mainly targeting overseas warehouse enterprises), Cross border Eye will help overseas warehouse enterprises showcase their advantageous businesses to cross-border sellers with overseas warehouse needs through the platform. On the corresponding service provider page, cross-border sellers can initiate private messages and inquiries, and service providers can receive relevant information by logging into their account and interact with cross-border sellers with needs. At the same time, if overseas warehouse enterprises have value-added service capabilities, they can also solve the overseas value-added service needs raised by sellers.
It is reported that so far, dozens of overseas warehouse service providers have settled on the cross-border eye platform, such as Winit, DiSifang, ExportEasy, etc. In the future, more types of overseas service providers will also settle in to solve more overseas needs for cross-border sellers.