The characteristics of maritime logistics are large transportation volume, relatively cheap price, long freight cycle, and complicated process; because there are many links involved in the shipping process, such as customs clearance, customs declaration, tax payment, etc., so the costs are mainly reflected in these aspects.FBA shipping charges mainly include booking fee, customs declaration fee, bill of lading fee, sea freight, etc.To put it simply, FBA shipping can be roughly divided into three stages, namely the domestic segment, the shipping segment and the tail-haul segment. In FBA logistics, shipping is one of the most common and frequently used logistics.

Domestic segment: mainly involves booking, loading, and customs declaration. First, the customer needs to pack the product according to Amazon's warehousing requirements, and then communicate with the freight forwarder about the specific delivery time and location, or it can be sent directly to the freight forwarder. Warehouse. Secondly, after completing the basic inspection of the product, the freight forwarder will book the space with the shipping company and load the recovered bulk cargo. At the same time, prepare the relevant information required for customs declaration and prepare for customs declaration. The final customs declaration can be It is divided into general trade declarations and pay declarations. The former can enjoy the preferential export tax rebate, while the latter does not. Usually, the bulk goods that are packed into containers belong to the latter;

Shipping section: After all preparations are made in the domestic section, the goods are ready to board the ship and enter the floating stage. Usually, it takes about 28-35 days to reach Europe. After the goods arrive at the port, customs clearance is required. For the first FBA journey, customs clearance is more important. In one link, it is recommended that the seller find a channel with its own customs clearance bank to ensure that the goods can be cleared smoothly.

The last section: After the goods are cleared from customs, they need to be sent to the destination. This distance is called the tail journey. There are usually 2 ways for the FBA sea freight tail journey - Haipai or Haika. Haipai mainly cooperates with local logistics, For example, DPD, UPS tail haul, etc. are common in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Fedex and UPS are mostly. Haika is a freight forwarder that cooperates with a local tow truck and uses trucks to consign products to the destination. Haika is more suitable for product weight or Larger products, unlike express delivery, can be transported as long as they can fit.