Explanation on the two types of FBA air freight services

FBA air freight first leg is a commonly used first leg transportation method for FBA sellers. Its main advantages are high transportation efficiency and strong flexibility, which can meet the needs of merchants with high product prices and high requirements for transportation timeliness.

At present, the commonly used FBA air freight logistics on the market are mainly divided into two methods: express direct delivery and air plus delivery. Express direct delivery refers to the use of international express delivery companies such as DHL and UPS to ship and deliver through their air logistics transportation system. The advantages of this method are strong stability and fast timeliness. FBA air freight plus delivery is a transportation method similar to dedicated line logistics, and its cooperation process is that the logistics company receives the goods and directly sends them to the destination country through air transportation. The goods arrive in the destination country for customs clearance and then are delivered by the local cooperative logistics company. Although the timeliness of FBA air freight and delivery is not as fast as that of express delivery, the entire transportation process is still much faster than sea and land transportation, and its transportation cost is much lower than that of express delivery, making it very suitable for cross-border e-commerce products with high timeliness requirements but low product prices.

Due to the different operating procedures of two different FBA air freight first leg transportation methods, their timeliness and price also vary greatly. Taking the UK express line as an example, if we cooperate with Hong Kong DHL Express to directly send 75kg of goods to the UK through express delivery, it usually only takes 3-7 days to deliver the goods to the buyer's hands, and the shipping cost is generally as high as 66 yuan/kg. If you choose to cooperate with FBA Air Logistics Company and transport 75kg of goods to the UK through air freight special line and delivery, the shipping cost is only 34.5 yuan/kg, but it takes 7-10 days to complete the entire process of transportation, customs clearance, and delivery. In addition, it should be noted that due to the significant impact of fuel price fluctuations on the prices of FBA air freight dedicated lines, cross-border merchants must consult with logistics companies before placing orders when choosing FBA air freight and delivery services to avoid unnecessary disputes.