What are the modes of overseas warehousing in Britain

What are the modes of overseas warehousing in Britain

The United Kingdom is the third largest e-commerce market in the world. With the development of cross-border e-commerce, domestic cross-border e-commerce sellers in the United Kingdom are now increasingly demanding the storage of overseas warehouses in the United Kingdom. Before selecting an appropriate overseas warehouse, you need to have a certain understanding of its mode and charges, and then look down together.

1. Third party overseas warehouse

This is also a mode that many sellers choose now. The warehouse established by major logistics companies in the UK allows sellers to transport their goods to overseas warehouses for storage; Overseas warehouse will provide services such as consignment and transfer, and the cost is relatively cheaper.

2. British FBA

This method is mainly aimed at the goods storage of Amazon sellers. For the first transportation to the Amazon warehouse in the UK, the seller needs to contact the logistics company by himself, and then send it to the designated Amazon warehouse by sea or air. For Amazon products, it can improve the ranking of products, and the delivery efficiency is very fast.

3. Self operated overseas warehouse

This method is relatively rare at present, mainly because some large companies set up their own overseas warehouses to provide warehousing, delivery and other services for their products. Because it is managed by the enterprise itself, the operation is relatively flexible and controllable.

Charging mode of overseas warehouse in Britain

British overseas warehouse mainly charges according to the service required by the seller, and the charges are relatively clear. For example, if labeling service is required, labeling fee will be charged, and if transfer service is required, transfer fee will be charged. The costs involved are as follows:

1. Storage fee

The overseas warehouse will calculate the warehousing fee according to the weight of the product and the area occupied, which is calculated on a monthly basis.

2. Labor cost

For example, the maintenance of overseas warehouse products, shipment and transportation, order management, and product packaging, all of which involve manual operations and require labor costs.

3. Other service fees

That is to say, transfer, labeling, replenishment, VAT tax and other services mentioned above need to pay a certain service fee.