The most troublesome thing for cross-border sellers after entering the peak season is often not the lack of orders, but when the orders arrive and the goods are still in China, it is difficult to book the shipping space. The sea and air transportation resources before and after the big promotion, as well as the concentration of cargo volume, not only make it easy for prices to change for temporary booking, but the shipping time may also be postponed accordingly.
A more prudent approach is to separate the stocking time and transportation time. After the factory completes production, the goods are first sent to the domestic cloud warehouse for temporary storage, and the cabin space is arranged in advance based on the expected sales volume and target market.
After the shipping schedule or flight is confirmed, sorting, packing, and rapid outbound can be directly completed from the warehouse to reduce the waiting caused by temporary cargo transfers during peak seasons.
1:Why do we have to start preparing for the first leg before the peak season hits?
Many sellers are accustomed to restocking after seeing an increase in orders, but cross-border shipping itself requires advance reservation time.
A batch of goods is not only transported from the completion of factory production, to the completion of packing, booking, and pickup, and then to the offshore warehouse or platform warehouse.
Assuming a seller sells 100 items per day, it is expected to reach 300 items after a major promotion. If procurement, warehouse searching, booking, domestic warehousing, transportation, and destination warehousing are all queued at the same time after the event begins, it is easy for the sales growth rate to exceed the replenishment rate.
So what really needs to be done in advance for peak season stocking is not just purchasing, but arranging goods, warehousing, and first leg transportation on the same schedule.
2:What specific problem can be solved by putting the goods into the domestic cloud warehouse in advance?
After the factory completes production, the goods do not necessarily have to be sent overseas immediately. For goods whose shipping time has not been determined yet, they can first enter the domestic cloud warehouse to complete the storage.
A seller of household goods is preparing to stock 8000 pieces for the US market. The factory has completed production, but the sales peak is expected to occur in a month. At this point, you can first send the goods to Taijia Cloud Warehouse and complete inventory registration based on SKU and box count.
After the sales plan and transportation arrangements are confirmed, the goods will be shipped out in batches according to actual needs. We need to send 3000 pieces first, so we will process 3000 pieces first, and the remaining inventory will remain in the warehouse waiting for the next batch of transportation.
One direct benefit of doing this is that the goods have already left the production process, and there is no need to wait until a major promotion is approaching before re stocking them from the factory.
3:How can Cloud Warehouse arrange shipment directly after locking the cabin?
After confirming the cabin, the real time grab is in the warehouse outbound process. Another benefit of entering the warehouse in advance is that different batches of goods can be sorted out in advance.
When multiple destinations need to be shipped during peak season, the warehouse can distribute goods according to different markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and match them with corresponding international logistics channels.
4:Why is it suitable to stock up in bulk during peak season instead of selling everything at once?
Sending all inventory overseas at once may seem effortless, but when there are deviations in sales forecasts, the pressure on overseas inventory will also increase.
If 10000 pieces are stored in the domestic cloud warehouse in advance, they can be shipped in batches according to sales performance. The first batch of 4000 pieces has entered the overseas market, and the second batch will continue to be arranged based on orders and inventory. The remaining goods are still held domestically.
For new products, seasonal products, and SKUs with significant sales fluctuations, this approach is more flexible.
5:Which sellers are more suitable for storing peak season goods in cloud warehouses in advance?
Sellers who do Amazon FBA restocking can place their goods in domestic warehouses in advance and arrange the first leg after the FBA warehouse capacity and shipment plan are confirmed.
When platforms such as Temu, SHEIN, TikTok Shop participate in major promotions, order growth may be more concentrated. Preparing domestic inventory in advance can reduce the pressure of temporary stock adjustments during the event period.
Foreign trade enterprises and factories also have similar demands for outsourcing. A batch of goods may correspond to multiple overseas customers at the same time, so it is not necessary to send them all at once. They can be stored centrally first and then shipped out in batches according to the customer's delivery and shipping schedule.
Peak season stocking and consolidation is not just about purchasing speed, what really widens the gap is whether the goods can be loaded with suitable transportation resources at the appropriate time after they are ready.
Placing inventory in a location where it can be released at any time provides more room for adjustment for many shipping difficulties that arise near major promotions.
FAQ
Question: How early should peak season goods be placed in the cloud warehouse?
Answer: There is no fixed number of days, and it should be arranged based on the production cycle, expected sales volume, cabin availability, and first leg transportation time.
Question: Can early storage of goods in the cloud warehouse guarantee cabin space?
Answer: It is not possible to rely solely on warehousing guarantee, and it is necessary to confirm the transportation resources and actual shipping or flight arrangements in advance.
Question: Can peak season stocking be shipped overseas in bulk?
Answer: Yes, different batches of outbound shipments can be arranged based on inventory, sales volume, and cabin availability.
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