Detailed analysis of Etsy's four shipping modes: domestic cloud warehouse, overseas warehouse, virtual warehouse, and direct shipping mode
Etsy platform is the world's largest original and handmade cross-border e-commerce platform, attracting many original, handmade, and customized sellers from around the world to join again.
 
At present, Etsy platform does not have any requirements for cross-border sellers to ship. Sellers can choose the appropriate shipping mode according to their own situation. The four common modes are as follows:
The first type: domestic cloud warehouse for shipping
This is currently a popular shipping mode. The seller collaborates with cloud warehouse service providers to transport large quantities of goods to the warehouse for storage in advance. The cloud warehouse professional team is responsible for the storage, sorting, labeling, shipping, and logistics arrangements of the goods.
Domestic cloud warehouses are usually located in coastal cities with convenient transportation, and goods are directly shipped from the cloud warehouse, saving a lot of transportation time in terms of timeliness, which is conducive to improving the shopping experience and enhancing user stickiness.
Second type: Overseas warehouse
Etsy sellers will collaborate with overseas warehouse service providers in the destination country based on business development. The seller will first transport the goods to an overseas warehouse for storage. After the buyer places an order, the overseas warehouse is responsible for processing the packaged package and arranging logistics delivery to the customer's hands. The advantage of overseas warehouses is that local delivery time is relatively fast, but there needs to be a certain amount of goods. If there are fewer shipments, it may not be cost-effective.
The third type: virtual warehouse
A shipping method between domestic direct delivery and overseas warehouse delivery, which is actually a non-existent warehouse, but a transit station for order distribution. This virtual warehouse shipping method provides sellers with a simple and efficient operational process.
After the customer places an order, the seller contacts the cooperating virtual warehouse logistics service provider to arrange logistics shipment and provides a local logistics tracking number to simulate local shipment. Virtual warehouses do not need to be physically established overseas, but the logistics trajectory will indicate the local country for shipment.
Fourth type: Domestic straight hair
Like other cross-border e-commerce platforms, after the buyer places an order, the seller packages the goods themselves and contacts domestic logistics companies to ship them directly from China through different logistics methods such as commercial express delivery, dedicated line small packages, and postal small packages, and then transports them across borders to the destination country.
To choose the domestic direct delivery mode, sellers need to find reliable, professional, and suitable logistics service providers to cooperate with based on the quantity of goods, order requirements, etc. Through the professional operational experience of logistics companies, logistics risks can be minimized as much as possible.
The above four shipping modes each have their own advantages and characteristics. When choosing, Etsy platform sellers need to consider various factors comprehensively to make a decision. If you want to learn more about logistics information, please feel free to consult Taijia Logistics.