Native American shipping and local warehousing have become standard operations for Chinese sellers to compete in overseas markets. In this context, the US overseas warehouse has become a core transit station connecting Chinese merchants with American buyers.
Especially with the gradual tightening of restrictions on Amazon FBA and the continuous increase in platform fulfillment costs, the demand for third-party overseas warehouse services from independent websites and self shipping sellers is growing rapidly.
Many sellers have a common question when choosing US overseas warehouse services - how are the fees charged for US overseas warehouses? Will there be low price entry and high price settlement?
Today we will focus on two of the most common and easily charged items - order processing fees (labeling fees) and warehouse rental fees, taking you to a deeper understanding of the charging logic and helping you avoid pitfalls and save money on the way to warehouse selection.
1、 Order processing fee: labeling, splitting, changing... every step is based on user billing logic
When using overseas warehouse dropshipping services, order processing fees are almost essential. This fee is not just about the user sending a product, it usually includes:
Label Fee: Refers to the logistics waybill required by the platform to be affixed to each product packaging, especially in the case of multiple products per order, usually charged per item and stacked one by one.
Exchange/split order service: Some platforms such as Walmart and eBay require custom waybills or separate shipments, which may also involve additional operational costs.
Order processing actions: such as picking, scanning, packaging, etc., are charged based on the number of operations or pieces.
For example, if there are 3 SKUs and a total of 5 items in an order, and the labeling fee for each item is $0.5, the total order processing fee will be at least $2.5. If packaging materials or special requirements are added, the cost will also increase.
Therefore, when selecting warehouses, a transparent order processing fee structure is extremely important to avoid alarming users with bills.
2、 Warehouse rental fee: Don't just focus on free first month, long-term storage needs to be calculated carefully!
In overseas warehouses in the United States, warehouse rent is usually calculated based on volume (CBM), but the definition of warehouse age and warehouse free policies vary for each warehouse. The typical charging model is as follows:
30 day warehouse free period: no warehouse rental fee will be charged for the first 30 days after the goods are stored.
Calculate inventory age by batch: Each batch of goods is independently calculated for inventory age to avoid user drag on overall billing.
Actual volume billing: The billing unit is based on the converted volume (CBM) of the product packaging size.
Long term unsold penalty mechanism: If the product is stored for more than 365 days, even if the volume is less than 1CBM, a fee of 1CBM will be charged to incentivize sellers to increase turnover.
For operators, this means that they need to plan the product lifecycle in advance, allocate inventory in reasonable batches, improve turnover rates, and avoid long-term inventory occupation and cost increases.
Faced with complex cost rules and high standard logistics requirements, Takesendship provides sellers with a more flexible and professional solution:
TakeSend offers four overseas warehouses in the United States for flexible warehouse allocation
East Coast Warehouse (closer to densely populated areas such as New York and Philadelphia)
West Coast Warehouse 1/West Coast Warehouse 3 (closer to ports such as Los Angeles and Long Beach, suitable for shipping from the west)
Meizhong Warehouse (suitable for covering most central states)
Choose freely based on the sales region, platform strategy, and delivery time requirements to reduce delivery costs and improve user satisfaction.
Standardized handling of multiple items per order, efficient picking and shipping of multiple SKU orders, transparent pricing for label labeling/exchange services to avoid hidden costs. Automatically integrate with multi platform systems such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify, etc., and synchronize shipping information automatically,
The integration of return processing and exchange service is completed, making it easy to achieve a closed-loop after-sales service.
Choosing an overseas warehouse is not only to save logistics costs, but also to gain a trump card in cross-border competition as a high-quality fulfillment user. To truly reduce costs and increase efficiency for users, transparent fee structures, reasonable warehousing mechanisms, and mature operational processes are indispensable.
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