What should I do if I find out that I need to label the goods when they arrive at the US overseas warehouse? Cross border sellers' response strategies can be found here!

For many cross-border e-commerce sellers, successfully shipping goods to overseas warehouses in the United States is something to celebrate, but reality often doesn't go as smoothly. Have you ever encountered such a problem:

The product has already arrived at the overseas warehouse in the United States before being notified by the platform that SKU labels need to be subsidized?

Or does the customer request to temporarily affix a customized outer box label?

Or have you found that some products are not labeled as required and cannot be put on shelves?

If this type of labeling emergency is not handled in a timely manner, it may lead to inventory backlog, delayed delivery, and even cause customer complaints or platform penalties. In the actual operation of using overseas warehouses for shipping in cross-border e-commerce, the following situations are high-risk areas for labeling demand:

1. Changes in platform policies, such as temporary adjustment of labeling requirements for Amazon FBA or Wal Mart and other platforms.

2. Supply chain information errors, such as missing or incorrectly labeling SKU labels during factory shipments.

3. Customer customization requirements: The customer requests to affix a logo or anti-counterfeiting label on the product or outer box.

4. Category supervision issues, specific products need to indicate information such as ingredients and place of origin when entering the warehouse.

In the event of these unexpected situations, if the overseas warehouse does not have the ability to handle secondary labeling, the seller can only incur high logistics costs to return the goods to China for further processing, which is obviously unrealistic.

In order to solve the problem of urgent labeling for sellers whose goods have already been stored, Takesendship's overseas warehouse in the United States can provide professional and efficient labeling services to help sellers save time and reduce rework risks.

SKU small label labeling

Suitable for independently pasting SKU barcodes on each product

The price range is $0.45-0.6 per piece, charged according to the weight range of the product

Outer box label labeling

Including FBA box labels, delivery labels, custom logos, etc

Unified fee: $0.6 per box

Multi specification product sorting labeling

When multiple styles or models are mixed, sorting and identification are provided, and label matching services are completed

Can be used in conjunction with quality inspection and photography services to further ensure accuracy

The overall cost is calculated based on weight and number of labels, but it is much lower than the transportation and labor costs required for returning the goods to the warehouse. All labeling operations are completed by professional warehouse managers, and can be synchronously photographed and verified according to needs to ensure label accuracy and consistent positioning, avoiding secondary error correction.

Although overseas warehouses can serve as a fallback solution for labeling issues, from the perspectives of efficiency and cost, it is still recommended that sellers prepare in advance before shipping domestically.

Before shipping to the overseas warehouse, the seller must carefully check the label specifications of the platform being sold, especially the SKU naming rules and the outer box marking list. Confirm the labeling situation with the supplier to ensure that the labels are accurately and correctly placed in a standardized manner. If necessary, a clear labeling list can be provided to facilitate overseas warehouse verification and execution, avoiding duplicate work and additional costs due to inconsistent information.

TakeSendShip recommends that sellers prepare emergency label template files in advance so that they can respond quickly in case of any sudden changes. Although these pre measures are small, they can significantly reduce operational error rates and improve logistics efficiency.

After all, in the refined operation industry of cross-border e-commerce, details determine success or failure, and labeling work cannot be ignored.