How does the overseas warehouse in the United States operate?

The cross-border e-commerce industry has been booming for many years, but discussions about the overseas warehouses in the United States have never ceased.

Whether it's a novice seller just entering the industry or a mature store that has been operating for many years and has stable shipments, when shipping to the United States, they have all come into contact with overseas warehouses to some extent.

But how do overseas warehouses operate? How are the goods sent from China to the United States? And how do the warehouses send out the goods one by one after receiving them? If you have similar questions, this article might help you clarify your thoughts.

The entire process can be divided into three stages: domestic shipment (also known as the first leg), overseas warehouse receipt and storage, and one-stop shipping after the order is triggered.

The first step is to ship from China to the local warehouse in the United States. This part is called the first leg logistics. Sellers send the packaged goods to the domestic warehouse of the service provider, which is generally located in cities such as Shenzhen, Yiwu, and Guangzhou. They handle export customs declaration, loading containers, and arrange air or sea transportation to the United States.

Different types of goods, different budgets, and time requirements will affect the choice of the first leg. For example, light and small items with time requirements can choose air express lines, which are fast but costly. Large items or non-urgent orders are suitable for sea container consolidation, which is cheaper but takes longer.

After the first leg is completed, the goods arrive at the port in the United States, go through customs clearance, and then will be transported to the destination overseas warehouse, such as local warehouses in California, the East Coast, New Jersey, Texas, and so on.

In the second step, the overseas warehouse receives the goods and completes the storage operation. At this step, warehouse staff will check the goods information, confirm whether the quantity and SKU are consistent, and complete the system storage registration. Some service providers offer labeling, sorting, quality inspection, etc., which is particularly suitable for merchants with multiple categories and multiple channels of shipment.

After the system registration is completed, the seller's end can also view the inventory status in real time. Through the system, merchants can remotely operate order submission, generate shipping instructions with one click, and this enters the third step: one-stop shipping.

When an order is generated, the system will automatically identify the corresponding product SKU, match the inventory in the warehouse, and trigger the out-of-warehouse process. Warehouse staff will sort and package according to the order requirements, and then arrange local couriers (such as UPS, USPS, FedEx, etc.) for delivery.

The entire process seems complicated, but if the service chain is connected, the operation is very efficient. Take the overseas warehouse of Taigayun Cargos in the United States as an example. They have multiple self-operated warehouse points in the East and West Coasts of the United States. The front end is unified receipt and packaging by the domestic warehouse, the first leg logistics adopts a dedicated mode to send to the United States, and after the goods are stored in the local warehouse in the United States, one-stop shipping can be achieved, supporting automatic allocation of warehouse points based on orders and automatic synchronization of logistics status.

The key to this entire process lies in whether the system is stable, whether the personnel are professional, and whether the process is smooth. Often, whether a single order can be delivered on time depends not on which link, but on whether the entire chain can cooperate默契.

Therefore， when sellers choose overseas warehouses， they may consider these points： whether the warehouse location is reasonable， whether it is self-operated， whether there is domestic supporting storage， whether the system can be connected， and whether the after-sales handling is timely.

A reliable overseas warehouse service provider not only saves time and effort， but also can become your long-term development invisible assistant for cross-border business.