Jet Worldwide consults with companies wishing to set up secure parcel import processes the USA for direct order, cross border, e-commerce.
The growth in high volume parcel flows to the USA has made it necessary to develop secure alternative processes. For many e-commerce shippers to the USA, the postal stream offers the most cost effective method. The exponential growth of the US postal clearance system has strained the clearance processes.
Additional challenges to the US and Canadian postal clearance processes is the increasing demand for timely submission of data related to security initiatives.
The most common alternative for high volume parcel flows is to use the duopoly of FedEx/ UPS. However, we have seeing increased interest in high volume parcel shippers to the USA wanting to send - and clear - their parcels directly.
With new United Postal Union rules, more shippers outside the USA are seeking access to the USPS domestically either via a USPS reseller or via Global Direct Entry. Such access depends on developing secure high volume duty free import processes for direct online order. Consult directly with our parcel logistics team.
In order to send high volume e-commerce parcel flows to the USA, the best option is to utilize and Express Consignment Clearance Facility or ECCF. There are independent ECCF’s that work with e-commerce parcel importers to enable the direct injection of their parcels into the domestic delivery networks.
Using direct parcel injection to the USA, shippers gain greater control of the processes. Direct injection offers shippers a higher quality than sending via the postal stream from their country of origin and a lower cost than using FedEx/ UPS. However, the most common reason for developing direct parcel processes to the USA is the security of having multiple points of entry. As cross border e-commerce shipments grow, alternative processes - such as direct injection - are becoming both more necessary and available.
The challenge for direct injection processes is finding a clearance agent / customs broker who is familiar with the demands of high volume parcel flows. The demands of managing a multiple ad hoc array of commodities destined to thousands of unique consignees requires specialized knowledge that is not common to most customs brokers.
Demands of High Volume Parcel Clearance to the USA
In addition to three main options (US Postal Service, FedEx & UPS), there are increasing options of regional carriers in high density areas. These regional carriers are lowering their unit costs and becoming specialized in e-commerce thanks largely to the support of Amazon.
New e-commerce cross border solutions
The Increasing e-commerce cross border parcel flows are creating new options for clearance to Canada, the USA and Mexico. The ability to send high volume parcel flows directly to North America opens up a new range of options - including managing returns/ reverse logistics.