What does Amazon first leg mean?
Amazon's first leg is also called Amazon FBA transportation (Fulfillment by Amazon), which means that sellers send their product inventory sold on Amazon directly to Amazon's local market warehouse. After the customer places an order, Amazon provides one-stop logistics services including picking and packaging, delivery, collection, customer service, and return processing. At the same time, a certain fee will be charged. Simply put, Amazon FBA is equivalent to Amazon's official overseas warehouse.
The key point is that Amazon FBA only provides warehousing and distribution services locally, so if some domestic sellers want to ship goods to local FBA warehouses abroad, they need to use FBA first-leg services.
So to sum it up, Amazon's first leg is that domestic logistics service providers are responsible for delivering the seller's products to the Amazon FBA warehouse and providing a series of services such as customs clearance and tax payment.
What issues should be paid attention to in Amazon's first leg?
Since it is international cross-border transportation, certainly not everything can be placed in the warehouse, so what are the prohibited items in Amazon's first-leg transportation and storage?
1. Dangerous goods: firearms and ammunition, weapons, drugs, flammable and explosive items (lighters, gasoline, candles, gas cylinders)
2. Prohibited items: chemical products such as pastes, powders, liquids, printed books, obscene materials, religious articles, plants and animals, animal products and souvenirs, ivory, shark fins, animal remains, or animal by-products and derivatives not for human consumption, human remains or ashes, gold bars (and any precious metals), cash (current legal tender), unmounted diamonds, gemstones, illegal items, narcotics, and other aviation prohibited items
3. Counterfeit brands and infringement: brands that have been registered with the customs (LV, COACH MK, GUCCI, ADIDAS, PRADA, Rolex, UGG, HERMES, Dior, Chanel, Armani, New Balance, Jordan, etc.), Bluetooth logo, Microsoft logo
4. Others: food, e-cigarettes, minerals
5. Anti-dumping category: medical, optical discs, USB flash drives, toner cartridges, ink cartridges, color printing/seals, raw wood products, compressors (air conditioners, refrigerators), knives (except kitchen utensils with qualified packaging), scooters, balance bikes, pumps, and sights.
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