What is International Express?

International express delivery refers to the express delivery and logistics business between two or more countries (or regions), that is, the delivery business of letters, commercial documents and goods between countries (or regions), and the delivery mode of express delivery through the border ports and customs between countries for inspection and release. The following is an introduction to international express delivery:

I. Definition and nature

Definition: International express delivery is a cross-border express logistics service. It uses advanced logistics networks and information technology to quickly and safely deliver the sender's goods in one country to the designated recipients in another or more countries.

Nature: International express delivery is an integral part of international trade. In the process of organizing the transportation of goods, it is necessary to frequently have extensive direct or indirect business contacts with foreign countries. This contact is not only economic, but also often involves international political issues. Therefore, international express delivery is both an economic activity and an important foreign affairs activity.

II. Main features

Long transportation distance: International express delivery is transportation between countries and regions. The distance is long, and it often requires the use of multiple means of transportation, multiple loading and unloading and intermediate links, such as transshipment and change of transportation methods.

Wide coverage: International express transportation involves many departments at home and abroad, and needs to deal with cargo owners, transportation, commodity inspection agencies, insurance companies, banks or other financial institutions, customs, ports and various intermediary agents in different countries and regions.

Complex and changeable situation: Due to the different laws and policies of various countries and regions, different trade, transportation habits and business practices, differences in financial and monetary systems, and changes in political, economic and natural conditions, international express transportation will have a great impact.

Strong timeliness: Shipping import and export goods on time and delivering goods to the destination in time are of great significance to the fulfillment of import and export trade contracts, meeting the needs of the commodity competition market, improving market competitiveness, and timely settlement of foreign exchange.

High risk: In order to transfer the risk loss during transportation, various import and export goods and transportation tools need to handle transportation insurance.

3. Operation process

Collection: The express company collects the package from the sender and conducts preliminary information entry and packaging inspection. Choose the appropriate mode of transportation (such as air, land or multimodal transport) according to the destination of the package, and transit through the international logistics network.

Transportation: During the transportation process, the package will go through multiple intermediate links, such as transshipment, change of transportation mode, etc., and it is necessary to adapt to different laws and regulations of various countries.

Customs clearance: Carry out customs declaration, inspection and quarantine procedures in the destination country to ensure the legal entry of the package.

Delivery: Deliver the package to the designated address of the recipient and sign for confirmation.

IV. Advantages and functions

Efficient and convenient: International express delivery is known for its "fast" speed. Through optimized transportation routes and efficient customs clearance processes, the time of goods in transit is greatly shortened.

Door-to-door service: Provide full-process service from the sender's address directly to the recipient's address, eliminating the tediousness of the intermediate links.

Information tracking: With the help of advanced logistics information systems, customers can check the transportation status of the package in real time and realize full visualization.

Flexibility: Support small batches and multiple batches of cargo transportation to meet various needs such as cross-border e-commerce and personal mailing.

Promoting international trade and cultural exchange: Providing fast and convenient logistics solutions for cross-border e-commerce and import and export traders, reducing the threshold and cost of international trade; at the same time, promoting cultural exchange and understanding between different countries and regions.

5. Representative companies of international express delivery

In the international express delivery industry, there are many well-known representative companies, such as DHL, UPS, TNT, FedEx and ARAMEX. These companies have advanced logistics networks and information technology to provide efficient and convenient express delivery services to customers around the world.

International express delivery is an efficient, convenient and flexible cross-border express logistics service with a wide range of involvement and complex operating procedures. It plays an important role in promoting international trade and cultural exchanges, and also brings many conveniences to people's lives.