Bad news! Another logistics cost is going to increase...

I thought I could get good news about FBA resuming shipment creation after the holiday, but I didn't expect to get good news but a lot of bad news.

According to the editor, after China Post decided to stop accepting and sending all ordinary small parcel mails from e-commerce platforms from 0:00 on March 26, China Post issued a notice on April 6 saying:

From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, a temporary transportation surcharge will be imposed on offline e-Post, offline international air parcel services and offline e-Express services. The end date will be determined based on the changes in freight rates and will be announced separately.

Details of the transportation surcharge standards:

e-Post, International Air Parcel

All destinations in Asia: From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, except for e-mail to Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan; except for air international parcel to Vietnam and Kazakhstan, the transportation surcharge standard for other regions is 15 yuan/kg;

United States: From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, a transportation surcharge of 20 yuan/kg will be charged;

All destinations in Latin America: From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, the transportation surcharge will be 40 yuan/kg. The e-mail package to Brazil has already added a surcharge of 20 yuan/kg since April 1, and this price adjustment will add another 20 yuan/kg;

All routes to Europe: From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, a transportation surcharge of RMB 20/kg will be charged, except for international parcel routes covered by the China-Europe Express;

All routes to Africa: From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, a transportation surcharge of RMB 40/kg will be charged;

Canada, New Zealand, Australia: No additional transportation surcharge will be charged for e-mail and international air parcels to Canada, New Zealand and Australia;

All other routes: From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, a transportation surcharge of RMB 40/kg will be charged, except for countries or regions where postal routes are interrupted or suspended.

e Express: From 00:00 on April 10, 2020, a transportation surcharge of RMB 1.2 will be added for the first 50 grams and each additional 50 grams of weight for all routes accessible by e Express. The e Express will charge additional weights based on the 50-gram minimum weight.

Once the surcharge is added, the shipping costs for sellers who do self-delivery on Amazon, AliExpress, and Wish will be much higher.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, sellers' logistics have been frequently blocked, and logistics costs have continued to rise, squeezing profits to the point of being almost gone. Some sellers self-deprecatingly said that this is a transition from cross-border e-commerce to a career change, and it would be better to go home and deliver food.

What is your mentality in this situation and how do you deal with it? Welcome to discuss in the comment area.

Source: Cross-border Live