1. What is Dedicated Parcel?
Dedicated parcel refers to the seller from the domestic direct shipment, through the cross-border logistics channels (such as air, sea) will be delivered to the hands of the Indonesian buyers, which is often referred to as “direct mail mode”.
Advantages:
✅ Simple operation: no need to prepare overseas warehouse in advance, suitable for novice sellers.
✅ Low financial pressure: no need to pay for overseas warehousing costs in advance, shipment by order.
✅ Suitable for low-sales products: for unstable sales of goods, to avoid inventory backlog.
Disadvantages:
❌ Slow logistics timeframe: usually takes 7-15 days, affecting user experience.
❌ Higher shipping costs: single delivery costs are higher than bulk transportation.
❌ Easy to delay during peak season: delays and lost pieces may occur during holidays or peak logistics periods.
2. What is overseas warehouse one piece delivery?
Overseas warehouse one piece on behalf of the sender refers to the seller in advance of the bulk transportation of goods to the local warehouse in Indonesia, when the buyer orders, the overseas warehouse directly complete the packing, shipping and delivery, similar to the domestic “Jingdong warehouse distribution model”.
Advantages:
✅ Fast logistics time: local shipment, usually 1-3 days delivery, greatly improving the user experience.
✅ Lower freight costs: bulk transportation headway costs are low, the end of the distribution cost is more cost-effective than the special line parcels.
✅ Avoid peak season congestion: stock up in advance, not affected by international logistics peak season.
✅ Support returns and exchanges: local warehouses can handle returns and exchanges to improve after-sales experience.
Disadvantages:
❌ Large capital consumption: need to prepare goods in advance, may face the risk of inventory stagnation.
❌ Warehouse costs: overseas warehouses have storage fees, long-term storage will increase costs.
3. How to choose?
Novice sellers: It is recommended to use dedicated parcels first to test the market and reduce the initial risk.
Stable sellers: If the sales volume is stable, it is recommended to use overseas warehouses for one piece of goods to improve the logistics experience and enhance competitiveness.
Large/heavy goods: Overseas warehouse is more cost-effective, and the freight cost of dedicated parcels is high.
Seasonal goods: you can prepare goods to overseas warehouse in advance to avoid logistics delays in the peak season.
Second, the complete process of overseas warehouse one piece of hair
If you decide to use the overseas warehouse mode, the following are the specific operational steps:
1. Select a reliable overseas warehouse service provider
Indonesia has more overseas warehouse service providers, you can filter through the following ways:
Search engine to find: such as searching for “Indonesia overseas warehouse”, compare service, price, reputation.
Peer recommendation: through the seller community or industry friends recommended, more reliable.
Examine the service ability: whether to support the system docking, return processing, real-time inventory management.
2. Headway transportation (domestic → Indonesia overseas warehouse)
Sea / air transportation: large goods by sea (low cost), urgent goods by air (fast).
Customs clearance: choose double clearing and tax inclusive channels to avoid customs clearance problems.
Logistics tracking: to ensure that the goods arrive safely at the overseas warehouse.
3. Goods into the warehouse on the shelves
Overseas warehouse will be carried out after receiving the goods:
Goods inspection: check the quantity and quality of goods.
Labeling: Classify the goods according to SKU and enter them into the system.
Shelving: waiting for orders to trigger shipment.
4. Order Processing and Local Delivery
Buyers place orders: e-commerce platforms (e.g. Shopee, Tokopedia) generate orders.
Push to Overseas Warehouse: Synchronize order information through ERP or API.
Packing and shipping: Overseas warehouse picks, packs, and ships out.
Logistics and distribution: end-to-end delivery by local Indonesian logistics (e.g. JNE, J&T).
Timing reference:
Jakarta and other big cities: 1-2 days delivery.
Remote areas: 3-5 days.
