In recent years, the Southeast Asian e-commerce market has been booming, and Indonesia, as a large consumer country with a population of more than 270 million, has become an important destination for Chinese footwear exports. However, complicated customs clearance policies, high logistics costs and unstable transportation timeframe have deterred many cross-border sellers.
How to efficiently and cost-effectively ship Chinese shoes to Indonesia?
Indonesia double clearing to the door line, is becoming more and more sellers preferred program!
First, why choose double clearing to the door special line?
1. Worry-free dual customs clearance, professional team escort
Indonesia Customs policy changes, especially after March 2024, footwear imports need to apply for quotas, ordinary logistics companies are difficult to deal with. But double clearance line provides “export + import” full customs clearance service, logistics company agent customs declaration, tax payment and document processing, to ensure smooth customs clearance of goods.
For example, some of the head logistics companies have their own customs broker in Indonesia, so even when faced with complex goods (such as footwear quota restrictions), they can also be handled efficiently to avoid the goods from being stranded.
2. Direct flights + stable timeframe, goodbye to shipping delays
Traditional shipping is often delayed due to transit, port congestion and other issues, while the double clear line adopts direct mode, from China's major ports (such as Guangzhou, Ningbo) directly to Indonesia's core ports such as Jakarta, Surabaya, etc., and the shipping time is stable at 20-25 days.
Some logistics companies also adopt the strategy of “loading containers by category” to ensure that the footwear goods are quickly loaded, reduce the risk of customs clearance caused by mixed loading, and can handle 15-33 containers in a single day during the peak period, which greatly improves the transportation efficiency.
3. Transparent cost, avoiding hidden charges
Ordinary logistics may exist “low price solicitation, midway price increase”, while the Double Clearance Line adopts the “all-inclusive price” model, which covers the cost:
✅ Export Customs Declaration Fee
✅ Sea freight
✅ Destination tax
✅ Customs clearance fee
✅ Final delivery fee
2024 After the implementation of Indonesia's new policy, some logistics companies even bucked the trend by lowering sea transportation fees by 10%-15%, helping sellers to further reduce costs.
4. Warehousing + distribution integration, seamlessly connecting e-commerce sales
Domestic warehouses (Guangzhou, Yiwu, Foshan, etc.) provide free warehousing services and support bulk cargo consolidation or full container transportation.
Local warehouse in Indonesia (e.g. 10,000 square meters warehouse in Jakarta) supports one piece of goods to be sent on behalf of consumers, and the goods can be directly entered into the e-commerce warehouse after arriving at the port, and be quickly delivered to consumers.
Analysis of the whole process of exporting footwear to Indonesia
Domestic collection: Sellers will send the goods to the designated warehouse of the logistics company (no need for import and export qualification, individuals/enterprises can be entrusted).
Packing and customs declaration: the logistics company handles packing, export customs declaration and ocean freight booking (support tax rebate declaration).
Customs clearance at port of destination: own customs clearance team to deal with import documents quickly, double-clearance package tax, no need for sellers to worry about.
End delivery: Jakarta area by its own fleet distribution, other regional cooperation in local logistics, covering all of Indonesia.
Third, how to choose a reliable double-clearance line service provider?
Qualification and experience: Priority is given to logistics companies that have a local customs clearance license in Indonesia and experience in footwear customs clearance.
Timeliness guarantee: Confirm whether direct flights, shipping frequency (such as three water per week), to avoid delays due to transit.
Transparent cost: ask for all-inclusive price details, be alert to the “low price trap”.
After-sales service: Is there a specialized person to track cargo dynamics? Are the compensation standards clear?
Conclusion
Indonesia's e-commerce market has great potential, but the challenges of logistics should not be ignored. Through the integration of customs clearance, ocean transportation, warehousing, distribution and other resources, Double Clearance to Door Line provides an efficient, hassle-free and low-cost logistics solution for footwear sellers.
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