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The way domestic shipping works is completely different from that of International shipping, as it involves a lot more complicated steps to carry out while shipping. If you are either importing or exporting goods to another country, then you will have to adhere to certain set of rules and regulation that are imposed on the goods moving across the borders by the international chamber of commerce called as international commercial terms or Incoterms. One such most commonly used Incoterms is DDP (Delivery Duty Paid) and DDU (Delivery Duty Unpaid). DDP and DDU can be either advantageous or disadvantageous to you. Hence, you need to understand how both the Incoterms work and then choose the best that suits your company. Below are few of the instances which gives you a clear idea on which Incoterm to choose while doing international shipping : DDP is the acronym of delivery duty paid. According to this, the seller is obliged to make the delivery of the product...

If you are an established businessman or a newbie to the import-Export business, it is imperative to understand the inside out of customs and to know how your business gets affected by customs. So what are Customs duties? Customs duties are imposed on goods entering the destination country. The customs duties are levied on imported goods in order to safeguard the country’s domestic industries and employment. Hence all the businesses importing the goods must comply with the rules and regulations set by the government. If the parcel you ship seems suspicious, or the item is prohibited, or if any documents are missing, etc., then the customs authorities hold the parcel and may ask to submit the necessary documents or ask for more details of your parcel. Unless the necessary actions as suggested by the customs is not performed, your shipment will not be moved for delivery. If in case the seller or the consignee doesn’t pay the duty within the specified time, then the shipment wi...

The tremendous competition in the e-commerce industry makes every seller obligatory to strive for on-time delivery without any perturbation. Customers churn rate increases if quality service is not furnished resulting in customers moving to other brands. A delay, damaged or missing parcel can cost a lot to the seller. Hence it is imperative to partner with a reliable courier partner who can offer real-time tracking of your shipment so that you can keep your customers notified on the arrival of the product. Before diving into how to track your courier online and its advantages, let's quickly unwrap how courier tracking process works. Tracking status is fundamentally utilized to track the shipment's real-time location and to estimate its delivery date. Each and every point of the stop which the shipment confronts is reported i.e. from Picked up, In-transit, Shipped, On-hold to Delivered which may vary from company to company. Once you book order through any cour...

Cheaper rates, free delivery, seasonal offers have made online shopping as the first preference of the customers. With cutthroat competition, acquiring new customers is a tough nut to crack, upon which managing the orders is a tough job indeed. Even with a good volume of customers placing orders, if you don't fulfill the orders timely, you will lead your business nowhere. When you have more orders in a day to be fulfilled, it is difficult to search for carrier services which suit each package, service availability for customer’s location, reliable service provider and last but not the least a service provider who offers best rates for shipping with on-time delivery. Shipping is the most significant action in the sequence of completing customer's purchase cycle. Since it is crucial for any E-sellers to give a flawless shipping journey to the customers, we have simplified your shipping experience by developing an API Integration. This plugin helps you to integ...

eCourierz a 4 years old Bengaluru based startup was established by three logistic enthusiast co workers, working in a reputed logistic company in Mumbai. Its inception was inspired by the existing loopholes in logistic industry which made them to reckon an IT enabled solution which could help the customers to easily compare the courier rates and book the order with ease. It all started with a handful of courier partners in the beginning, but today they have collaborated with almost all top courier giants in the industry. eCourierz extends services such as returns, cash on delivery, prepaid (cash before delivery) and free pickup service. Features which save time while booking orders such as, Bulk upload , Excel upload , integrations like Amazon , OpenCart , PrestaShop , WooCommerce and Amazon FBA (India and US) have made it easy for SMEs to sell more and ship easily. It started with establishing a simple user friendly shipping platform through IT enabled solution for Esell...