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The logistics industry has seen tremendous growth for over a decade. It could be the adoption of technology to make the transportation better or the quality service which has increased the productivity of the supply chain. The advancement of the logistics industry has turned into a boon for the e-commerce businesses which wholly depend on logistic companies to deliver their products and services to the customers. Even though the logistics industry has heeded a drastic improvement in its services, yet it has a lot of loopholes in the system. The dominant ones being the Out Of Pickup and Delivery Area. So let’s understand more on this in detail: Remote Area for Pick up - Also known as Out of pickup area. Here, the courier service provider doesn’t render the convenience of door pick up of the parcel to its customer. Therefore the shipper has to drop off the parcel to the nearest courier office in order to further connect the parcel and get it delivered. Remote Are...

Most of the newbie entrepreneurs shy away from international import or export due to the high complexities involved in cross border shipping. The one thing which makes International shipping a chill wind is the customs clearance. If you are planning to import the goods and sell it in the local market, then you must get used to the word “Customs Clearance” as this can wreck your import dreams if you don't understand what it is, how it works and how will it affect your import business. So let's dive in deep to understand what is customs clearance. In order to monitor the movement of the goods across the border, a certain set of rules and regulations have been formulated by every country. Which every individual willing to import or export the goods across the border must comply. In order to conserve the local industries, employment opportunities and to protect the local market from the foreign competition, duties and taxes are imposed on the goods which are being imported...

With E-commerce business being a super hit in India, E-sellers are now heading to surmount the global market. The saturation of domestic market has made the E-sellers to try out their luck in the foreign soil. Shipping to the International customer is as challenging as penetrating into the global market. International shipping is divergent from that of domestic shipping, with major hiccup being the customs. Every country has its own threshold for declaring the product value as personal shipment, if the value exceeds the threshold, it is considered as commercial shipment and custom duties and taxes will have to be paid. Seller has to declare exact value of the package in customs while shipping internationally, as one of the factors which are involved in calculating customs duties is assessed value of goods. Hence sometimes sellers undervalue the shipments in order to shy away from a large amount of customs duties inflicted on the goods. This is contemplated as illegal and un...

The demand for eCommerce business has given rise to many online businesses. Due to huge competition, eCommerce sector has turned into a battlefield where companies are coming up with new ideas and strategies to entice the customers to purchase their products. Are you a startup? Do you have an eCommerce store? Are you thinking of incorporating different payment modes such as COD for your customers ? Hold on! Some people tend to abuse COD. They might randomly order high-priced products and simply reject it when delivered. COD is definitely a very smart way of channeling your customers to the sales funnel. But one of the main drawbacks of COD is returns, which doubles the shipping charge for the E-seller. Hence COD could be a little insecure when it comes to payment options. However, we cannot deny the fact that COD is an effortless way to earn a wide range of customers. For instance, in India people prefer to see products physically before paying for it and fe...

The logistics industry has undergone a lot of changes since a decade. Major reason being, flourishment of E-commerce industry and adoption of new technology in logistics. With the touch of technology, logistics has considerably digitized, except some portions where human intervenience is necessary. Websites like ecourierz.com make it easy for customers to ship anytime, anywhere. Even with these constructive augmentations, sometimes lag/complication might happen in the process. Even if you are a persistent shipper, sometimes you might have encountered a state where courier pickup person has arrived to collect the package but he refuses to collect the parcel giving some reasons. There might be different reasons behind it, let us consider few of the scenarios to understand better. 1. Improper Package Proper packaging of the item is very crucial in shipping. If you have packed the item with low-quality packaging material or if you have a liquid item to ship and pic...

Volumetric Weight Charged by Courier Companies The cost of any shipment sent through any courier company can be affected by the amount of space that it occupies on an aircraft, truck rather than the actual weight. This is the volumetric (or dimensional) weight. Significance: Shipping costs have historically been calculated on the basis of gross weight in kilograms or pounds. By charging only by weight, lightweight, low density packages become unprofitable for freight carriers due to the amount of space they take up in the truck/aircraft/ship in proportion to their actual weight. The concept of dimensional weight has been adopted by the transportation industry worldwide as a uniform means of establishing a minimum charge for the cubic space a package occupies. What is Volumetric Weight? The volumetric weight of a shipment is a calculation that reflects the density of a package. A less dense item generally occupies more volume of space, in comparison to its actu...