Friday, August 25, 2017

How International Shipping Cremains Are Made Simple

By Raymond Snyder


International shippers handle complex operations in a larger area. International shipping cremains preparation, labeling and packing requirements are designed to handle units as efficiently as possible. This allows the processing of millions of orders everyday and helps them provide the best experience to customers.

Before products are shipped internationally, it is important to make sure they are package properly and are presentable so that they can be quickly received. Each unit that arrives at a shipper's center that does not meet the standard requirements delays the receipt of your inventory and increases the risk that unit could be lost, damaged or incorrectly received. When your shipment arrives, normally, someone scans the shipping label to ensure each has a shipment ID that exists in the system and that the shipment is at the proper center.

Different items must not be bound or taped together. To avoid confusion, your shipping items shouldn't have different scannable barcode from the one on the shipping label. Packages that don't match the set size requirements may have to be handled differently and often delays the receiving process.

The next step so far as the inbound process is concerned is opening the box containing items. The shipping label of the box should be well placed so that it is not destroyed while in transit, become unreadable or get destroyed at destination by the one who will try to open it.

Make sure shipping labels are placed on flat surfaces so that the label remains scannable throughout the inbound process. A shipment label that cannot be scanned will cause delays in receiving your units. The best packing materials or dunnage to use are foams, air pillows, or full sheets of paper. Packing peanuts in shredded paper slow down the receiving process. For this reason, do not use loose packaging materials during inbound shipments.

Those who ship internationally do verify bar codes on standalone packages in shipping boxes can be scanned. There should be one barcode on every unit. If there is no scannable barcode on every single unit, it usually put aside for proper identification.

Case-packed units should only have barcodes on the individual packages and not on the outer carton. Barcodes on the packaging box might lead to different packages being received as one package. Units are mostly evaluated to see if they need additional preparation to ensure that they would not become damaged during storage and shipment. If preparation is required, but was not performed prior to being received at the shipping center, the units are put aside for special handling. Also, items should not have any loose packaging.

Products that need additional preparation upon arrival at warehouses are delayed before being placed into inventory. Depending on the number of units requiring preparation, this delay could be 2 hours or 2 days. Units that do not require additional preparation are said to be received. During the receiving process, someone performs a six-sided check of each unit to ensure that the unit is not damaged. Please ensure each unit is packaged well to avoid any damage during transit. Title verification is also performed. Always do your best to follow the above tips and your shipments will be with less or no stress.




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