Importing products from overseas is the lifeline of your business. Without international suppliers, you wouldn’t have enough products to sell. So you’re obviously nervous about ongoing supply chain issues that often have your products stuck somewhere thousands of miles away. What do you do?
How do you get a product that seems stuck overseas delivered to your location quickly? Not by panicking, that’s for sure. The first thing is to step back, breathe, and evaluate your situation. After that, you want to look at all your options.
We suggest looking for an alternative to slow ocean freight right off the top. You don’t need to settle for that type of international shipping. It may have its place, but it’s not going to get products to you quickly. So look for an air carrier that offers door-to-door service.
Shipping Products by Air
We recommend a door-to-door carrier because you are going to get better service, faster delivery, and competitive pricing. You might even get better pricing. For example, consider DHL Heavyweight Shipping. It is one of the many services we offer as an authorized DHL reseller.
Here is what you ultimately pay for to get products from overseas suppliers to your door:
- Shipment pickup
- Export documentation
- Outbound handling
- Air freight
- Inbound handling
- Customs clearance
- Delivery.
In the majority of cases, a freight forwarder will only quote you the price for air freight. When you add in all the other costs, you discover you are paying a lot more. DHL Heavyweight Shipping quotes you a single price for everything. That’s because we handle everything from start to finish.
For the record, this is what door-to-door carriers do. We pick up, deliver, and handle everything in between. You get the entire package for a fee you know upfront.
Door-to-Door Is Faster
The original point of this post was to discuss getting stuck products shipped to your door as fast as possible. Faster service is another huge benefit of door-to-door international shipping. You will not find anything faster.
Door-to-door international shipping involves a single carrier. You have one company handling everything for you. Therefore, you’re not waiting for your products to be passed down the logistics line. You are not waiting for successive partners to do their part along the way.
A single carrier means a single logistics system. Everybody involved in getting your products in from overseas is on the same page. They are all working with the same software systems; they are all speaking the same shipping language; they are all following the same policies and procedures.
Heavy Loads Are Okay
As we wrap things up, we want you to know that DHL Heavyweight Shipping can handle some pretty impressive loads. We can ship non-dangerous goods weighing up to 6,600 pounds. Not only that, but we can also probably offer a special discounted rate quote.
With DHL Heavyweight Shipping, you get the same reliable service and dedicated customer support you have come to expect with your smaller packages. We don’t skimp on service just because you are shipping heavier loads. It’s all the same to us; it should be all the same to you as well.
If you have products stuck overseas, are you expecting to wait several months to get them on ships that may or may not be on time? Door-to-door international shipping by air is the best alternative to ocean freight. It is faster, more reliable, and competitively priced.
The fastest way to get those stuck products to your door is by air. And the best way to ship by air is through a door-to-door international shipping partner.
