The price reduction was short-lived, and the price of Matson containers was hyped up to US$60,000!

Under the epidemic, the scale of cross-border overseas business has expanded exponentially, and many cross-border people are rushing to enter the market to seize the bonus market. However, reality is often different from imagination. Accounts are constantly blocked, new policies are frequently issued, peers are involuntarily, and operating costs are increasing day by day. Some sellers' dreams of getting rich overnight have been shattered, and they choose to leave the market sadly.

All of this is closely related to logistics. The skyrocketing logistics prices have made many sellers cry. On the other hand, many freight forwarders are also complaining that they can no longer make their business and are thinking about changing careers.

A cabinet costs 60,000 US dollars. Who is driving up the price?

As the peak season is approaching, sellers' shipment demand is only increasing. Under the influence of many factors, the shipping price has remained high. However, some sellers recently revealed that the reason for the surge in freight rates is also affected by other factors, that is, scalpers are "speculating" on high-priced cabinets!

The seller said that scalpers have gone too far and have driven up the price of Matson's cabinets to $60,000. Compared with the price of Matson's cabinets of about $1,500 before the epidemic , the price has skyrocketed by nearly 40 times, which is really high. This also once again confirms the saying that the performance of major shipping companies has skyrocketed in the first half of this year.

  While revealing the high price of the cabinets, the seller also said that the timeliness of Matson's overtime ships is very poor. In actual measurements, the timeliness of Matson's overtime ships has been more than one month recently. "I paid a high price to use Matson, but the timeliness is the same as that of ordinary ships. I can't waste money even if I have money." A seller expressed such emotion.

The seller also called on the majority of Amazon sellers to not ship with Meisen if they can, and to ship less if they really have no other choice, so that everyone can reasonably arrange the delivery ratio and reduce the quantity of goods, so as to bring down the price of Meisen. He also said that for the long-term development of cross-border e-commerce sellers, we must unite as one and work together to boycott scalpers such as Meisen.

In fact, the earlier power restriction order caused a sharp drop in freight rates on many lines. Many sellers thought that spring was coming, but the ocean freight rebounded rapidly the next second. Relevant data shows that the current freight rate of Matson has exceeded 30 yuan/KG, and the highest has soared to 35 yuan/KG, breaking the previous highest price.

The shortage of empty containers and tight space in the international liner market have not improved, and the congestion in major ports around the world has not eased, and has even intensified, especially in Los Angeles, where containers are still piling up. The same is true in Canada, and the capacity of the Vancouver port is about to run out. Many freight forwarders also said that space is very tight, and the regular Mason basically closes orders on Wednesday.

It is not just sea transportation. Recently, due to the impact of the epidemic at the Qatar Airways border, Air China flights have been reduced. With the reduction in capacity, it is difficult to find space, and air freight prices have been rising. The situation of railways is not optimistic either . At present, there are about 150 freight trains, more than 7,000 trucks, 100 trains and 5,000 trucks at the China-Kazakhstan port . Delays have caused the port to stagnate.

To this end, the China Railway Corporation's supply guarantee office meeting has decided that from 18:00 on October 25 to 18:00 on November 1, all stations on the railway will stop loading export goods to Alashankou (border), except for key materials determined by the China Railway Corporation; from 18:00 on October 25 to 18:00 on October 28, all stations on the railway will stop loading export goods to Erlian (border), except for key materials determined by the China Railway Corporation.

Under various logistics conditions, sellers are facing rising costs and are complaining that life is hard. At the same time, freight forwarders, another closely related figure to logistics, are also facing a difficult life. Some freight forwarders even say that logistics is too difficult and they don’t want to take the blame with their basic salary and want to change careers.

Logistics is too difficult! Freight forwarders are calling for a career change

Cross-border logistics prices remain high today, and many people believe that freight forwarders have had a bumper harvest this year. "Some freight forwarding companies have given their employees a bonus of nearly 100,000 yuan," and similar news keeps circulating in the cross-border logistics industry, and the freight forwarding industry has even become a "golden rice bowl" in the eyes of many people .

However, people who are actually in this industry are constantly complaining, and many freight forwarders have said that they want to change careers immediately because logistics is too difficult!

“The freight forwarding bosses have quietly offered trucks worth hundreds or even tens of millions of yuan, but the freight forwarders are still struggling to achieve results. Generally speaking, freight forwarders can only be jealous because it is always the shipping companies that make money , not us. ” A freight forwarder said that the current environment is not friendly to freight forwarders. Although the demand for cross-border logistics has been high in recent years, the number of cross-border logistics companies has also been increasing, and the competition among peers is much more intense than it seems.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, there has been a shortage of space and rising logistics prices. In this context, many freight forwarders have begun to compete maliciously, constantly pushing down prices to fight against their peers, and internal competition has continued to escalate. Some practitioners said that it is precisely for this reason that many freight forwarders who hurriedly entered the industry have hurriedly changed careers, and the industry's personnel turnover is indeed relatively large.

"As soon as someone shouts 'I want to ship' in the group, more than a dozen freight forwarders will immediately offer quotes. The market is completely saturated. If you want to compete for orders, you have to lower the price."

"The base salary of freight forwarders is ridiculously low, and the commission is not much at the end of the month..."

"What I earn is just a waste of money. The freight forwarder takes the blame, but I can't put the money in my pocket."

In 2021, many freight forwarders are facing a "complex" situation, which is why many people in the industry have chosen to change careers. In the eyes of sellers, logistics prices have been soaring, and the happiest ones are the freight forwarders who benefit the most, and their profits will surely rise along with the prices; however, in the eyes of these freight forwarders, the increase in logistics prices has no benefit to their performance, and in fact, the more logistics prices rise, the greater their pressure.

"Cutting off orders, booking space, checking containers, declaring customs at port and dealing with various emergencies, it's so tiring..." Many experienced freight forwarders said that these jobs seem simple, but they are difficult to actually do. Not only do they have to deal with all kinds of people, but they also have to face various situations such as the cargo owner deliberately concealing the authenticity of the goods. If you are not careful, economic losses and risk responsibilities will come to you. They really want to turn themselves into robots.

In conclusion:

As a freight forwarder, "sandwich" is the best way to describe yourself. The cost is high, and you only make one or two yuan per kilogram. The advance payment costs have increased exponentially. Not only do you not make any money, but there are also frequent reports of peers running away, which has affected the reputation of the entire industry.

At the same time, for Amazon sellers, the final result of going down the path of involution will only be a lose-lose situation. If you choose to enter the market to do business on Amazon, you must abide by the platform rules and operate in compliance, and you will naturally meet your destiny.

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