China Warehousing for Cross-Border E-commerce

Why store inventory in China

If your products are made in China, sending them to a warehouse in your home market and then back out to international customers adds handling, freight and import steps that do not always earn their cost. Holding stock in China keeps your inventory where it was produced and lets one pool serve every destination you sell to.

• One inventory pool instead of splitting stock across regional warehouses
• No import and re-export cycle before the product sells
• Restocking from your supplier is a domestic move, not an international shipment
• Testing a new product means holding a small batch, not importing a container

What we need to know before storing your goods

Storage arrangements depend on the product. We confirm a few things before the first carton arrives, so receiving does not stall at the door.

• Carton dimensions, weights and how many cartons are inbound
• SKU codes and how they are labeled on each unit or carton
• Whether the product needs special handling — fragile, magnetic, liquid, battery
• Whether inspection is required on arrival, and what should be checked

When China storage is the wrong answer

Being straight about it: if your customers expect one to three day domestic delivery, if your product is bulky enough that shipping dominates the unit cost, or if your return rate is high, a local warehouse usually serves you better. Many brands run both — China storage for the long tail of destinations, local fulfillment for the core market. Tell us how you sell and we will say which side your product falls on.