What is shipped outside of China?

We believe that you will agree that logistics and shipping volume play a vital role in the success of an e-commerce business.

Both measure the health of the company itself and the economic growth of a country; the more shipments, the better the economy.

Delivery services vary in cost from country to country, but they share a common goal: to deliver the goods as quickly as possible.

However, if a country has been consistently shipping an overwhelming number of packages, wouldn’t this pique your curiosity as a business owner?

If you ask us, we’ll investigate right away, and we did!

The country with the highest volume of packages

According to global shipping statistics, China has been shipping the largest volume of packages.

It represents 68.79% of the total packages sent worldwide as of October of this year.

The main destination for packages from China was the United States, where there are a growing number of consumers sponsoring Chinese products due to their competitive prices.

Apart from that, China’s fast and inexpensive delivery service also continues to attract more American customers to its online stores.

An example of a fast and affordable Chinese shipping service is ePacket, the express delivery arm of China Post, which is responsible for delivering online orders to the US, UK, France, Russia, and Australia.

What comes out of China?

Assuming that China offers low-cost shipping, what products are non-Chinese consumers buying to take advantage of this service?

According to the data collected by our research team, most of the shipments from China contain the best-selling products from online stores such as Alibaba and AliExpress, namely:

• Smartphones and smart watches

• Dress Shoes

• Computers and handheld devices

• Appliances Home decoration and outdoor products

Chinese sellers in the Amazon marketplace who are taking advantage of Amazon Prime China, which launched last month, have also contributed significantly to the number of packages shipped outside of China.

Although China’s e-commerce continues to flourish and increase the volume of shipments for its B2C segment, 2015 data on Chinese exports shows that China’s top 10 exports account for more than 60% of the country’s global shipments.

These lucrative export products include:

• Electronic products

• High-tech products

• Machinery

• Food and drinks

• Wear

• Medical and industrial clothing and equipment

• Plastic and ceramic products

• Motors and generators

• Steel products

• Shoes

China’s main export destinations include the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and countries in the European Union.

After China, Malaysia recorded the highest volume of packages shipped last month, accounting for 8.13% of the total number of shipments worldwide.

According to Malaysia’s 2015 export data, the country’s top 20 exports include:

• Integrated circuits

• Petroleum oils

• Semiconductors

• Raw oil

• Parts of a Computer

• Clothes and accessories

• TV monitors and projectors

• Printers

• Asphalt mixes

• Animal fats

• Low voltage switches and fuses

• Telephone devices

• Optical Readers

• Stereo

• Home furnishing

Meanwhile, large volumes of packages shipped from the Netherlands, which account for 5% of packages shipped globally, contain transport equipment and machinery.

The main destinations for these products are Austria, Africa and the United States.

Meanwhile, Singapore’s total parcel shipment of 3.70% consists of clothing, household appliances and groceries.

Hong Kong accounts for 2.60% of the world’s total parcel shipments, and most of the products shipped are clothing, accessories, skincare, shoes, and handbags.

You can also ship to more countries and use a reliable delivery service that is not only reasonably priced, but also capable of quickly delivering orders to your customers.

As long as you have the right products in stock and an order management system, nothing should stop you from shipping large volumes of packages.

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