What is international logistics? Simply put, international logistics is the transportation of goods at home and abroad. The actual form of international transportation is the inflow and outflow of various materials at home and abroad, mainly some enterprises serving import and export.

Domestic logistics is mainly for logistics activities in one's own country's territory, which has played a great role in promoting the national economy.

International logistics is an extension of domestic logistics. It has some attributes of domestic logistics, but it is still very different from domestic logistics. There are many differences. What are the differences?

1. Environment. The environment of international logistics and domestic logistics is very different. The environment of international logistics is very complex. Countries facing the world are connected with the world. Domestic logistics only transport goods domestically. Domestic logistics does not require many procedures, but international logistics is related to the procedures required for going abroad. Naturally, there are many procedures, and at the same time, they must face strict inspections by customs.

2. Complexity. International logistics operations require the use of multiple languages. Each country through which the product passes during transportation requires logistics documents in multiple languages; the product itself, product manuals, etc. will also be multilingual; although English is basically used as the common commercial language, some countries must require documents and customs declarations in the local language, which increases the difficulty of international logistics operations.

Domestic logistics warehouses are basically shared by the picking area and storage, and are generally flat warehouses. International logistics requires designated storage areas to improve storage utilization; special picking areas improve picking efficiency.

Domestic logistics are basically free shipping. If the goods are lost, the seller will resend a new product to you, and the transportation time is short. However, international logistics is transported to foreign countries, so the transportation time will be longer than that of domestic ones, and the freight is not free shipping. Domestic recipients do not have to worry about tax issues, while international recipients need to worry about whether there will be tariff issues.

Domestic goods may only need to be affixed with a logistics label, but international goods cannot be affixed with only a logistics label code, and there are other requirements.

3. Transportation methods and means of transportation. Domestic logistics basically uses cars to transport goods, and the main means of transportation is cars, and other means of transportation are basically inaccessible.

International transportation is different. Because of the long distance and regional differences, international logistics basically needs to contact all means of transportation, and sometimes multiple modes of transportation are required.

4. Communication and inquiry methods. Everyone is very familiar with the way of domestic logistics inquiry. After all, in this era, no one will not go to Taobao to buy something. Just call or inquire through some simple methods.

International logistics may be different. International logistics cannot query accurate logistics information in time, and there are language differences. Sometimes you may need to communicate in different languages, and different regions may have different time differences.