The 2025 TikTok Shop Spring Promotion Report has just been released, and the data is really "soaring" through the ceiling - the US POP live broadcast GMV increased by 153%, and the fully managed payment order volume soared by 305%; the UK market was not to be outdone, with the fully managed full-cycle GMV increased by 147%, and two promotional topics #TikTokShopSpringGlowUp and #springtok directly brought 200 million product exposures, which was 4 times higher than before the promotion! This wave of operations not only made brand merchants earn a lot of money, but also made "after-sales processing" the next highlight.
Speaking of after-sales, we have to talk about a problem that cross-border sellers cannot avoid - returns!
The return rate of the TikTok Shop platform should not be underestimated
As an e-commerce platform with short videos + live broadcasting as the core gameplay, TikTok Shop has fast conversion and strong impulse to place orders, so it naturally brings a side effect: the return rate is high.
According to industry data, the average return rate of TikTok Shop in the US is between 10%-15%, and some categories are even higher. Especially for fashion, beauty, and small appliances, the frequency of returns is higher due to problems such as inappropriate size, unsatisfactory effects, and logistics damage. Similar situations also exist in the UK market. With the rapid growth of the platform's GMV, the volume of returns has naturally risen, and sellers are already overwhelmed by just "handling returns".
Therefore, although the TikTok Shop Spring Promotion is "hot", for sellers, if there is no reliable return system to "cover the bottom", it means "sales have been made, but profits have flowed away".
Seller pain points: returns are troublesome, costly, and inefficient
Returns involve not only logistics links, but also quality inspection, label change, secondary listing, and even return to China. Many small and medium-sized sellers do not have local warehousing capabilities overseas, and can only rely on third-party service providers to handle returns. If the warehouse responds slowly and the operation is not standardized, it is easy to cause wrong parts, missing parts, or even unable to be sold again, and the inventory is directly invalidated.
Not to mention the main markets like the United States and the United Kingdom, where labor and operating costs are high. If the returned items cannot be processed on the spot and can only be returned to China by the original route, then the freight and tariffs are simply a "profit black hole".
Is there a reliable return shipping partner that can make return processing efficient and professional?
Of course there is, the answer is: U-Speed Global Return Shipping Service!
U-Speed US Return Warehouse: "After-sales Support" for TikTok Shop Sellers
U-Speed has two major return warehouses in the United States, East Coast (New Jersey) and West Coast (Los Angeles), with a daily processing capacity of more than 100,000 pieces. As the official cooperative warehouse of TikTok Shop, Temu and other platforms, our services have long been run through and standardized, covering general goods, sensitive goods, cosmetics, pure electric and other categories.
Here comes the point! The return quality inspection and re-labeling service of U-Speed's US warehouse can complete the processing and upload data within 48 hours, ensuring that the goods are put on the shelves and sold again as soon as possible, without wasting inventory and backlog of funds.
U-Speed US return warehouse also supports drop shipping, platform order push, and automated system docking (WMS+API), from the first-mile collection to local warehousing and then to the last-mile delivery, forming a complete closed loop. There is also a local Chinese team for practical operation, strict implementation of SOP, and 24-hour high-frequency monitoring. The return processing is professional and efficient, and it is definitely the logistics department of TikTok sellers!
U-Speed UK return warehouse: covering all categories and flexibly responding to market changes
Not only in the United States, our return service in the UK is also strong online. The UK return warehouse covers an area of 17,000 square meters and has a daily processing capacity of up to 30,000 orders, which is particularly suitable for popular categories such as clothing, beauty, and small appliances.
We provide British TikTok Shop sellers with: door-to-door pickup, return inspection, secondary listing, label change processing, destruction services, return to China and other full-process solutions. Whether it is a fully managed seller or a POP self-operated merchant, you can flexibly choose the service content according to your own after-sales strategy to achieve true "cost reduction and efficiency improvement".
For example, for some popular SKUs, we can provide sellers with one-click return to warehouse, relabeling, and re-listing services, so that hot-selling items can continue to be sold without interrupting the replenishment rhythm due to "returns".
Why choose U-Speed?
Professionalism is an advantage: U-Speed has provided return support for hundreds of cross-border brands on platforms such as TikTok, Temu, and SHEIN, and the process is mature and stable.
One-stop service for the entire process: from collection, return, quality inspection, secondary listing, and return to the domestic full link coverage, there is no need for sellers to connect with multiple parties, saving manpower.
Fast timeliness and low cost: direct collection and inspection in local warehouses in the United States/UK, and processing is completed within 48 hours, avoiding high international return shipping costs and customs clearance risks.
Intelligent system support: WMS intelligent system + platform API docking, support real-time order tracking, automatic data synchronization, and a sharp increase in operational efficiency.
TikTok sellers are still worried about returns? Choose U-Speed!
TikTok Shop's spring promotion is just the beginning. In 2025, the cross-border track will only become more and more competitive, especially in the context of the emergence of new policies and new ways of playing. "After-sales ability" will become the core competitiveness of sellers to gain a long-term foothold.
U-Speed, as a global return expert, has deployed return warehouses in 26 countries around the world, which not only allows TikTok Shop sellers to "return quickly" and "return well" in the United States and the United Kingdom, but also cooperates with brands to create a long-term operating rhythm, realize flexible inventory operation and maximize profits.
Still worried about how to return goods? Go directly to U-Speed, rest assured and worry-free!
