The rise of TikTok Shop is reshaping the global cross-border e-commerce landscape. As the platform continues to expand in key markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Southeast Asia, it is no longer just a content platform, but has become a powerful new e-commerce traffic portal. Especially during the 2025 Spring Promotion, TikTok Shop's live broadcast GMV in the US increased by 153%, and the fully managed GMV in the UK increased by 147%. The platform's transaction volume and traffic both exploded, and cross-border sellers ushered in a real "highlight moment".

However, as the order volume soared, after-sales pressure also followed. The return rate remained high, and problems such as difficulty in changing product labels and re-listing have become the "invisible anxiety" of sellers in their daily operations. So, for TikTok Shop sellers, is there a professional return warehouse that supports return and label change, which can really solve the after-sales problem? The answer is yes. Today, starting from the current situation of the platform, we will analyze the TikTok return problem in detail and introduce a professional global return service provider-U-Speed.

TikTok is developing rapidly, and the return problem cannot be ignored

TikTok Shop has completed the transition from trial to explosion in just two years, especially in the US and UK markets. Through the combination of "content e-commerce + recommendation mechanism", it has deeply stimulated consumers' desire to buy. Many sellers have doubled their GMV during the promotion period, and even some stores have sold more than 10,000 orders a day.

But behind the sales explosion, the return problem is also significant. Unlike traditional e-commerce platforms, TikTok users are more inclined to "impulsive consumption" on the platform, and some products have a high return rate due to differences between pictures and real objects, inappropriate sizes, damaged packaging, etc. According to industry observations, the return rate of fashion, accessories, beauty, and 3C categories in the US is generally between 10% and 25%, and some products are even higher.

Especially for sellers using the POP model, returned goods often need to be handled by themselves. If there is no local warehouse support, the return operation is complicated and the cost is high. In the end, they can only choose to destroy or abandon the goods, which is a pity. Returning goods to China faces high freight costs, customs clearance risks and extended cycles, which makes "returning goods for label change and re-listing" the focus of sellers.

What are the core difficulties of cross-border returns?

1. The label is not compliant and the goods cannot be put on the shelves again

TikTok Shop has strict requirements for the labels of goods entering the warehouse. Once the returned goods have damaged labels, wrong SKUs or missing barcodes, they will be rejected by the platform system and the sellers have to bear all the consequences.

2. Returns cannot be processed on the spot and the cost of shipping back to China is high

Sellers without overseas warehouse support often have to return the returned goods to China by the original route. The logistics costs are high and the customs clearance is difficult. If you are not careful, it will become a profit black hole.

3. Lack of quality inspection capabilities and high loss rate

Many returned goods can actually be resold, but due to the lack of professional quality inspection, the goods are directly discarded without screening, resulting in inventory waste.

4. Low operational efficiency, inventory cannot be returned in time

The return processing cycle is long, and it is difficult for sellers to grasp the return status in time, and it is also difficult to quickly put the goods back into the sales chain, which greatly affects the replenishment and inventory turnover plan.

Therefore, choosing a professional return warehouse becomes the key to solving the problem.

U-Speed: Professional choice for global return services

U-Speed is a global service provider focusing on cross-border e-commerce return processing. It has long provided return warehouse services to mainstream platform sellers such as TikTok, Temu, and SHEIN. With its global warehousing network and mature service system, U-Speed is becoming the preferred brand in the field of cross-border sellers' return.

1. Global layout, return processing nearby

U-Speed has currently established 26 local return warehouses around the world, covering major e-commerce markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, and Australia.

Among them, U-Speed has achieved full coverage of the US and UK markets where TikTok focuses on operations:

Return warehouse in New Jersey, East Coast of the United States: 212,000 square feet, processing more than 20,000 orders per day;

Return warehouse in Los Angeles, West Coast of the United States: 80,000 square feet, processing more than 10,000 orders per day;

Return warehouse in Miami: 21,000 square feet, suitable for the southern region and Latin American markets;

Return warehouse in the United Kingdom: 17,000 square meters, with a peak of 30,000 orders processed per day.

This global layout enables returned goods to be "received and processed locally", significantly reducing logistics and time costs.

2. Professional return service to meet the core demands of TikTok sellers

U-Speed tailors return processing services for TikTok sellers, covering the entire chain of processes such as return receipt, quality inspection classification, label replacement, repackaging, secondary listing, and return to China.

3. Return quality inspection

Through professional equipment and manual review, the returned goods are tested for function, appearance screening, and accessories to ensure that the status of each product is controllable.

4. Label replacement and rebranding service

Supports a variety of label replacement operations such as SKU labels and FNSKU barcodes, strictly complies with the compliance requirements of the TikTok platform, and avoids the inability of products to be put on the shelves due to label problems.

5. Secondary shelf processing

Qualified products can be repackaged and labeled directly in the U-Speed warehouse, and assist the platform to connect and sell them on the shelves to improve inventory turnover.

6. Return to China

For products that cannot be resold or cannot be received by the platform, U-Speed can return them to China on demand to help sellers recover the value of goods and reduce inventory losses.

7. Intelligent system support, more efficient operation

U-Speed's self-developed return management system has supported docking with platforms such as TikTok, Temu, SHEIN, etc., and has the following functions:

API docking, one-click synchronization of platform return orders

Real-time tracking of return processing status

Visual data panel, support for report export and analysis

Easy operation, reducing labor costs

Systematic tools make the return processing process transparent and efficient, greatly improving the seller's operating experience

The TikTok Shop trend has already started. Whoever can run more steadily in return processing and after-sales service will stand out in the fierce competition. Returns are not just the end of after-sales service, but also the "key puzzle" of supply chain efficiency, profit margins, and operating rhythm.

U-Speed global return service is designed to solve these pain points. From return quality inspection, label replacement, to secondary listing and return to China, U-Speed provides sellers with a one-stop solution to help you sell with peace of mind and return with peace of mind on the TikTok Shop platform.