With the popularity of cross-border e-commerce and overseas shopping, the scale of returns in the US market continues
to expand. According to statistics from the National Retail Federation, the return rate of US e-commerce in 2024 will be
about 24.5%, and the total amount of returns will reach 362 billion US dollars, accounting for about 24.5% of online sales.
In this context, in order to improve the buyer experience and optimize operating costs, more sellers choose to cooperate
with "US overseas warehouses that accept returns". This article explores the types of return warehouses in the US market
and focuses on the advantages of U-speed in this field.
Analysis of US return warehouse types
FBA return warehouse
Amazon FBA sends returned goods to designated warehouses, which are unpacked by Amazon and determine whether to
return inventory or return to sellers. This type of warehouse is suitable for high-frequency return processing but lacks
value-added functions such as labeling and repair.
Comprehensive fulfillment warehouse (3PL)
For example, third-party logistics warehouses such as FedEx Supply Chain and GXO will handle shipments and returns at the
same time, and support inventory management, labeling, repackaging and return services.
Regional Return Center
Some warehouses are located near consumer centers (such as California and New York suburbs) and have the ability to quickly
receive and process. Some provide efficient logistics operations such as cross-docking and redistribution.
Although the above warehouses have certain basic services, cross-border sellers need partners with the ability of "multi-platform
access + repair quality inspection + secondary sales + inventory return".
Why choose U-speed US return warehouse?
Ushipai provides a one-stop, global return service with the following advantages:
Receiving goods on any platform or category: supports returns from all channels including Amazon, Temu, SHEIN, TikTok, eBay,
and independent websites, and is compatible with any product type;
Professional service packages are complete: repair quality inspection, labeling and relabeling, drop shipping, secondary listing,
warehousing and transportation, local destruction or return to Hong Kong;
Global network, efficient distribution: points are set up in key markets such as California, New York, and Miami in the United
States to achieve efficient local reception and processing;
Intelligent system, transparent process: the system can generate return labels, synchronize order status in real time, and
automatically classify and provide quality inspection feedback;
Significant cost-effectiveness: point-to-point local returns, greatly saving international shipping costs and tariffs, and reducing
delays and backlog risks;
Save profits and improve buyer experience: returns are fast, transparent, and the return to sales process is efficient, which helps
sellers maintain profits and platform indicators.
Cooperating with U-speed, sellers will benefit from six major improvements
Saving international shipping costs and tariffs
Local return warehouses can handle a large number of returns, without frequent international return shipments, and the cost
has plummeted;
Improve customer experience and improve praise rate
Quickly handle returns and repair/re-listing services to increase repurchase rate and user satisfaction;
Ensure platform compliance and reduce the risk of deductions
All return operations comply with standard procedures to avoid penalties caused by overtime processing or inconsistent
return addresses;
Inventory optimization management is more flexible
Returned goods can be resold, locally destroyed or packaged back to Hong Kong, reducing warehousing and inventory pressure;
The process is visible and the decision-making basis is enhanced
The system provides return data and process feedback to facilitate seller analysis and optimization;
Support global return layout expansion
As a global return network node, the US warehouse cooperates with warehouses in other countries to achieve closed-loop
coverage of returns.
It is not difficult to find a return warehouse in the United States, but there are differences in the choice
The United States has many types of return warehouses, but only a few have cross-platform, multi-category, and full-process processing
capabilities, including value-added services such as labeling, repairs, secondary listings, local destruction, and system docking. Instead
of spending time and effort to build your own team, it is better to choose a large service provider like U-Speed that integrates resources
and a global warehouse network.