In the summer in the United States, nothing can arouse people's enthusiasm more than a backyard barbecue. Whether it is a family gathering or a holiday celebration, barbecue has long become an indispensable part of American summer life. This cultural atmosphere has also driven the continued hot sales of barbecue equipment in the US market. Not only local brands, but also Chinese-made electric barbecue grills, charcoal grills, outdoor portable grills, gas grills and other products are becoming more and more popular on cross-border platforms.
But the other side of the strong demand is the return problem that sellers must face. Especially for medium and large items such as barbecue equipment, improper return handling can easily cause high logistics costs and after-sales losses. So, does the United States have a return warehouse that can support quality inspection of barbecue equipment returns? The answer is yes. U-Speed US return warehouse provides a mature solution to help sellers effectively cope with this challenge.
US barbecue equipment market: strong demand and stable growth
According to the GrandViewResearch report, the global barbecue equipment market (i.e. barbeque grill) will be worth about $5.28 billion in 2024, and is expected to increase to $7.08 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% from 2025 to 2030. Among them, the North American market accounts for 56.7% of the global market, while the US market will be worth about $2.65 billion in 2024 and is expected to increase to $3.46 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 4.6%.
Strong consumption naturally brings active cross-border sales. The barbecue equipment category on platforms such as Temu, SHEIN, and TikTok Shop has also gradually become popular. For Chinese sellers, this is a blue ocean market worth cultivating.
The return rate of barbecue equipment cannot be ignored
However, the hot sales of barbecue equipment are also accompanied by a high return rate. According to Statista data, the return rate of household appliances and outdoor tools in the United States has been maintained at 10% to 15% all year round, among which medium and large items have a higher return rate due to transportation damage, assembly difficulties, usage differences and other issues.
As a product with large volume, diverse materials and high usage requirements, barbecue equipment has common reasons for returns including:
Incomplete parts or installation errors;
Delivery damage, especially charcoal stoves and glass cover structures;
Buyers' experience does not meet expectations;
Electric products are complicated to operate and the voltage does not match;
Returns after impulse purchases during holiday promotions.
If there is no reliable local return warehouse for receiving and quality inspection, these products are likely to be scrapped due to "inability to resell", resulting in considerable operating costs.
U-Speed US return warehouse: Safeguarding the Return of Barbecue Equipment
For the return scenarios of barbecue equipment and other commodities, U-Speed has built three return warehouse networks covering the East, West and Southeast of the United States, with strong return processing capabilities and flexible quality inspection and relabeling processes, fully meeting the reverse logistics needs of medium and large cross-border commodities.
New Jersey Return Warehouse in the East Coast of the United States
U-Speed has two return warehouses in New Jersey with a total area of 212,000 square feet, equipped with forklifts, heavy-duty shelves and exclusive quality inspection areas, with a daily processing capacity of more than 20,000 pieces, which is the core hub for the return processing of barbecue equipment.
Los Angeles Return Warehouse in the West Coast of the United States
The Los Angeles Return Warehouse, located in the logistics hub of the western United States, has an area of 80,000 square feet after expansion, with an average daily processing capacity of more than 10,000 pieces, which is particularly suitable for the rapid return, relabeling and re-issuance of products entering the warehouse on the West Coast.
Miami Return Warehouse
The Miami warehouse focuses on the southeastern market, with an area of 21,000 square feet and an average daily processing capacity of more than 2,500 pieces, which can cover the local return needs of Florida and surrounding states.
Multiple return service advantages, specially designed for medium and large items
U-Speed US return warehouse not only has physical space and processing capabilities, but also has professional processes and service systems to ensure fast and standardized processing of barbecue equipment returns:
✅ Sino-US team collaboration, language and cultural barriers
The return operation team is composed of a local Chinese team in the United States + a Chinese business team, familiar with e-commerce platforms and buyer habits, and equipped with a professional customer service team to ensure smooth communication and meticulous service.
✅ Efficient quality inspection + return logistics timeliness
Quality inspection is completed within 48 hours: quickly check the appearance, completeness of parts, power supply function, etc., support secondary packaging and re-warehousing;
Return logistics is delivered to the platform or merchant designated location within 3 to 5 days, helping to quickly restore the sales rhythm.
✅ Customized reverse service + forward logistics closed loop
In addition to the return business, U-Speed can also provide services such as forward head-end, warehousing, and drop shipping in the United States to achieve a forward and reverse logistics closed loop, avoiding the time and cost loss caused by the coordination of multiple service providers.
Master the quality inspection ability of returns and master the cross-border "endurance"
As a category with high consumption popularity and high unit price, barbecue equipment must make up for the key link of returns if cross-border sellers want to continue to grow in the US market. U-Speed US return warehouse, with professional warehousing system, perfect quality inspection process, and nationwide coverage network, provides Chinese sellers with reverse logistics solutions that are truly suitable for barbecue equipment products.
Not only solve the return, but also help sellers win reputation, reduce losses, speed up inventory turnover, and realize the cross-border business closed loop from "selling out" to "selling well".
