In the United States, where high temperatures frequently occur in summer and the number of cars in use remains high, car sun shades have become a must-have accessory for many consumers. From windshield sunshades, side window folding curtains, to rear windshield electrostatic adsorption films, online sales of various types of car sun visor products continue to rise. In particular, sellers from China have continuously introduced new products on platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, and Temu, occupying a large market share.
However, although car sun visors are high-frequency consumer products, they have also become one of the categories with relatively concentrated return complaints due to issues such as material, size, shading effect, and fit. How to quickly handle returns from local American consumers, complete quality inspections, and provide timely feedback has become a link that sellers have to face.
The market demand for car sun visors in the United States is still growing
The United States is one of the countries with the highest number of cars in the world. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as of 2023, the number of registered motor vehicles in the United States has exceeded 290 million. The huge scale of vehicles naturally drives the widespread demand for auto parts. Especially in the hot southern regions, such as Texas, California, Florida, etc., the temperature inside the car can easily exceed 50 degrees Celsius in summer, and car sun visors have become an indispensable daily necessity.
According to Statista data, the size of the U.S. automotive interior accessories market is expected to reach US$9 billion in 2024, among which sunshade and sun protection accessories show a significant seasonal outbreak in summer, and users also replace them more frequently. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for online platform sellers.
Although the sun visor is small, there are many return issues
Compared with other auto accessories, the average customer price of car sun visors is lower, but the return rate cannot be ignored. The most common reasons for consumers to return include:
Inappropriate size: Some sun visors are universal sizes, and the fit varies for different models;
Inconvenient installation: The suction cup is not firm and the static film is not stable;
Material odor/deformation: Plastic deformation or odor emission is easy to occur in high temperature environments;
Difference in shading effect: There is a gap between the promotional picture and the actual object.
According to statistics from Loop Returns, a third-party after-sales data platform, the average return rate of automotive products is about 8% to 15%, and the actual return rate of sun visor products may be high due to "light decision-making + high subjective evaluation". For cross-border sellers, once such products are returned, they will not only have to bear high overseas return costs, but may also face customs clearance difficulties and destruction costs.
At this time, a local return warehouse with quality inspection capabilities and the ability to quickly determine the status of the product is particularly important.
U-Speed US return warehouse: Efficiently Undertake Return Quality Inspection of Automotive Sun Visors
In order to solve the return problem of cross-border sellers, U-Speed has established two major return warehouses in the United States, located in New Jersey in the east and Los Angeles in the west. Both return warehouses support the return processing of automotive light accessories, equipped with complete software and hardware facilities, quality inspection processes and warehousing systems, and can provide a full-process return quality inspection solution for automotive sun visor products.
New Jersey Return Warehouse in the Eastern United States: Large capacity and high efficiency, covering the wide market in the Eastern United States
U-Speed New Jersey Return Warehouse has a total area of 7,250 square meters, with a daily processing capacity of more than 20,000 orders, and is the core node for processing returns in the eastern region. Faced with standardized products such as car sun visors that have high requirements for appearance, the New Jersey warehouse is equipped with a professional quality inspection team, which can complete unpacking, photography, shading surface inspection, and accessories verification within 48 hours, and upload the quality inspection report to the system for sellers to make decisions.
At the same time, the warehouse supports direct entry into the overseas inventory system after packaging, which is convenient for sellers to re-sell sun visors that have passed quality inspection, minimizing the losses caused by returns.
Los Angeles Return Warehouse in the Western United States: Close to the port, facing sellers on platforms such as Temu and Amazon
The Los Angeles warehouse also has an area of 7,250 square meters and an average daily processing capacity of more than 10,000 orders. Its geographical location is close to the Port of Long Beach, and it is an important logistics hub for California and the entire western United States. Many sellers use the Los Angeles warehouse as the default return destination after sending goods to the western US market through Temu or Amazon FBA.
For light goods such as car visors, the warehouse provides quality inspection, classification, secondary packaging, inventory management and other services. If the goods are intact, they can also be directly transferred to U-Speed's drop shipping system to improve inventory turnover efficiency.
Perfect facilities and professional teams to ensure high-quality and efficient return processing
Whether it is the New Jersey warehouse or the Los Angeles warehouse, the U-Speed return warehouse is equipped with forklifts, fire protection systems, light and heavy shelves, CCTV full coverage security systems, etc. to ensure safe and orderly warehousing operations. In terms of human resources, the "Chinese management team + American operation team" model is adopted, with unified dispatch in China, local Chinese in the United States responsible for practical operations, and equipped with a professional customer service team to assist sellers in quickly handling various after-sales issues.
In addition, U-Speed's return quality inspection standardized process is controllable, with a quality inspection time limit of 2 days and a return logistics time limit of 3-5 days, which can help sellers complete return judgment in the first place and reduce the risk of unsalable and overstocked goods.
One-stop service system truly solves sellers' worries
U-Speed is not only a return warehouse, but also a "forward + reverse" logistics closed-loop service platform tailored for cross-border sellers. In addition to return quality inspection, U-Speed also provides first-leg transportation, local warehousing, and one-piece delivery services in the United States. Sellers can freely combine them according to their needs, eliminating the tedious links of docking with multiple service providers.
For sellers who focus on automobile categories, especially standardized light products such as automobile sun visors, achieving "fast delivery before sale and stable return after sale" through U-Speed is undoubtedly an effective means to improve overall operational efficiency.
Although automobile sun visors are small categories, they have considerable return challenges. How to control costs and maintain service experience has become a compulsory course for cross-border sellers. A local return warehouse that can truly support quality inspection, packaging, classification, return to warehouse and even secondary sales is the key to achieving this goal.
U-Speed US return warehouse is providing trustworthy return support services to more and more cross-border sellers with professional capabilities, efficient processes and perfect systems. Whether you focus on Amazon, Temu, or operate an independent website, as long as your products have a return demand, U-Speed can escort you.
