On March 16 this year, TikTok Shop released an update on the warehousing mode of goods in the cross-border UK market: from April 15, 2023, the TikTok Shop cross-border e-commerce platform supports cross-border UK market goods using the following business methods:
Commodities operated through the platform's domestic stocking warehouse;
Commodities operated by the UK overseas warehouse or its own UK overseas warehouse certified through the platform;
Jewelry and crystal products that have passed the inspection of the QIC quality inspection center of the container warehouse.
TikTok Shop's UK cross-border sellers, who originally adopted the domestic self-delivery model, can prepare their products to the platform stocking warehouse, or TikTok's local fulfillment cooperation warehouse.
Whether it is a domestic stocking warehouse or a TikTok local fulfillment cooperation warehouse, it provides higher stability and availability for cross-border sellers of TikTok Tok Shop. The following is a summary of the whole process of TikTok Shop, a UK cross-border seller entering the stock stocking Fuko International TikTok local fulfillment cooperation warehouse.
1. Prepare materials.
VAT: Any inbound order in the first way needs to choose a verified and authentic and valid self-owned importer (EORI, VAT), which can be submitted to Nok International customer service or business personnel for review in advance, otherwise the goods will not be able to enter Nok UK warehouse.
UKCA: The full name of United Kingdom Conformity Assessed is a new product certification launched after Brexit. Electrical and electronic products entering the UK market need to pass the standard test under the British regulations, obtain the UKCA certificate, and the product is marked with the UKCA mark to replace the use of the EU CE mark in the UK market.
Customs clearance documents: All warehousing goods need to provide import customs clearance documents in accordance with HMRC (UK Inland Revenue) requirements, including bills of lading, invoices, packing lists, customs declarations and tax bills, and the cargo rights (importers) shown on the documents must be the customer's own importers who have filed and passed the audit of Nok International.
2. Preparation before warehousing.
1. Consultation on prohibited and restricted goods.
According to the national import and export laws and regulations and the relevant regulations of international transportation security, some commodities are prohibited and restricted goods, and Nok UK overseas warehouses cannot be carried or conditionally carried by Nok UK, please consult and confirm in advance before shipment to avoid the goods cannot be arranged for shipment.
2. SKU creation and declaration.
Create product information in the Bird system and generate SKU codes.
Fill in the product information, you must fill in the product size, weight, brand, whether it is electrified, sales link and other information truthfully and completely.
The declared value of the SKU is declared according to the actual situation of the goods.
Special attention should be paid to the fact that if the goods are charged, the relevant information of the battery must be filled in true and accurate, otherwise the goods may not be carried by Flying Bird International.
Product code: If you need to use your own product label, you need to fill in your own label code in the "Product Code" when creating the SKU, so that Nok Bird International UK overseas warehouse can scan and identify the goods.
For restricted goods that require certification before they can be shipped, please upload them to the BIRD overseas warehouse system in advance when creating a product declaration.
3. Commodity packaging.
Packaging and labeling: Do a good job of logistics packaging and label the barcode of the single product.
The standard needs to be pasted on the product packaging, and the SKU barcode can be recognized by the Asuka UK overseas warehouse.
When pasting SKU barcode, paste the barcode to the corner of the largest surface, if the label paper is thermal paper, it should not be covered with transparent glue, otherwise the thermal reaction will be caused The font will blur or disappear.
Unit price logistics packaging must be opaque and protect the goods safely (e.g. bubble bags, etc.).
Special reminder: live products should be packaged separately, and battery labels should be affixed to the logistics packaging of the goods in the box when going through the shipping channel.
4. Packing of goods.
Complete the work of cargo packing, logistics packaging and labeling.
3. Place an order. According to the details of the goods to be warehoused, create an inbound order in the Nok system.
Print and paste the box mark.
Customs declaration and clearance information.
Fourth, domestic delivery, first-leg transportation.
Customers ship to overseas warehouses through the first journey of Asuka, or ship to overseas warehouses through third-party logistics.
5. Cargo tracking and exception handling.
The goods are delivered to the overseas warehouse, the overseas warehouse will arrange to receive the goods and put them on the shelves, and our company promises that the timeliness is that 99% of the goods will be completed within 48h after arriving at the warehouse.
6. Delivery. Timeliness: 1-3 days, orders placed before 14:00 in the UK can be delivered to the post office on the same day.
Cost: You can calculate the cost in the Nok Bird overseas warehouse systemIf you have any questions, you can also contact **customer service.