More and more data show that the harm of e-cigarette is far less than that of traditional cigarette. As an alternative product, e-cigarette is developing rapidly, and its shipping and logistics demand is also rising. There are two differences between e-cigarettes and general goods. One is that e-cigarettes are sensitive goods in global freight shipping,for it including lithium batteries and flammable liquids. Therefore, targeted logistics channels need to be selected. On the other hand, e-cigarette, as an emerging thing, countries are more sensitive to the supervision of the logistics.
..There is not much difference in operation between exporting e-cigarettes and exporting other goods, but we must determine the channels before transportation and understand the control policies of e-cigarettes in the destination country.
Because some countries have strict policies on e-cigarettes, and e-cigarettes contain batteries, batteries are easy to produce flammable gases in international transportation, threatening the safety of aircraft. In order to ensure the safety of aircraft transportation, domestic express companies regard batteries and battery items as prohibited goods and prohibit transportation. Therefore, the current e-cigarette transportation in the Chinese market has the characteristics of diversified but unstable channels. At the same time, in terms of logistics channels, customers choose more channels, including small package, special line logistics and international air transportation.
1Postal parcel channels can pass customs more quickly, and the channels are safe and stable. For example, we often use the Dutch postal packet, which can send e-cigarettes to Europe in compliance.
2 In terms of special line logistics, it can provide targeted logistics services. For example, logistics channels such as Russian special line, Japanese special line and American special line can undertake e-cigarettes and other items to arrive in the corresponding countries.
3 For the service of international air freight to the airport, if the recipient has strong customs clearance strength, it can also transport e-cigarettes by air, and then pick up the goods at the airport.
It should be noted that the transport channels of e-cigarettes are generally unstable, because the control policies of e-cigarettes are different in various countries. For example, the United States regards e-cigarettes as a nicotine release device under FDA supervision. Therefore, the compliant export of e-cigarette products exported to the United States needs to obtain FDA certification. In Japan, e-cigarettes are regarded as drug supervision, and the number of imported e-cigarettes is strictly controlled. Germany regards e-cigarettes as tobacco control, which is relatively loose compared with Japan and the United States. Like Japan, e-cigarettes need to be strictly regulated as drugs in the UK. Therefore, before transporting e-cigarettes, we must pay attention to the regulatory policies of exporting countries.