Why does the U.S. express delivery industry feel less developed than China?

It is natural that the express delivery industry in the United States is not as developed as in China, and the reasons are as follows.

First, behind the prosperity of the express delivery industry is the rise of e-commerce and even the prosperity of the entire Internet industry.

There is no doubt that China is already an Internet power, otherwise the World Internet Conference.

Nor will it be in Wuzhen.

held. Online shopping has become a living condition for Chinese people, and the past Double 11 has allowed the world to witness the enthusiasm of the masses for online shopping. At the national level, in policy formulation as well as in fiscal funding.

In terms of investment, the development of the Internet industry will be guaranteed. In terms of infrastructure construction, network speed and fee reduction have become the most important work goals, and the Internet penetration rate has gradually increased. Express delivery to the countryside has also become a national strategy, further expanding the development space of the express delivery industry.

Under this background, the express delivery industry can be delivered expressly, and it is possible to survive and develop.

Second, this is related to China's geographical environment, population and other factors.

In terms of geographical environment, the population distribution is relatively concentrated and the population density is relatively high.

Large, which objectively reduces the cost of the development of the express delivery industry. The courier brother can drive an electric car to realize the delivery of express delivery in the city, which benefits from the objective conditions of dense population. The United States is vast and sparsely populated, and the cost of express delivery has skyrocketed in the case of scattered personnel, which has limited the development of the express delivery industry.

In terms of population, the Chinese population is large and the young population accounts for a relatively large proportion, as we all know, young people have a strong willingness to buy and are more proficient in online shopping and mobile payment.

This provides customers for the Internet industry and the express delivery industry. In addition, the large population makes the labor cost low and the labor force is relatively cheap, which provides countless express delivery brothers for the express delivery industry, which is also an important factor in the rapid development of China's express delivery industry.

With the development of the Internet, the retail transaction volume on the Chinese people continues to blow out, and the e-commerce giants led by Jingdong can be said to have doubled and multiplied their annual sales, which has also led to the prosperity of the express delivery industry. So on the surface, the main reason why the development of e-commerce has enabled China's express delivery industry to become the world's first.

If you analyze it from a deeper level, then I think the main points are:

First,The Chinese population base is large

With a population of nearly 1.5 billion, China has a decisive advantage over other countries. On such a huge basis, the sending and receiving of express delivery will naturally be much higher, so this is an important reason for the prosperity of China's express delivery business.

Second,Advantages of Made in China

China has always been a big manufacturing country, although with the development of the economy, this voice has decreased in recent years, but it is undeniable that there are still many such processing enterprises in China, such as Guangzhou garment industry, Yiwu small commodities and so on. It is precisely because of this manufacturing advantage that the low-price strategy of e-commerce products has been created, which makes more and more people inclined to shop online.

Third,The development of the e-commerce industry

Finally, it is natural to mention the development of the Internet, since the rise of Alibaba's **, there are more and more e-commerce platforms slowly began to emerge. Although ** occupies almost all categories of the world, there are still opportunities for vertical e-commerce, such as Vipshop, JD.com, etc., these sudden spurts, have made China's e-commerce industry continue to prosper and grow, they are slowly cultivating the consumption habits of the Chinese people, in addition to the above three reasons, of course, there is a very important reason,That is, China's land area is large, so relatively speaking, the cost of express delivery will be higher, which naturally makes the operating income of express delivery higher.

So to sum up, China's express delivery business can be the first in the world, which has its inevitable reasons.

The main thing is that China's express logistics is too cheap.

Now, in China, express delivery is very convenient. Will friends who are new to the United States get used to it? In fact, don't worry too much, the express delivery in the United States is also convenient? Let's talk about which courier companies in the United States are more reliable.

The most common courier companies in the United States are USPS, UPS, and FedEx, which are relatively popular choices and have guaranteed security. Among them, USPS can be understood as a state-owned enterprise, while UPS and FedEx are private.

Friends who are keen on Meitao should know that in the United States** to buy things, the logistics of delivery is nothing more than these courier companies, Amazon and Newegg**, which we have been talking about countless times, have cooperated with UPS and FedEx, and many forwarding companies are also mainly ** these couriers. So let's give you a detailed introduction to these three companies.

FedEx: The full name is Federal Express - Federal Express. FedEx is an international courier group headquartered in Tennessee, USA, providing overnight courier, ground courier, heavy cargo delivery, document copying and logistics services.

At the same time, it is also the world's largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable express delivery services for more than 235 countries and regions around the world.

To put it simply, FedEx's service is safe and secure, the express delivery is generally delivered on time, the package will not be damaged, and if the package is lost, the compensation is also in place. Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious: because FedEx takes the initiative to file taxes at the customs, the resulting express delivery costs are also conceivable.

According to the official FedEx user manual, we can find the **calculation** of packages sent from the United States to China. Among them, the price list from the United States to Chinese mainland is shown in the following figure:

UPS: United Percel Service, founded in 1907 as a courier company in Seattle, Washington, USA, is the world's largest courier company.

In terms of scale, UPS is slightly larger than FedEx, but the two companies are indistinguishable in terms of overall competitiveness, quality assurance, customs active declaration, high express delivery costs, and the advantages and disadvantages of the two companies are very similar due to their similar product lines.

As long as it is in the United States, UPS will provide 7 different products and services, the fastest of which is "UPS Next Day Air", which is equivalent to the "Next Day Delivery" effect of SF Express in China, and you can also freely choose whether to deliver the package the next morning, noon or before dark, and finally realize what it means to be "rich is capricious".

In addition to China Post, China's express delivery industry has been established for a short time, and the three major express delivery giants in Europe and the United States, UPS, DHL, and FedEx occupy 90% of the global market share, which cannot compete. In terms of service, there is still a clear gap with the three giants.

Because the domestic express industry has invented a variety of artifacts, such as automatic sorting machines, regional distribution warehouses, etc., which can speed up the transportation of express delivery, while Europe and the United States are still using manpower to deal with it, and the efficiency cannot keep up.

The main reason is that China's population is relatively large, and they are all gathered to live, so when the express delivery is delivered, it can be delivered a lot at a time, so the market potential is very large, and European and American countries do not have such a demographic dividend.

First, Europe and the United States do not have such a big demographic dividend as China.

Second, Europe and the United States do not attach importance to infrastructure construction as we do, and the infrastructure is not good, which also has a great impact on the logistics industry.

Third, the network in Europe and the United States is not as fast as in China, we have begun to use the 5G network, but some countries are still using 3G, and even some developed countries have no network in slightly remote areas.

It may be due to the national situation. The foreign courier brother is very Buddhist and will never take the initiative to call you, so it will cause a lot of trouble.

First of all, the United States is not a country with a large population, and the population is several times smaller than that of China, so the labor cost is very high in comparison, and merchants are unwilling to pay, and buyers are even more unwilling to pay. So it's hard to have development in the United States.

Because the land area of Europe and the United States is too large. Sending couriers is a hassle. And people in Europe and the United States don't like online shopping very much. There is no need to send a courier either.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the overall scale of China's logistics industry has grown rapidly, the level of logistics services has been significantly improved, and the environment and conditions for development have been continuously improved, laying a solid foundation for further accelerating the development of China's logistics industry.

1.The scale of China's logistics industry is growing rapidly. In 2008, the total amount of social logistics in the country reached one trillion yuan, an increase of 2000, with an average annual growth rate of 23%; The added value of the logistics industry has reached one trillion yuan, an increase of 14% over 2000.

In 2008, the added value of the logistics industry accounted for % of the added value of the total service industry, and the proportion of GDP was %.

2.The development level of China's logistics industry has been significantly improved. Some manufacturing enterprises and commercial enterprises have begun to adopt modern logistics management concepts, methods and technologies to implement process reengineering and service outsourcing; Traditional transportation, warehousing, and freight forwarding enterprises implement functional integration and service extension, and accelerate the transformation to modern logistics enterprises; A number of new logistics enterprises have grown rapidly, forming a multi-ownership, multi-service mode and multi-level logistics enterprise group.

The ratio of the total cost of logistics to GDP in the whole society has decreased from % in 2000 to 2008, and the cost of logistics costs has shown a downward trend, which has promoted the improvement of the quality of economic operation.

3.China's logistics infrastructure conditions are gradually improving. The rapid expansion of transportation facilities has provided good facilities for the development of the logistics industry.

By the end of 2008, the country had 10,000 kilometers of railways, 10,000 kilometers of highways, and 10,000 port berths, including 1,167 coastal berths of more than 10,000 tons and 160 civil airports. The construction of logistics parks has begun, the modernization level of warehousing and distribution facilities has been continuously improved, and a number of regional logistics centers are being formed. The upgrading of logistics technology and equipment has been accelerated, and the construction of logistics informatization has made breakthroughs.

4.The development environment of China's logistics industry has improved significantly. In the national "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" outline, it is clearly proposed to "vigorously develop the modern logistics industry", and the local government has established a comprehensive coordination mechanism to promote the development of the modern logistics industry, and introduced plans and policies to support the development of the modern logistics industry.

Remarkable results have been achieved in logistics statistical accounting and standardization, as well as basic work in the industry such as talent training and technological innovation.

A well-known business tycoon once used a sentence to describe the current situation of China's express delivery industry: no European and American countries dare to imagine surpassing China's express delivery industry today. This is true today.

As online shopping becomes more and more popular, China's express delivery industry can be said to be booming, here is a very exaggerated set of data: in 2017, "Double 11", more than 1 billion packages were generated in three days, and the rookie network took only a week to deliver all of them, and these packages arrived in all corners of the world and delivered to their owners.

The reason why China's express delivery industry is developing so rapidly is that behind it is the 3 million express delivery brothers who are running around the clock. Taking 2018 as an example, the volume of express delivery business is close to 49 billion pieces, and to deliver such a large number of express delivery to residents accurately, quickly and without damage, this requires a strong and complete industrial chain support, and the facts have also proved that China's express delivery industry has been strong enough.

After talking about big data, let's talk about small details, in terms of daily feelings, Chinese couriers are meticulous, fast, and hard-working. In my impression, there are very few places where China's express delivery cannot be reached, even in remote rural areas, where tricycles can't drive, there are also couriers who deliver goods on foot, of course, they are generally oversized. Not to mention the city, the express is placed in the courier cabinet downstairs, and you can take it at any time.

The status of each period of the express package can be known to the owner of the package, and it is also very convenient to return and exchange.

The way of doing things of Chinese couriers, everyone has a personal feeling, we will not say much, today we mainly talk about American couriers, the American express industry has a long history, began in the mid-to-late 70s of the last century, although the start is early but not high. First of all, there is no convenience of Chinese express delivery, the labor cost in the United States is high, a courier is responsible for a large area, and there is no vigorous delivery attitude, and the delivery speed is limited. It is also inconvenient for Americans to send things, unlike China, where they have to put them in the nearest drop-off box and wait for the courier to pick them up.

Secondly, the high rate of parcel damage in the United States reflects the most common criticism of American couriers: violent delivery, the most common phenomenon is that the courier car passes in front of the owner's house, and the courier throws the courier far away at the door or on the lawn.

In addition, the courier is not security-conscious, and the courier is directly placed at the door, and then SMS notification. This has resulted in a very high rate of courier theft in the United States, and thieves who specialize in stealing couriers for a living are called "porch pirates" in the United States. A survey found that nearly 1 in 3 Americans had packages stolen from their doorstep, and half of Americans said someone they knew had been stolen by porch pirates.

The data shows that U.S. homeowners receive an average of 27 packages per year, and 26% receive a courier at least once a week. As long as the owner is not at home, 74% of deliveries will be stolen. In 2018 alone, 26 million deliveries were stolen in the United States.

So, shopping online in the U.S. is one thing, and whether you can receive a package is another. Not to mention the trouble after sale, it is still very troublesome to solve the case, and the small value of the case is basically a dumb loss.

Even if you can receive it without theft, you have to worry about the integrity of the package, which may be the reason why American residents do not shop online frequently.