Published Thursday 13th August 2020
The obvious benchmark for this is shipments currently to and from the non-EU countries Switzerland and Norway which are around twice to three times more expensive than shipping to surrounding EU countries.
Canny organisations, especially in the e-commerce sector, have identified alternative ‘disrupter’ parcel distribution suppliers and have moved away from the mainstream parcel carriers. These alternative ‘disrupter’ suppliers utilise alternative transport networks that enable organisations to consolidate their individual parcel movements and inject parcels directly into the destination country local courier or mail networks, thereby reducing the shipper and customer’s exposure to onerous duty and VAT obligations.
They also provide integrated API and IT solutions which allows for smooth transit across Europe through to delivery without compromising on services such as full visibility tracking, delivery to homes or collections from local shops and provide full returns capability. Expense Reduction Analysts have worked with a number of clients who have migrated their volume away from mainstream parcel carriers into the best alternative ‘disrupter’ parcel distribution networks with significant savings in freight and surcharge costs, and have also rendered the client safely ‘Brexit ready’.
If you have not reviewed your parcel carrier for shipping to and from the EU ready for Brexit date, there is now very little time in order to prevent exposure to significant rise in costs in January 2021. In order to leverage the best possible rate and delivery solutions available to you, Expense Reduction Analysts are able to forensically analyse your current shipping profile and put you in touch with the best value solutions that are Brexit ready extremely quickly and simply.
About the Author: Simon Perkins, following a degree in Transport and Logistics Simon has 10 years experience working within the national and international parcel distribution industry managing major national accounts across many industry verticals for UPS, the largest global parcel carrier.