Hampshire learned from the recent reports of foreign media, Bloomberg News received an internal report of the Amazon, which outlined the Amazon to create a global electricity and supply chain network plan, or will hit Alibaba. Amazon's internal operations instead of logistics companies and financial services companies, will impact on some brands.


This project, known as the "Dragon Boat Program", can be shipped directly from Asian sellers and factories to the United States through Amazon's own trucks, aircraft and ships, as well as through loans to the network and mobile equipment, international payments, customs clearance and tax advice service.
The report said the project will create a seamless one-click-ship ... This non-intermediated transport process is simpler and more transparent and will be a revolutionary initiative, the seller flocked to choose Amazon's logistics, also Can enjoy a more competitive price. "
An industry source said, "Dragon Boat Plan" is proposed in 2013, the current Amazon is implementing the plan. Earlier this year, Amazon named the new logistics system "Amazon global supply chain." The freight industry has rumors that Amazon is preparing to rent its Boeing 767s.
According to USA Today, the US Federal Maritime Commission (November) and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (September) have authorized Amazon China's maritime license.
Amazon reported that the "Dragon Boat Project" will go beyond Alibaba - through "the entire international supply chain automation" approach.
Amazon declined to comment on the remarks, and its chief financial officer, Brian Olsavsky, said in a fourth-quarter financial conference call last month that the transport network was built to complement and not replace FedEx, UPS and DHL logistics companies.
According to the Hugo Network, Dragon Boat is a full-service international freight solution for Amazon China Dragon Boat, which is not a simple "consignment" model, But the seller backstage one-stop international freight tools. It is reported that the project as early as 2013-2014 in the test. Want to become a Chinese merchandise testing business, need to contact the national site of the Amazon team, submit the appropriate application, including the store registered e-mail address and store name. After the Amazon audit, the seller will open the background of China's container dragon boat function module, including lock and a series of functions, the final logistics business will be arranged for delivery.
Specific logistics operation mode is as follows: Chinese factory / seller → Amazon China Treasury collection → export → transport → destination country import → destination transport → Amazon destination Treasury receipt
In addition, the review through the seller, before the need to prepare the goods and warehousing requirements in accordance with the requirements of the goods packaged and finishing; at the same time ready to declare the required documents, such as invoices, packing lists and so on. In addition, the seller is also ready to qualify for the import of each country: the United States (Non-Residential importer is the United States non-resident importer qualification; or US local companies or individuals), Europe (EORL application), Japan (POA signed).
Hugo network learned that the Dragon Boat cargo China is mainly concentrated in the North China region of Tianjin and Beijing; East China's Ningbo and Shanghai; and South China's Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Fujian, Xiamen and Hong Kong.
[Source: Hugo net]