Shipping Tires to the Global Market with Cost-effective Solutions
August 28, 2024
Benefiting from the growth of global automotive sales, the tire international market size is approaching one trillion RMB. Chinese tires have long been praised as "Cost-effective". To expand our market presence, several Chinese tire companies have established production lines worldwide, gradually forming an integrated network of production, sales, and shipping. Behind this, YQN plays a crucial role in building a global end-to-end logistics service network.
The aim of setting up tire manufacturing plants overseas is to reduce tire shipping costs. However, it also faces challenges in adapting to the local environments. How can companies choose a highly-matched international freight forwarder? How can they ensure reliable tire shipping services while reducing logistics costs and maintaining a manageable profit margin?
A Global End-to-End Service Network
In the past two years, as the global demand for tires has grown, numerous Chinese tire companies have established production lines in Southeast Asia, shipping tires directly to destinations such as the United States and Europe. Among them, several large tire companies directly approached YQN for transportation services. With the collaborative support of local teams from YQN Southeast Asian and American branches, we provided a stable and reliable one-stop international logistics solution.
The detailed tire shipping solution includes:
⬇ Customize shipping plans based on production cycles and delivery schedules.
⬇ Select high-quality and cost-effective shipping routes based on extensive international logistics experience.
⬇ Provide land transportation service: move containers from Thai factories to the port of loading.
⬇ Complete customs clearance at the destination port in the United States, offering DDP and DAP services.
⬇ Arrange land transportation services at the destination port. Allocate trucks to transport goods to YQN's overseas warehouses in the Eastern and Western United States.
Logistics Advantages
YQN has branches in North America and Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, providing sea freight, custom clearance, warehousing, trucking and other logistics services. The logistics solution from Southeast Asia to the United States is executed through the collaboration of teams in China, Southeast Asia, and the United States, improving the efficiency of one-stop global logistics services and reducing overall logistics costs.
YQN owns abundant shipping resources, especially the routes from Southeast Asia to North America. They lead the industry in size and further help tire companies control the tire shipping costs.
Industry Expertise to Create Professional Solutions
After cooperating with many leading domestic tire companies, YQN has discovered that these companies are most concerned about freight rates and space. For instance, a tire company that has a long-term partnership with YQN previously selected a service provider for low freight rates but finally the departure schedule kept getting delayed, and additional charges kept adding up. Instead of obtaining reliable service guarantees, it led to further losses.
How to choose a reliable service provider while controlling costs?
>>Be familiar with the Customer’s Industry
The production cycle for ordinary tires is around six months, and those that are stored over one year from the production date are considered inventory tires. Therefore, the optimal international transportation cycle should be within 30-60 days after the production date. The choice of different shipping lines and vessel schedules will both impact the transportation cycle.
>>Customize thoughtful and detailed solutions for customers.
Tire companies have high requirements for freight rates, freight space, and transportation cycles. However, reducing costs doesn’t mean compromising quality. Instead, it needs a comprehensive shipping plan based on the customer's production cycle and delivery requirements. YQN coordinates direct shipping and transshipment connections to avoid port congestion and provides efficient unloading, customs clearance, and land transportation services at the destination port, ultimately shortening the delivery period and reducing overall logistics costs.
Logistics Advantages
The YQN team possesses over ten years of transportation experience in the tire industry, not only understanding shipping but also having expertise in the industry. This allows us to provide a one-stop solution for tire exports on a global scale.
On the YQN platform, we could forecast vessel schedules. With the aid of digital technology, shipping plans with efficient and controllable delivery cycles can be developed scientifically.
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