Cross-Border Logistics
STATUS: SKELETON — body pending.
When to use this skill
- Choosing a carrier for TW → overseas or overseas → TW shipments
- Estimating shipping cost, transit time, or DDP total landed cost
- Managing customs clearance operations (報關) and document prep
- Handling returns from overseas buyers
- Comparing DHL / FedEx / UPS / 郵局 國際 for a given route
Do NOT use when
- Duty/tax calculation, HS-code classification, or 報單 filing →
tw-ecom-compliance-cross-border - 境外電商 sales-tax registration →
tw-ecom-compliance-cross-border - Domestic TW logistics →
tw-ecom-logistics-home/tw-ecom-logistics-cvs
Core concepts
TODO: DDP vs DDU trade-offs (landed cost transparency, liability shift), carrier-choice framework (weight / speed / destination / DDP capability), customs document prep (商業發票、包裝明細、原產地證明), label standards per carrier, returns friction and cost structure. NOTE: HS-code classification, de minimis thresholds, and duty/VAT rates belong in tw-ecom-compliance-cross-border — do not duplicate here.
Decision tree
TODO: carrier by destination / weight / speed / DDP preference.
Implementation guidance
TODO: customs doc prep, label generation, tracking reconciliation.
Gotchas
TODO: 5-6 pitfalls (HS misclassification, DDP total cost shock, returns black hole, restricted-items list, FTZ vs general customs).
IRON LAW
TODO.
Output Format
TODO.
Related
tw-ecom-compliance-cross-borderxborder-logistics,xborder-sea-entry
Last verified: 2026-04