Latest / Outside the Box with Asendia USA: The International e-Commerce Podcast / 18 part 1: Advancements in e-Commerce Shipping to Mexico
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- 0:00On
- 0:00top
- 0:00of
- 0:00saving
- 0:00a
- 0:01lot
- 0:01of
- 0:01dollars
- 0:01from
- 0:01having
- 0:02those
- 0:02two
- 0:02legs
- 0:02of
- 0:03trucking,
- 0:03we
- 0:04can
- 0:04have
- 0:04them
- 0:05send
- 0:05one
- 0:05truck
- 0:06directly
- 0:06to
- 0:06Laredo,
- 0:07and
- 0:07that
- 0:07can
- 0:07typically
- 0:08cut
- 0:08out,
- 0:08say,
- 0:09one
- 0:10to
- 0:10three
- 0:10days
- 0:10in
- 0:11transit.
- 0:11This
- 0:11is
- 0:12Outside
- 0:12the
- 0:12Box
- 0:13with
- 0:13Ascendia
- 0:14usa,
- 0:15a
- 0:15podcast
- 0:16educating
- 0:16US
- 0:16Based
- 0:17brands,
- 0:17marketplaces
- 0:18and
- 0:19e
- 0:19tailers
- 0:19on
- 0:19international
- 0:20shipping
- 0:21topics
- 0:21and
- 0:21how
- 0:21they
- 0:22can
- 0:22expand
- 0:22their
- 0:22global
- 0:23e
- 0:23commerce
- 0:24footprint.
- 0:25Hey,
- 0:25everybody.
- 0:26backtoanotherepisodeofOutsidetheBoxwithAsendia
- 0:29USA
- 0:29podcast.IamwithmyCO,Jason
- 0:32Rowland.
- 0:33Hey,
- 0:33everybody.
- 0:33Welcome
- 0:34back.
- 0:35We
- 0:35have
- 0:35very
- 0:36special
- 0:36guests
- 0:37again.
- 0:37Joining
- 0:38us
- 0:38again
- 0:38today,
- 0:38we've
- 0:39got
- 0:39Leslie
- 0:39foxhoven
- 0:40and
- 0:40Michael
- 0:40DiVincenzo.
- 0:41You
- 0:41guys
- 0:42want
- 0:42to
- 0:42say
- 0:42hi
- 0:42real
- 0:42quick?
- 0:43Hi.
- 0:43Good
- 0:44to
- 0:44see
- 0:44you
- 0:44again.
- 0:45Hey
- 0:45guys.
- 0:45Thanks
- 0:46for
- 0:46having
- 0:46us
- 0:46back.
- 0:47It's
- 0:48good
- 0:48to
- 0:48have
- 0:48you
- 0:48guys
- 0:49back.
- 0:49And
- 0:49we're
- 0:49here
- 0:49to
- 0:50talk
- 0:50again
- 0:50about
- 0:51all
- 0:51things
- 0:51Mexico.
- 0:53So
- 0:53the
- 0:53last
- 0:54episode
- 0:54that
- 0:54we
- 0:55had
- 0:55you
- 0:55guys
- 0:55on
- 0:56dropped
- 0:57back
- 0:57in
- 0:57March,
- 0:58and
- 0:58it
- 0:58was
- 0:59really
- 0:59to
- 1:00talk
- 1:00more
- 1:00about,
- 1:01you
- 1:01know,
- 1:01why
- 1:01we
- 1:01launched
- 1:02the
- 1:02product
- 1:02and
- 1:02the
- 1:03service
- 1:03and.
- 1:03And
- 1:04what
- 1:04we're
- 1:04doing
- 1:04to
- 1:04really
- 1:05make
- 1:05Mexico
- 1:05deliveries
- 1:06better
- 1:06and
- 1:07to
- 1:07make
- 1:07it
- 1:08a
- 1:08market
- 1:08that
- 1:08is
- 1:09a
- 1:09little
- 1:09bit
- 1:09easier
- 1:10to
- 1:10access
- 1:10for
- 1:11the
- 1:11brands
- 1:11and
- 1:11retailers
- 1:12that
- 1:12are
- 1:12listening.
- 1:13And
- 1:13we're
- 1:13kind
- 1:14of
- 1:14coming
- 1:14back
- 1:14today
- 1:14to
- 1:15talk
- 1:15a
- 1:15little
- 1:15bit
- 1:16about,
- 1:16you
- 1:16know,
- 1:16what's
- 1:17changed.
- 1:17Some
- 1:18advancements
- 1:18and,
- 1:19you
- 1:20know,
- 1:20some
- 1:20geopolitical
- 1:21stuff.
- 1:21And.
- 1:21I
- 1:22don't
- 1:22know.
- 1:22Jason,
- 1:22did
- 1:22I
- 1:22miss
- 1:22anything?
- 1:23No,
- 1:23that
- 1:24sounds
- 1:24great.
- 1:24I
- 1:24know
- 1:24there's
- 1:25a
- 1:25lot
- 1:25of.
- 1:25A
- 1:25lot
- 1:25of
- 1:25good
- 1:26stuff
- 1:26to
- 1:26get
- 1:26into.
- 1:26A
- 1:26lot
- 1:26of
- 1:27updates
- 1:27for
- 1:27the.
- 1:28The
- 1:28facility
- 1:28and
- 1:28the
- 1:29product.
- 1:29And
- 1:29Mexico
- 1:30is
- 1:30always
- 1:31a
- 1:31great,
- 1:31crazy
- 1:32kind
- 1:32of
- 1:32changing
- 1:33environment.
- 1:33So
- 1:33we'll
- 1:34get
- 1:34into
- 1:34some
- 1:34updates,
- 1:35and
- 1:35I
- 1:35think
- 1:35it'll
- 1:35be
- 1:35a
- 1:35great,
- 1:36great
- 1:36episode.
- 1:37Yeah.
- 1:38It
- 1:38still
- 1:38shocks
- 1:39me
- 1:39the
- 1:39number
- 1:39of
- 1:39users
- 1:40that
- 1:40we
- 1:41saw
- 1:41in
- 1:41terms
- 1:41of
- 1:41just
- 1:42online
- 1:42shoppers
- 1:43in
- 1:43Mexico
- 1:44as
- 1:44a
- 1:44country.
- 1:44Right.
- 1:45I
- 1:45mean,
- 1:45it's
- 1:45just.
- 1:46I
- 1:46see
- 1:46it
- 1:46as
- 1:47it's
- 1:47going
- 1:47to
- 1:47continue
- 1:47to
- 1:47be
- 1:48a
- 1:48growing
- 1:48market,
- 1:48so
- 1:49I
- 1:49think
- 1:50it's
- 1:50a
- 1:50great
- 1:50place
- 1:50to
- 1:50be
- 1:51and
- 1:51to
- 1:51continue
- 1:51to
- 1:52expand
- 1:52into
- 1:52the,
- 1:52you
- 1:53know,
- 1:53the
- 1:53Latin
- 1:53American
- 1:54market.
- 1:54So.
- 1:55All
- 1:55right,
- 1:55well,
- 1:56let's
- 1:56just.
- 1:56Let's
- 1:57just
- 1:57get
- 1:57right
- 1:57into
- 1:57it
- 1:58then.
- 1:59Mike,
- 2:00can
- 2:00you
- 2:00tell
- 2:00us
- 2:01what.
- 2:01So
- 2:01since
- 2:02we
- 2:02last
- 2:02talked,
- 2:03you
- 2:03know,
- 2:03we've
- 2:03got
- 2:03our
- 2:04own
- 2:04facility
- 2:04in
- 2:04Laredo,
- 2:05Texas.
- 2:05Right.
- 2:05Can
- 2:06you
- 2:06give
- 2:06us
- 2:06an
- 2:06update
- 2:06on
- 2:07the
- 2:07facility?
- 2:07Maybe
- 2:07what's
- 2:08changed?
- 2:08What,
- 2:09you
- 2:09know,
- 2:09what's
- 2:09grown,
- 2:09what
- 2:10we're
- 2:10doing
- 2:10different,
- 2:11Just
- 2:11everything,
- 2:12really.
- 2:13Yeah,
- 2:14absolutely.
- 2:14So
- 2:15as
- 2:16we
- 2:16spoke
- 2:16back
- 2:17in
- 2:17February,
- 2:18we
- 2:19launched
- 2:19the
- 2:19service
- 2:20in
- 2:20September
- 2:21of
- 2:212024.
- 2:23And
- 2:23as
- 2:24we
- 2:24started
- 2:24bringing
- 2:25on
- 2:25more
- 2:25clients
- 2:26One
- 2:26thing
- 2:26we
- 2:26noticed
- 2:27is
- 2:27that
- 2:28it
- 2:28was
- 2:29a
- 2:29little
- 2:29difficult
- 2:30for
- 2:31some
- 2:31clients,
- 2:31especially
- 2:32in,
- 2:32say,
- 2:32the
- 2:33Texas
- 2:33or
- 2:33southern
- 2:34U.S.
- 2:34region,
- 2:35to
- 2:35take
- 2:36their
- 2:36parcels
- 2:36that
- 2:36are
- 2:37going
- 2:37down
- 2:37south
- 2:37of
- 2:37Mexico
- 2:38and
- 2:39bring
- 2:39them
- 2:39up
- 2:39to
- 2:39one
- 2:40of
- 2:40our
- 2:40facilities,
- 2:41say
- 2:41in
- 2:41Chicago,
- 2:42New
- 2:42York,
- 2:42Philadelphia
- 2:43or
- 2:44Los
- 2:44Angeles.
- 2:45So
- 2:46what
- 2:46we
- 2:47decided
- 2:47to
- 2:47do
- 2:47was
- 2:48we
- 2:49launched
- 2:50a
- 2:50processing
- 2:51facility
- 2:51in
- 2:51Laredo,
- 2:52Texas.
- 2:52It's
- 2:53about
- 2:53five
- 2:54miles
- 2:54from
- 2:55the
- 2:55actual
- 2:55U.S.
- 2:55mexico
- 2:56border.
- 2:58This
- 2:59facility
- 2:59opened
- 3:00back
- 3:00in
- 3:01May
- 3:01of
- 3:02this
- 3:02year,
- 3:02so
- 3:032025.
- 3:05The
- 3:05facility
- 3:06itself,
- 3:08we
- 3:08have
- 3:08the
- 3:08ability
- 3:09to
- 3:09operate
- 3:10under
- 3:10a
- 3:10capacity
- 3:11of
- 3:11about
- 3:1210,000
- 3:12square
- 3:12feet.
- 3:14It's
- 3:14fully
- 3:14operational,
- 3:15just
- 3:15like
- 3:16any
- 3:16of
- 3:16our
- 3:17other
- 3:17facilities,
- 3:18except
- 3:18it's
- 3:19specific
- 3:19to
- 3:19our
- 3:20direct
- 3:20to
- 3:21Mexico
- 3:21product.
- 3:22So
- 3:22as
- 3:22of
- 3:23right
- 3:23now,
- 3:23we're
- 3:23not
- 3:23processing
- 3:24parcels
- 3:25for
- 3:27the
- 3:27other
- 3:27countries
- 3:28we're
- 3:29sending
- 3:29to,
- 3:29but
- 3:29this
- 3:30is
- 3:30particular
- 3:30for
- 3:31Mexico.
- 3:34So
- 3:34we
- 3:35receive
- 3:35parcels
- 3:36in
- 3:36that
- 3:36facility,
- 3:37we
- 3:37can
- 3:37process
- 3:38them,
- 3:38and
- 3:38then
- 3:38we
- 3:38could
- 3:39give
- 3:39our
- 3:39customers
- 3:39the
- 3:40ability
- 3:40to
- 3:40clear
- 3:40their
- 3:41parcels
- 3:41into
- 3:41Mexico
- 3:42via
- 3:43a
- 3:43T1
- 3:43or
- 3:43A1
- 3:44clearance.
- 3:45Mexico's
- 3:45E
- 3:46commerce
- 3:46market
- 3:46is
- 3:47booming,
- 3:47and
- 3:47the
- 3:48time
- 3:48to
- 3:48expand
- 3:48is
- 3:49now.
- 3:49Consumers
- 3:50are
- 3:50mobile,
- 3:51first
- 3:51connected
- 3:52and
- 3:52spending
- 3:52more
- 3:53than
- 3:53ever
- 3:53on
- 3:53fashion,
- 3:54electronics
- 3:55and
- 3:55everyday
- 3:55goods.
- 3:56Mexican
- 3:57e
- 3:57commerce
- 3:58is
- 3:58no
- 3:58longer
- 3:58just
- 3:59big
- 3:59city
- 3:59driven.
- 4:00Shoppers
- 4:00nationwide
- 4:01are
- 4:01buying
- 4:02online.
- 4:02But
- 4:03success
- 4:03depends
- 4:04on
- 4:04getting
- 4:04deliveries
- 4:05right,
- 4:05navigating
- 4:06regulations,
- 4:07and
- 4:07meeting
- 4:07high
- 4:08customer
- 4:08expectations.
- 4:09Ascendia
- 4:10USA
- 4:11is
- 4:11your
- 4:11trusted
- 4:11logistics
- 4:12partner
- 4:13with
- 4:13flexible
- 4:14solutions,
- 4:14customs
- 4:15expertise
- 4:16and
- 4:16reliable
- 4:17networks.
- 4:17We
- 4:18get
- 4:18your
- 4:18parcels
- 4:18to
- 4:19Mexican
- 4:19shoppers
- 4:20quickly
- 4:20and
- 4:20compliantly.
- 4:22Expand
- 4:22with
- 4:22confidence.
- 4:23Unlock
- 4:24Mexico
- 4:24with
- 4:25Ascendia
- 4:25usa.
- 4:26Scan
- 4:27the
- 4:27QR
- 4:27code
- 4:28or
- 4:28click
- 4:28the
- 4:28link
- 4:28in
- 4:29the
- 4:29description
- 4:29to
- 4:30download
- 4:30our
- 4:30Mexico
- 4:31e
- 4:31commerce
- 4:31ebook
- 4:32today.
- 4:34Yeah,
- 4:34that's
- 4:34great.
- 4:35Oh,
- 4:36go
- 4:36ahead,
- 4:36Jason.
- 4:36Yeah,
- 4:37well,
- 4:37just
- 4:37on,
- 4:37on
- 4:38the
- 4:39trucking,
- 4:40the
- 4:40way
- 4:40that
- 4:40we
- 4:40do
- 4:40it
- 4:41now,
- 4:41how
- 4:41much
- 4:42that
- 4:42must
- 4:42save
- 4:43the
- 4:43customers
- 4:43a
- 4:43lot
- 4:43of
- 4:44money
- 4:44because
- 4:44all
- 4:44that
- 4:44in,
- 4:45you
- 4:45know,
- 4:45line
- 4:45haul
- 4:46truck
- 4:47across
- 4:47the
- 4:47country
- 4:47and,
- 4:48and
- 4:48get
- 4:48it
- 4:49either
- 4:49into
- 4:49one
- 4:50of
- 4:50our
- 4:50facilities
- 4:50or
- 4:50down
- 4:50into
- 4:51Laredo.
- 4:52Having
- 4:52it
- 4:52there
- 4:53so
- 4:53close
- 4:53to
- 4:53the
- 4:53border
- 4:54must
- 4:54save,
- 4:54I
- 4:55would
- 4:55imagine,
- 4:55what
- 4:56amounts
- 4:56to
- 4:56hundreds
- 4:57of
- 4:57dollars
- 4:57per
- 4:57shipment.
- 4:58Right.
- 4:58So
- 4:59all
- 4:59those
- 4:59trucking
- 4:59costs
- 5:00that
- 5:00end
- 5:00up
- 5:00getting
- 5:01kind
- 5:01of
- 5:01eaten
- 5:02up
- 5:02with
- 5:02vendors
- 5:03and
- 5:03brokers
- 5:04and,
- 5:04you
- 5:04know,
- 5:04different
- 5:05truckers
- 5:05from
- 5:05around
- 5:05the
- 5:06country,
- 5:06all
- 5:06those
- 5:06different
- 5:06lt.
- 5:08So
- 5:08it
- 5:08must
- 5:08be
- 5:08saving
- 5:09our
- 5:09customers
- 5:09a
- 5:09pretty
- 5:09good
- 5:10amount
- 5:10of
- 5:10money
- 5:10to
- 5:10have
- 5:10it
- 5:10so
- 5:11close
- 5:11to
- 5:11the
- 5:11border.
- 5:13Yeah,
- 5:13that's
- 5:13a
- 5:13great
- 5:14point.
- 5:14And
- 5:14it
- 5:14actually
- 5:14works
- 5:15twofold
- 5:16because
- 5:16it
- 5:17not
- 5:17only
- 5:17saves
- 5:17the
- 5:17customers
- 5:18a
- 5:18ton
- 5:18of
- 5:18money,
- 5:19but
- 5:19it
- 5:19also
- 5:19saves
- 5:20them
- 5:20a
- 5:20lot
- 5:20of
- 5:20days
- 5:21in
- 5:21transit
- 5:21because
- 5:22previously
- 5:23we
- 5:23would
- 5:24have
- 5:24to
- 5:24bring
- 5:24the
- 5:24parcels
- 5:25to
- 5:25one
- 5:25of
- 5:25our
- 5:25facilities
- 5:25around
- 5:26the
- 5:26US
- 5:26and
- 5:27then
- 5:27from
- 5:27there
- 5:28we
- 5:28would
- 5:28tender
- 5:29them
- 5:29down
- 5:29to
- 5:30the
- 5:30border
- 5:31at
- 5:31this
- 5:31facility
- 5:32anyway.
- 5:32So
- 5:33on
- 5:33top
- 5:33of
- 5:33saving
- 5:33a
- 5:34lot
- 5:34of
- 5:34dollars
- 5:34from
- 5:35having
- 5:35those
- 5:35two
- 5:35legs
- 5:36of
- 5:36trucking,
- 5:37we
- 5:37can
- 5:37have
- 5:37them
- 5:38send
- 5:38one
- 5:38truck
- 5:39directly
- 5:39to
- 5:39Laredo
- 5:40and
- 5:40that
- 5:40can
- 5:40typically
- 5:41cut
- 5:41out
- 5:41say
- 5:42one
- 5:43to
- 5:43three
- 5:43days
- 5:43in
- 5:44transits.
- 5:44Spence.
- 5:47Yeah,
- 5:47it's
- 5:48big
- 5:48time.
- 5:48So
- 5:49I
- 5:49was
- 5:49fortunate
- 5:49enough
- 5:50to
- 5:50bring
- 5:50a
- 5:50client
- 5:51on
- 5:51that
- 5:51is
- 5:52going
- 5:52directly
- 5:52to
- 5:52Laredo
- 5:53and
- 5:54the
- 5:54amount
- 5:54of
- 5:54time
- 5:55it
- 5:55saves
- 5:55from
- 5:56going
- 5:56from
- 5:56Ord
- 5:57to
- 5:58Laredo
- 5:58or
- 5:59into
- 5:59Mexico
- 5:59versus
- 6:00going
- 6:00directly
- 6:00to
- 6:01Laredo
- 6:01in
- 6:02New
- 6:02Mexico
- 6:02is
- 6:02huge.
- 6:04The
- 6:04transit
- 6:05times
- 6:05are
- 6:05phenomenal,
- 6:05which
- 6:06I
- 6:06know
- 6:06we'll
- 6:06get
- 6:06into
- 6:06too.
- 6:07But
- 6:07Mike,
- 6:07going
- 6:08back
- 6:08though,
- 6:08so
- 6:09just
- 6:09because
- 6:09obviously,
- 6:10you
- 6:10know,
- 6:11the
- 6:11purpose
- 6:11of
- 6:11our
- 6:11podcast
- 6:12is
- 6:12very
- 6:12educational.
- 6:13Right.
- 6:13So
- 6:13we
- 6:13want
- 6:13to
- 6:14educate
- 6:14listeners
- 6:15in
- 6:15the
- 6:15cross
- 6:15border
- 6:16logistics
- 6:16space.
- 6:16You
- 6:17had
- 6:17mentioned
- 6:17a
- 6:17couple
- 6:17clearance
- 6:18opportunities
- 6:19that,
- 6:20that
- 6:20we
- 6:20have
- 6:20by
- 6:20having
- 6:21our
- 6:21facility
- 6:21in
- 6:21laredo.
- 6:22You
- 6:22mentioned
- 6:22T1
- 6:23and
- 6:23then
- 6:23another
- 6:23one.
- 6:24Can
- 6:24you
- 6:25expand
- 6:25on
- 6:25that
- 6:25just
- 6:26a
- 6:26little
- 6:26bit?
- 6:27Yeah,
- 6:28absolutely.
- 6:28And
- 6:29I
- 6:29think
- 6:29we'll,
- 6:29we'll
- 6:29definitely
- 6:30get
- 6:30into
- 6:30it
- 6:32to
- 6:32an
- 6:32extent
- 6:33a
- 6:33little
- 6:33bit
- 6:33later.
- 6:34But
- 6:35there
- 6:36are
- 6:36two
- 6:36predominant
- 6:38clearance
- 6:38methods
- 6:40when
- 6:40customers
- 6:41want
- 6:41to
- 6:41send
- 6:41E
- 6:42Commerce
- 6:42shipments
- 6:43or
- 6:43any
- 6:44shipments
- 6:44in
- 6:45that
- 6:45matter
- 6:45to
- 6:46Mexico.
- 6:47So
- 6:47a
- 6:47T1
- 6:49is
- 6:49a
- 6:50simplified
- 6:51clearance
- 6:51method
- 6:52which
- 6:52is,
- 6:53or
- 6:54in
- 6:54other
- 6:54words
- 6:55informal.
- 6:56And
- 6:57then
- 6:57an
- 6:57A1
- 6:58is
- 6:58a
- 6:58formal
- 6:58clearance
- 6:59which
- 6:59you
- 6:59see
- 7:00a
- 7:00lot
- 7:00for
- 7:00business
- 7:01to
- 7:01business
- 7:02commodities,
- 7:03things
- 7:03like
- 7:03that.
- 7:03But
- 7:04we
- 7:05use
- 7:05for
- 7:06about
- 7:0695%
- 7:07of
- 7:07the
- 7:08parcels
- 7:08we
- 7:08send
- 7:08down
- 7:09to
- 7:09Mexico.
- 7:09Right
- 7:09now
- 7:10we
- 7:10use
- 7:10a
- 7:10T1
- 7:11clearance,
- 7:11which
- 7:12is
- 7:13the
- 7:13easiest
- 7:14and
- 7:14cheapest
- 7:15way
- 7:15to
- 7:15do
- 7:15the
- 7:15clearance
- 7:16into
- 7:16Mexico
- 7:17for
- 7:17business
- 7:17to
- 7:17consumer.
- 7:19Okay,
- 7:20got
- 7:20it.
- 7:21And
- 7:21sorry
- 7:21to
- 7:21steal
- 7:22any
- 7:22thunder
- 7:22for
- 7:22later
- 7:23in
- 7:23the
- 7:23show.
- 7:24I
- 7:25guess
- 7:25I
- 7:25just
- 7:25didn't
- 7:25really
- 7:25put
- 7:25all
- 7:26that
- 7:26together,
- 7:26but
- 7:27I
- 7:27understand.
- 7:28So.
- 7:29Okay.
- 7:29So
- 7:30Jason,
- 7:30you
- 7:30had
- 7:30some
- 7:31questions
- 7:31I
- 7:31think
- 7:31on
- 7:31the
- 7:32customs
- 7:32broker
- 7:33or
- 7:33something?
- 7:33Yeah.
- 7:33So
- 7:35thank
- 7:35you
- 7:35for
- 7:35listening.
- 7:35Tune
- 7:36in
- 7:36again
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- 7:37continue
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