From the Southern California port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach, a wealth of options for Mexican manufacturing, fulfillment, and eCommerce processing are less than 150 miles away by truck. Finished goods or raw materials can arrive by air or sea, be moved in-bond to the Mexican border where they can then enter Mexico and remain there for up to eighteen months, allowing cargo owners’ flexibility to meet the demands of both omnichannel retailer and direct to consumer inventory with readily available stock
Alba Wheels Up has been working with companies across multiple industries including fashion, e-Commerce and consumer goods, and is unique in the market for the services we can provide cargo owners.
Locating a portion of manufacturing or inventory closer to buyers in a place like Mexico is a prudent decision and can provide inventory insulation. Whether due to typhoons, lockdowns or congestion and despite the current precipitous decline in the number of vessels queued to berth in California, cargo owners cannot risk missing the chance to fill orders, whether to individual online buyers or to brick and mortar retailers operating in the United States and Canada.
By moving goods in bond via the Los Angeles Long Beach port complex,, cargo owners can avoid duty, harbor maintenance and merchandise processing fees associated with clearing the goods into the United States when first arriving. This solution is recommended when the ultimate purchaser of the goods is not known at the time of a shipment’s departure from origin.
How fashion retailers can benefit:
Imagine bringing in a shipment of apparel. Upon arrival, the containers are transferred to Mexico without paying any US duties and taxes. A typhoon at an overseas port delays departure or causes a roll or blanked sailing of a container with stock bound for a major US retailer.
While already fulfilling individual shipments to US and Canadian buyers, that inventory is simultaneously available to minimize or eliminate cancellations for non-delivery to major, high-volume purchasers. Instead of moving across the border garment by garment under the Section 321 regulations for de minimis entries, a commercial shipment can be made and delivered to the buyer, keeping a valuable relationship intact.
Why Alba?
Alba Wheels Up is a pioneer in the process of omnichannel inventory management and fulfillment. From purchase order to proof of delivery, Mexico bonded facilities seamlessly integrate with both e-commerce portals and other proprietary platforms delivering visibility to inventory on-hand and in-transit, seamlessly moving it between delivery channels.
If you would like to learn just how easy it is to utilize Mexico in your supply chain and the potential financial and reputational savings it can deliver, contact us today.
