Shipment consolidation: what it is and why it lowers the cost
A single parcel travelling by international courier pays a high individual rate. When hundreds of parcels travel in the same bag or pallet, the freight cost is shared among all of them.
Consolidation happens at an origin hub: parcels are received, checked, grouped by destination and prepared with the documentation for the whole load.
How Consolidation works in our operation
MailAmericas consolidates at its origin hubs (China, the United States, Europe) and dispatches loads by destination on a regular schedule. For the seller, the effect is a lower per-parcel rate than an individual courier, with no change to their operation.
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Does consolidation add delay?
It adds the time to complete the load, which with regular departures is measured in hours or a few days. That time is already included in the published transit time.