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JMS: Your Reliable China Warehouse and Logistics Company

As one of the leading logistics companies in China, JMS provides China warehouse storage and services to benefit your business.

JMS also provides professional services like efficient item distribution, storage, cargo consolidation, sorting, packaging, enforcing, and customized labelling.

JMS China warehouses can be used by different businesses and for different applications. Whether you represent a manufacturer, importer, exporter, wholesaler, transport business, or customs authority, JMS will help.

You can use our warehouses to store all sorts of goods. These include apparel, tools, hardware, appliances, electronics, jewelry, watches, furniture, and much more.

Every business that manufactures products in China needs a reliable warehouse. So, why not choose one provided by a logistics company for free?

JMS China warehouses are perfect for that.

We will take care of your products for 28 days for free. 

We focus on saving your time, money, and providing quality services that you trust.

We have been working in logistic services for 12 years, and we value our clients, providing 24/7 support.

Besides China warehousing, we are also proud to offer our air- , rail- , and sea freight , delivery , and customs clearance services.

We can ship your order anywhere: Europe, Singapore, USA, UK, India, Russia, etc.

Send us an inquiry today, and let’s discuss China warehouse options for your business!

Find Warehouse in China: The Complete FAQ Guide

International trade is impossible without warehousing services.

Picking up appropriate storage solutions can significantly improve your business with Chinese partners.

Let us help you to find out the best warehousing option for you, as well as introduce you to all the nuances of the warehousing processes.

What is the warehouse?

A warehouse is a building where goods are stored.

Warehouses can be used by various trading entities, such as

• manufacturers;
• importers;
• exporters;
• wholesalers;
• transport businesses;
• customs authorities, etc.

The warehouse is a large plain building which has special equipment to handle and store goods.

Why does the location of the warehouse matter?

As a buyer, you have to be sure that your warehousing option is located as near as it is possible.

Even if such warehouse is located in other countries, it must be situated near logistic routes.

Additional transportation costs might affect the final price for goods and your business in general.

What is warehouse management system?

A warehouse management system is also known as WMS.

It is software and processes that allow organizations to control warehouse operations connected with goods.

Such operations might include inventory management, picking processes and auditing.

First of all, the warehouse management system can view goods at any time and location, whether in storage or in transit.

Also, WMS can build the supply chain from the manufacturer to the warehouse, then to the buyer.

Alongside the warehouse management system, the TMS (transportation management system) is often used.

How are storage fees charged for warehouse items?

There are three general options while charging clients for the warehouse services.

Pay per cubic foot (meter)

Some fulfillment houses base their storage fees on the number of cubic feet that their items occupy.

To calculate cubic feet, you multiply the length, width, and height of an item.

An important consideration with this model is if and how the fulfillment house rounds their measurements.

For example, many companies will round up to the next full inch when calculating the LxWxH dimensions of an item.

That can make a significant difference with your storage bill.

Pay per pallet

It is also common to charge by the pallet for storage.

For example, a fulfillment house may have a monthly charge of $17 per pallet.

You can see that in this scenario, it’s a little cheaper by the pallet, but that’s not always the case.

There might be a few important rules in such case:

1. Pallet Size (the average pallet size is 64 cubic feet; however, some fulfillment warehouses will use industrial-sized pallets, which measure 42” x 48” x 48”, or 56 cubic feet).
2. Items Per Pallet (not all items fit neatly on a pallet. So even though, when calculated, it seems your 2,000 items will fit on one pallet, that may not be the case, and you may wind up paying for two pallets).
3. Restrictions. Some fulfillment companies have low storage rates per pallet, but only allow one unique item or SKU per pallet. So if you have 10 SKUs, even though your total inventory may fit on 5 pallets, in this case, you’ll actually be paying for 10 pallets worth of storage.

Pay per SKU

SKU stands for stock keeping unit.

It is a third common method used is to charge for storage.

For instance, you may have a monthly charge of $2.00 for each individual SKU you have in stock.

This method of charging can also be used in combination with a per pallet storage fee.

How are fulfillment fees charged for warehouse items?

This is your entire pick-through-shipment fee and includes order picking and packing, shipping cost, packing boxes, and inner packaging.

It even covers returns processing, though not for items in categories with free customer returns.

How to prepare shipment before sending to the warehouse in China?

In the vast majority of cases, the obligation of preparing shipment before sending it to some warehouse lies on the supplier.

However, JMS also can help you with the packaging of your goods if such need arises.

 

What is a bonded/non-bonded warehouse in China?

Bonded warehouses are used to store goods which were approved by the customs but not yet gone through all customs formalities.

The better part of China’s bonded warehouses is situated out in cities with huge airport traffic (such as Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhengzhou).

Bonded warehouses are divided into public bonded warehouses, self-use bonded warehouses and dedicated bonded warehouses according to the selected objects.

What Is a warehouse fulfillment center?

A fulfillment center is a physical location from which a third-party logistics (3PL) provider (also known as a fulfillment provider) fulfills customer orders.

Fulfillment centers are in general used by the eCommerce retailers.

A fulfillment center exists to get online orders to customers in a timely manner and relieve eCommerce companies of managing this complicated process.

You can read this guide if you want to learn more about the fulfillment centers in China.

What is the main equipment and why is it important while choosing the warehouse in China?

In practice, the main equipment of the warehouse can be divided into several groups:

1. Storing equipment (shelves, pallets, racks, etc.)
2. Handling equipment (forklift trucks, cranes, robot carts, and so on).
3. Inventory management equipment (scanners, barcodes, databases with this info, etc.)

As long as the technology progress comes forward, warehouse equipment became more automotive and even controlled by the AI.

What is a cold storage warehouse in China?

A cold storage warehouse is a construction that is artificially cooled inside to or below a temperature above zero of 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Such storages are used to contain food and other perishable products for thirty days or even more.

What is a warehouse operator?

A warehouse operator is responsible for managing the supply chain process, handling vendor orders and interactions, implementing safety regulations, and checking all packages for quality assurance.

It may be required to operate a forklift or other warehouse machinery.

How can warehouse operations be improved?

We’ve already discussed how WMS or warehousing management systems can improve the productivity of the warehouse.

Basically, using WMS is not the only way to speed up processes in the warehouse.

Among others, the implementation of modern technologies and professional staff introduction can be used.

How does warehouse receipt help businessmen?

Speaking simple words, the warehouse receipt is a document which proves ownership of some goods that are stored in a warehouse.

A warehouse receipt can be also used by warehouse operators as evidence that some products of a certain quality and quantity have been secured at their premises.

Warehouse receipts may be issues in negotiable or non-negotiable forms.

It is more common for warehouse receipts to be issued in negotiable form.

This allows for the transfer of goods without actually having to deliver them in the real world.

How do warehouse robots work?

The use of robotic technologies is a new phenomenon in the warehousing business.

There are several types of warehouse robots which are quite popular in China and worldwide.

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) transfer the inventory around your warehouse.

They normally follow magnetic stripes or a track laid in your warehouse.

For those AGVs that don’t follow a track, they have additional safety scanners that allow them to be used with manual vehicles.

They’re also loaded with a map of your warehouse and the locations of all inventory.

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are like AGVs because they also use sensor technology to move goods around the warehouse.

However, these robots don’t require a preset route between locations of the warehouse.

They can analyze and understand their environment through the use of computers, onboard sensors, and maps.

AMRs can freely move around the warehouse because they create own routes based on the tasks needed to perform.

They also can change routes when necessary and avoid obstacles in their environment.

These robots offer efficiency, accuracy, and security during the sorting process.

Aerial drones can also help to optimize warehouse inventory procedures.

They can be connected directly to your WMS (warehouse management system) to access your existing inventory database.

Aerial drones use optical systems alongside deep learning technologies and computer vision to move through the warehouses.

Such robots don’t mess up with valuable space and aren’t likely to get in the way of people or other automotive devices.

Drones are actually the quickest tool to get to high and dangerous places.

Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are tools that bring goods in and out of the warehouse.

Such a system can be accompanied by warehouse execution software that directs the operations.

AS/RSs can have various forms and constructions depending on the type of tasks, the system needed, or the goods that it will be working with.

They work either as a shuttle that moves on a fixed track or a crane that retrieves goods between aisles.

Order picking can account for 50% or more of warehouse labor costs, especially for large warehouses.

By cutting down on the labor and time spent on retrieval, workers can concentrate on the more complicated processes, such as packaging and posting goods.

How does warehousing work in China?

Approximately a decade ago, China has many problems with the ‘’warehousing of yesterday’’.

This means poorly constructed warehouses, in which there are outdated or non-existent information systems.

There was a high lack of accountability and inventory visibility due to old technologies and unprofessional workers.

However, things have slightly changed in the last decade, when Chinese entities started to use modern automotive robots, management systems, etc.

For example, Alibaba (the largest retailing platform in the world) proved how useful robots can be at their warehouse in China.

Using 60 robots, they reduced human labor by 70%.

The robots operate over Wi-Fi to bring inventory to workers to package and post it.

As a result, Alibaba owners gained huge profits and became the leading worldwide company.

Does Amazon have warehouses in China?

Yes, Amazon has its own warehouses situated in China.

However, because of the lack of popularity in China, there is no official Amazon retail service here.

This means that even if you have a Chinese supplier who sells on Amazon, you can’t require him to put goods in some warehouse in this country.

I want to buy a warehouse in China. Is this possible? How can I start?

As you may know, there are huge areas of vacant warehousing space available in China.

But before you start to think of buying such property, you have to keep in mind a couple of things:

• property in China is quite expensive when compared to possible personal incomes;
• buying property is complicated for foreigners.

It is more recommended for the expats to rent or lease warehousing space.

Does Alibaba have a warehouse outside of China?

Alibaba doesn’t have warehouses in oversea markets, so all the logistics go through this country in any case.

Where are Taobao warehouses located in China?

Interesting fact: Taobao has no personal warehouses at all!

This company just provides a platform and completed supporting service for sellers to start a business on it.

That is why Taobao sometimes is referred to as Chinese eBay.

Taobao makes money mainly from advertising products for sellers, and they don’t charge a handling fee for each order.