? Find a shipping partner with experience in the regions to which you will be shipping, in order to avoid issues with customs
? Use fulfillment centers that lower the time and costs of shipment
? Invest in localization measures throughout the shipping process. If your company does not have the resources to open a local customer service office or curate relationships with local carriers, find a shipping partner that does
? Be transparent with your customers so that they know how much shipping will cost and how long it will take
? Take advantage of today’s advanced logistics technology to minimize easily avoidable shipping errors.
Looking at the bigger picture, here are the three core failure modes in international shipping and how they impact cost and delivery.



