How Hurricane Helps Global Businesses With Cross-Border Delivery Challenges

How Hurricane Helps Global Businesses With Cross-Border Delivery Challenges

In a rapidly globalising world, the challenges faced by businesses in ensuring efficient cross-border delivery have never been more prominent. eCommerce has expanded its horizons, connecting businesses and customers across borders, but with this growth comes a set of unique challenges. A recent report from PR Newswire reveals that a staggering 43% of retailers struggle with cross-border delivery challenges.

For businesses navigating the complex world of international trade, finding effective solutions is crucial to staying ahead. Hurricane Commerce offers the tools and expertise needed to streamline cross-border delivery and enhance the global shipping experience.

Global Shipping Complexity and Cross-Border Challenges

Cross-border delivery problems can be diverse and daunting. From customs compliance issues to inaccurate duty calculations, the hurdles seem endless. Here’s where Hurricane Commerce steps in to revolutionise the global shipping landscape.

Customs compliance and documentation

Navigating the intricacies of customs compliance and ensuring accurate documentation is a common struggle for global businesses. Mistakes can lead to delays, fines, and dissatisfied customers. Hurricane’s Kona solution employs true Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance the accuracy and completeness of customs declarations. This means a smoother customs process, reducing potential delays and keeping your cross-border deliveries on track.

Inaccurate duty calculations

Incorrect tax and duty calculations can result in unexpected expenses for both businesses and their customers. Kona tackles this challenge head-on by accurately calculating duties and taxes based on precise product classifications and up-to-date regulations. This accuracy ensures transparency and avoids any financial surprises at the point of delivery, enhancing customer satisfaction and trust.

Cross-border delivery issues

The difficulties of cross-border delivery don’t end with customs. There’s also the challenge of ensuring that your products reach their destination on time and in the best condition. Global shipping problems can lead to delays, damage, and unhappy customers.

Many of our customers provide real-time tracking and monitoring that keeps you informed throughout the shipping process. By proactively managing delivery concerns, you can enhance customer satisfaction and trust in your brand.

Navigating the Global Ecommerce Landscape

The global eCommerce landscape is projected to keep growing at an unprecedented rate, reaching new heights by 2024. This presents an incredible opportunity for businesses to expand internationally. But to seize these opportunities, businesses must be equipped to tackle global shipping challenges.

Hurricane Commerce offers a future-proof solution for businesses seeking to tap into the boundless opportunities of global eCommerce. With our cutting-edge solutions, businesses can seamlessly integrate with international marketplaces, ensuring that they can efficiently reach customers on a global scale. This means that no matter where you are, or where your customers are, the global market is within your reach.

Transform Challenges into Successes with Hurricane

In a world where cross-border trade can make or break a business, Hurricane Commerce offers businesses a competitive advantage. Hurricane’s Kona solution simplifies global shipping complexities and enhances cross-border delivery, enabling you to provide an exceptional customer experience.

With the global eCommerce landscape poised for tremendous growth, it’s crucial for businesses to be well-prepared. Hurricane Commerce is your partner in this journey, ensuring that you’re well-equipped to handle global shipping issues and capitalise on the boundless opportunities that global eCommerce provides.

Don’t let cross-border delivery challenges hold you back. Contact us today to learn how our solutions can empower your business to overcome global shipping problems, embrace international success, and thrive in the world of global commerce. Transform challenges into successes with Hurricane — your trusted global commerce partner.

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David SpoTtiswood
Co-founder

Interesting Fact: I am an amateur baker, but I still have no idea how sourduogh starter actually works, and am intrigued how it all reacts together to produce an incredible taste.

Favourite Music: November Rain by Guns ‘n’ Roses.  Going to Wembley with my wife our go to fun thing in our early years, our youth with long hair and rock clothing and not a care in the world other than getting the best spot in the house.

Favourite Quote: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results ” – Albert Einstein

Harry Reilly
Non-exec

Interesting Fact:  I learned Arabic for five years!.

Favourite Music:  A Long December by Counting Crows.  Memory of best family time together in California.

Favourite Quote: “Don’t forget execution, boys. It’s the all-important last 95%”

Tom Lee

Technical Director

Interesting Fact:  I am completely self-taught from a technical skills persepctiuve, and left formal education at 18.

Favourite Music:  Blink 182 – Aliens Exist.  Brings back fond memories of stickly floors and cheap beer.

Favourite Quote: “He sprayed water in my face – thta’s not allowed” – James Haskell.  The whole event surrounding it is hilarious and shows the power of a good wind up

Martin Palmer
Co-Founder

Interesting Fact: I started my working life training to be an accountant but decided I hated numbers. (Ironically I now love them!). I really wanted to join the Hong Kong Police force but couldn’t do that until i was 24. I took a temporary job in Imports and 47 years later here I am.

Favourite Music: There only was one choice. Harry Chapin. Meant a lot to me in my early years as an import broker. We played Chapin for hours and this one seemed to cover so many modes.

Favourite Quote: “No man is an island”

Neil Harmer

Operations Director

Interesting Fact:  As a Geologist my idea of the perfect beach holiday is going to the beach and investigating the rocks in the cliffs behind.

Favourite Music:  Broken Stones – Paul Weller, I’m a huge Paul Weller / The Jam fan; Broken Stones is a very relaxing song, I love the use of the electric piano in it

Favourite Quote: “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”. This is a great quote by Benjamin Franklin, to have in your head when working through a series of tasks to help keep focused.

Robert Dundas
Sales Director

Interesting Fact:  One of my life goals is to be able to speak French, I’ve been doing Duolingo every day for the last five years, and I’m still rubbish! 

Favourite Music: Where do I even start! Tom Petty Running Down a Dream, this is my top-down driving next to the ocean song

Favourite Quote: “This time will pass”

ASHLEY DEXTER
CFO & Co-founder

Interesting Fact: I was nearly named Battle Dexter (I would have probably now been residing in one of His Majesty’s establishments)

Favourite Music: Even though I spent a few years in the music industry my taste of music was always a cause for concern with my colleagues, so to surprise them all my current favourite is Kids by MGMT (absolute belter)

Favourite Quote: “Quitters never win and winners never quit”

Ian Venner
CTO & Co-founder

Interesting Fact: Runs Red Lantern Records, a not-for-profit, ethical label as a side project, whose artists have regular national BBC radio airplay.

Favourite Music: Tom Waits, pretty much all of his work.  Beautifully observed avante-garde vignettes of life.  Oh, and anything really loud!

Favourite Quote: “It’s not the mountains we climb, but the grit in our shoe that grinds us down” – which sums up taking a business from start-up to enterprise.

Martyn Noble
CEO & Co-founder

Interesting Fact: Played a high standard of semi-professional rugby union (too many years ago now!)

Favourite Music: Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven…my first live gig – Knebworth 11th August 1979, the track never grows old and is the iconic song of ‘hope’ whatever mood you are in when listening too it…and I’m still trying to work out what the lyrics mean!!

Favourite Quote: “Know your customers, Know your People, Know your Numbers” – plagiarised from Sir John Harvey Jones when I met him very early on in my career and values I stick to in my business life.