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Walmart Cross Border offers inbound full container load transportation from select ports of loading in China to Walmart fulfillment centers in the United States. This guide outlines the benefits of our import services, eligibility requirements, what you’ll need to enroll, and a high-level overview of the process for booking international inbound shipments.
Benefits
Walmart Cross Border offers several benefits:
Access to direct import and Walmart’s first-rate supply chain partners and teams.
Ocean freight shipment for both standard and oversize inventory.
Easy, end-to-end shipment process in Seller Center includes estimates, shipping, tracking, import customs clearance, delivery and inventory available to sell.
Seamless experience with dedicated support for exceptions handling and inbound prioritization for entire shipment cycle.
End-to-end support in Mandarin in the local time zone.
Option to either select Walmart's designated customs broker or use your own broker to manage the customs clearance process.
Support for 20 ft (dry), 40 ft (dry and high cube), and 45 ft (high cube) shipping containers.
Clear rate quote with the NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA).
Non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) services are provided by WMSC Logistics Services, LLC.
Eligibility
To become a Walmart Imports seller, you must meet the following qualifications:
You’re using Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) to fulfill US customer orders placed on Walmart.com.
You have a tax profile and billing services settings validated in Seller Center.
You’re sourcing or manufacturing your goods in China.
You can ship your goods from the Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports.
- You’re shipping enough inbound inventory to fill an entire shipping container.
Getting started
To get started with Walmart Imports, you'll submit your enrollment for review in Seller Center. Review our How to enroll guide for more information about the information you’ll provide during this process.
Once you’re enrolled, you can use Seller Center to:
Estimate the cost of inbound ocean freight shipments on the Shipments page.
Book a shipment on the Inventory page ten calendar days prior to the expected cargo ready date.
Print WFS box labels after booking a shipment.
View inventory shipment statuses on the Shipments page.
Before you begin enrollment, please verify that you have a validated tax profile and billing service settings in Seller Center.
What to expect
Once your containers are shipped from the origin ports in China and clear US customs, we’ll then transport your inventory to one of our WFS transfer stations:
Standard: Inventory is distributed to multiple fulfillment centers through Inventory Transfer Services (ITS).
Oversized: Inventory remains at the destination fulfillment center.
This process of distributing your inventory across our fulfillment network ensures fast, reliable delivery to customers.
Ocean transportation services are provided by WMSC Logistics Services, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc., licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC). License number FMC OTI No. 032243NF