subject: Mail Forwarding Services Help International Businesses [print this page] In our previous posts, we looked at how individuals benefit from mail forwarding services; today lets look at how businesses benefit from it. If youre a business based outside the U.S, but have business interests or clients within the country, then mail forwarding services can help immensely. Through a mail forwarding service, you can establish a foothold in US even if you are a business based in another country.
The first thing the service would do is to give your business a US addresses. This is a way in to the country. This will reduce your shipping costs considerably. This will also help with product returns.
When you hire a mail forwarding company, you will have easy access to mail consolidation. Even when your customers return their products, you can receive it in one shipment, this could help with you provide better customer satisfaction.
Get started by applying for a US address to a mail forwarding service. You can authorize the company to handle your mail by filling an 1856 form. When you provide the appropriate documents along with it, you will receive your US address.
A lot more could be done with your US address. You can use it to shop online or for monthly subscription of any merchandise.
Mail forwarding companies do a lot more too. They will catalog all your newly arrived mails. If you ask for it, they will send pictures of your mail to your online account too. Through your account, you can let them know about what you want them to do with your mail. You can give instructions for every piece. You can ask them to hold some of the mails for you, you can ask them to send it elsewhere or simply throw away some.
If you ask for it, they will hold your mails and consolidate it on to one package and send it to you. Once your mail is good to go, they will take care of the documents and the paper work necessary.
Since your business and your customers satisfaction are involved, choose your mail forwarding services wisely. There are many kinds of companies who provide these services. Choose the one that seems most appropriate to you that is reliable and has a good track record to show. Speedy service is also something to take note of.
