As the year-end shopping peak arrives, Europe's logistics systems are facing severe strain. UPS delivery networks across multiple countries are operating at full capacity, while some Amazon FBA warehouses have temporarily restricted incoming shipments due to storage saturation. Germany announced as early as November that it would suspend receiving certain goods in early December, redirecting cargo flows to the Netherlands, France, and other regions—further intensifying local warehousing pressures.

In the Netherlands, some warehouses have limited daily capacity for unloading vehicles, with subsequent trucks routinely queuing for hours. New appointment slots have even been suspended. Meanwhile, air freight capacity is also strained. Since late November, shipments transiting from Asia via Hong Kong to Europe have faced flight waiting periods of several days to over ten days. Similar delays have occurred on routes like South Korea to Spain.

For cross-border sellers, these logistics bottlenecks directly disrupt sales rhythms. Many shipments dispatched in late October missed the Black Friday sales window due to warehouse intake and delivery delays, and now risk missing the Christmas peak season, resulting in substantial revenue losses.

Currently, some freight forwarders are attempting to alleviate pressure by diverting shipments to alternative overseas warehouses or switching to DHL or FedEx for last-mile delivery. However, overall turnover efficiency remains constrained by scarce warehouse resources. Industry projections suggest logistics pressure may ease in mid-to-late December as Black Friday orders are gradually processed.

Facing peak-season uncertainties, sellers are advised to monitor carrier updates proactively and flexibly adjust shipping schedules and inventory allocation. The resilience of cross-border logistics ultimately hinges on anticipating peak rhythms and maintaining resource redundancy—a sobering lesson from this year's European warehouse overload crisis.