DHL Launches Multiple Package Shipping Service

Global delivery group DHL has launched a new service called Break Bulk Express (BBX) to customers shipping multiple packages in one day from Mexico to the US.

DHL, a Deutsche Post World Net brand, said BBX consolidates customers’ multiple express shipments into single large bundles that substantially reduce customs clearances, delivery times, tracking and related costs.

DHL’s Northbound BBX is a key capability in the company’s recently announced North America Trade Lane initiative, a five-year, $100-million investment and build-out of infrastructure and service in North America. With the introduction of Northbound BBX, DHL customers shipping into the US from Mexico can combine individual packages into one large shipment to speed up customs clearance. DHL then “breaks” the bundled shipment back into its individual package components and delivers each to its separate destination.

According to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the market for BBX-type services in North America is currently about $375 million a year, with air shipments representing approximately 30% of the total. Northbound shipments from Mexico include, in rank order, automotive parts, high-tech products, consumer electronic goods, and agricultural goods such as flowers, fruits and vegetables.

“DHL’s Northbound BBX service adds value for companies in these and other industries because it not only reduces shipment transit times and associated costs, but also reduces customs clearance and minimizes the time products are stored in warehouses,” said Lindsay Birley, DHL executive vice president of international products and services.

BBX is currently available for customers shipping into the US from over 30 countries worldwide.