This year, AliExpress and Cainiao have jointly created the "fastest overseas Double 11 in history," with products selling quickly and cross-border logistics delivering even faster!

"It took less than five days for the car diagnostic tool I ordered on AliExpress to be delivered to my doorstep by Cainiao. It's incredible that cross-border packages from Chinese warehouses can arrive so fast!" exclaimed European consumer José Rodríguez, amazed by the speed of Chinese cross-border e-commerce.

At 4 PM Beijing time on November 11, AliExpress's Global Double 11 sale began. By the afternoon of November 15, the first batch of "Global 5-Day Delivery" packages were being signed for in European countries like the UK and the Netherlands. European consumers enjoyed the joy of unboxing their deliveries in less than five days after placing their orders.

**Photo:** An AliExpress 11.11 themed concert held in Europe announced that consumers would receive their orders within five days.

Reporters learned from Cainiao that with the large-scale implementation of the "Global 5-Day Delivery" service, Cainiao's international express delivery speed has increased by over 50% for this year's AliExpress Double 11, enabling consumers in Europe's core markets to receive their Double 11 packages five days earlier.

This Double 11, many cross-border merchants have shared the exciting news of skyrocketing orders online. AliExpress and Cainiao's "Global 5-Day Delivery" faced its first major cross-border logistics test. After a frenzy of shopping on AliExpress Double 11, massive orders were received within seconds by Cainiao's cross-border warehouses in East and South China. Supported by advanced logistics algorithms like smart order consolidation and smart order combination, cross-border packages were quickly dispatched according to their destination countries and regions, boarding flights to global destinations.

Thanks to the promotion of AliExpress's full warehousing service, the inventory in Cainiao's preferred warehouses increased tenfold compared to last year. To handle the flood of orders during this year's Double 11, Cainiao International Express utilized 18 major overseas distribution centers, over 210 weekly flights, and digital customs clearance at more than 100 ports to ensure smooth delivery of Double 11 packages abroad.

**Photo:** The first batch of AliExpress Cainiao "Global 5-Day Delivery" cross-border parcels preparing for boarding.

The efficient delivery speed brought by "5-Day Delivery" not only enhances the shopping experience for European users but also boosts the enthusiasm for consumption.

In Spain, young people enthusiastic about gatherings are buying party props and Christmas decorations on AliExpress, while blind box toys, Bluetooth headphones, and car accessories are also popular categories. Dutch consumers prefer to purchase jewelry from China.

The enthusiasm of consumers has also ignited sellers, with many AliExpress merchants sharing their sales performance in European countries for this year's Double 11. Joining the fully managed Chinese brand CARE for auto parts, focusing on markets such as Europe and South Korea. In October this year, the merchants stocked 200,000 items for eight stores to welcome Double 11. Within a day and a half of sales, they sold more than 30,000 items, nearly 5 to 8 times the usual sales volume.

"Although stocking 200,000 items at once may be a bit nervous, this is the first Double 11 after the introduction of '5-Day Delivery' and 'Full Warehousing'. The platform has invested heavily, and we have chosen to remain confident. Now, seeing our sales in Europe and South Korea, it seems we made the right decision," said Mr. Du, manager of the Chinese brand CARE, excitedly.