Quoting Expeditionary Business Opportunities In 2023, Is It Still Cuan?

Illustration of the expedition business (Pixabay)

YOGYAKARTA The opportunity for the 2023 expedition business is interesting to observe, because this sector thrived last year.

As is known, in 2022, the logistics industry sector will experience very significant growth. This is supported by the growth of the domestic e-commerce market, which is worth 59 billion dollars in 2022. This figure is equivalent to 76.62 percent of the total value of Indonesia's digital economy, which is 77 billion US dollars.

According to research by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company, the economic value of the e-commerce sector in 2022 will increase by 22 percent compared to the previous year's value of US$48 billion. When compared to the period before the COVID-19 pandemic, the value of e-commerce in the country even increased by 136 percent from the achievement in 2019 which was only US$25 billion.

The growth of the e-commerce market in the country has helped boost the logistics industry. The volume of logistics expres is also boosted along with the increasing trend of online shopping through e-commerce platforms. Therefore, don't be surprised if more and more expedition businesses appear.

In this article, VOI will explore the opportunities for the 2023 expedition business, which previously managed to grow very impressively.

Summarized from various sources, Monday, January 30, 2022, here are some expedition business opportunities that can be considered:

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed people's consumption patterns from offline shopping to online.

According to a Nielsen IQ report, the number of Indonesians shopping online through e-commerce platforms will reach 32 million people by 2021, or an increase of about 88 percent compared to 2020 which is only 17 million people.

Meanwhile, data from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs shows that the value of e-commerce transactions in Indonesia, both domestic and foreign, reached Rp108.54 trillion in the first quarter of 2022, or grew 23 percent compared to the same period the previous year.

The increasing activity of online shopping has also raised the shipping service industry sector. Sellers need expedition services to send goods to get to the buyer's hands.

The next opportunity for the 2023 expedition business is to run with small capital. The expedition business can be carried out on a home scale so as to save the cost of renting a place.

With a capital that is not so large, the expedition business can be carried out by anyone.

Not a few expedition service companies open up partnership opportunities. Some of them even offer partnership programs ranging from IDR 5 million.

To run an expedition business, you need some equipment and equipment for management. For example, computers, scales, paper, plastic for packing, wooden boxes, solations, glue, and others.

In addition, it is also necessary for vehicles to pick up (pick up) goods from customers, transport, and delivery of goods.

All of these equipment are very easy to reach. This certainly makes it easier for those of you who want to open an expedition business.

Industry in the field of shipping services is predicted to remain sunny in 2023. This is supported by the growth of MSMEs that use logistics services to send their goods to all consumers.

In 2022, according to a report by the Indonesian Logistics Association (ALO), the logistics industry sector grew 40 percent due to the large number of expectations from retail or stores that send their products to customers through logistics services. This trend is predicted to continue in 2023.

That's information about the 2023 expedition business opportunity, hopefully it will be useful!