In cross-border business workflows, mobile phone numbers are the "lifeline" connecting merchants and users—but the complexity of international number verification is often overlooked by enterprises. Data shows that an average of 35% of marketing numbers for global cross-border e-commerce are invalid, and the lost package rate due to expired recipient numbers in international logistics exceeds 15%. Behind these figures is the real loss of enterprises’ funds.
Challenges such as significant differences in number segment rules across countries, delayed operator data updates, and rampant virtual number segments make manual verification ineffective. As a number verification expert covering over 200 countries, NumVerix transforms complex global operator data into easy-to-use tools for enterprises, turning numbers from "cost loopholes" into "efficiency engines."
1. Cross-Border E-Commerce: How Batch Number Verification Cuts 30% of Marketing Costs?
Most marketing budget waste in cross-border e-commerce occurs in the "number cleaning" phase. In emerging markets like Southeast Asia and Latin America, number segments update frequently, with a user churn rate of up to 20% per year. Numbers that were valid for target audiences last year may now be inactive or suspended.
Worse, virtual operator segments (e.g., Tello in the US, Digi in Southeast Asia) are highly deceptive and hard to identify with ordinary tools, drastically reducing the accuracy of marketing SMS and emails. A Guangzhou-based apparel e-commerce company faced this issue during the Southeast Asian Ramadan sale: out of 150,000 SMS sent, only 80,000 were successfully delivered. Subsequent checks revealed 40,000 inactive/suspended numbers and 30,000 virtual numbers, resulting in a direct loss of nearly 30,000 RMB in promotion fees.
In fact, such problems are entirely avoidable with professional batch number verification tools—the key is to implement "three-layer screening: number segment identification + status verification + operator matching."
NumVerix’s Basic Number Verification is tailored to cross-border e-commerce needs, addressing core pain points in international number cleaning:
Supports batch upload of numbers via Excel/TXT, completing identification of inactive numbers, suspended numbers, format errors, and validity checks in 3 minutes with over 95% accuracy.
Automatically matches location and operator based on the characteristics of number segments in 200+ countries, such as accurately distinguishing local major operators like Viettel (Vietnam) and Telkomsel (Indonesia), avoiding marketing omissions due to incorrect segment identification.
After integrating NumVerix, the aforementioned Guangzhou apparel e-commerce cleaned 200,000 Southeast Asian user numbers with Basic before a major sale, removing 52,000 invalid numbers in one go. SMS delivery rate rose from 58% to 93%, and the cost per acquisition dropped by 32%—achieving "precision marketing cost reduction."
2. International Logistics Risk Control: How Real-Time Number Verification Lowers Return Rates to 3%?
The "last-mile" challenge in international logistics often stems from "number issues": suspended recipient numbers causing parcels to be detained at customs, mismatched number locations and delivery addresses leading to detours, and cancelled numbers making it impossible to notify users of pickups. Return costs from these scenarios account for an average of 20% of total logistics expenses. For logistics enterprises, real-time number verification before fulfillment is critical to reducing return rates.
However, real-time international number verification has high barriers:
Requires direct access to target countries’ operator databases to ensure "minute-level" synchronization of number status.
Needs to support Mobile Number Portability (MNP) queries to avoid information deviations when users switch operators without changing numbers.
Ordinary third-party tools rely on secondary data, with delays of hours or even days—failing to meet the strict "real-time" requirements of logistics scenarios.
NumVerix’s HLR Real-Time Verification Service solves both real-time and accuracy issues by connecting directly to databases of over 1,000 operators worldwide. With a response delay of ≤500ms, it instantly returns number status (active/suspended/cancelled) when an order is created. It also supports seamless API integration with mainstream logistics management platforms such as SAP and SF International Logistics System, enabling full-process automation of "order creation + number verification + risk filtering."
Conclusion: Number Verification Is a "Basic Efficiency Tool" for Cross-Border Enterprises
Whether in cross-border e-commerce marketing or international logistics fulfillment, number validity directly impacts enterprise costs and efficiency. By transforming complex global operator data into user-friendly tools, NumVerix allows enterprises to achieve precise number management without professional technical teams.
About NumVerix
NumVerix is a global number verification service provider, with its services covering over 200 countries. It specializes in offering one-stop real-time verification solutions for enterprises. Its core products fall into two key segments: Number Verification (including Basic, HLR, MNP, and FraudShield) and Social/App Platform Verification (covering more than 10 mainstream platforms such as Facebook, Zalo, email services, Binance, and KuCoin).
Through functions like invalid number detection, activation status detection, and activity detection, NumVerix helps enterprises accurately screen real users. Leveraging a massive global real-time database, it empowers enterprises to achieve the digital development of global precision marketing.