国际物流与国内物流相比在物流环境、物流系统、信息系统及标准化要求这四个方面存在着不同。国际物流的一个非常重要的特点是物流环境的差异，这里的物流环境主要指物流的软环境。不同的国家有不同的与物流相适应的法律，这使国际物流的复杂性增强；不同国家不同经济的科技发展水平，使国际物流处于不同的科技条件的支撑下，甚至会因为有些地区根本无法应用某些技术，导致国际物流全系统运作水平下降；不同国家的不同标准使国际物流系统难以建立一个统一的标准；不同国家的国情特征，必然使国际物流受到很大的局限。
由于物流环境的差异，迫使一个国际物流系统需要在多个不同法律、人文、习俗、语言、科技环境下运行，无疑会大大增加国际物流动作的难度和系统的复杂性。
What is the distinguishing feature of international logistics?
Compared to international logistics and domestic logistics in the logistics environment and logistics system, information system and the standardized requirements that there exist differences in four aspects. An important feature of international logistics is the logistics environment difference, the logistics environment here mainly refers to the soft environment of logistics. Different countries have different match the logistics with the law, it enhances of the complexity of the international logistics; Different countries of different economic development level of science and technology, make the international logistics under different conditions of science and technology support, even for some regions could not apply certain technology, resulting in a decline in international logistics operations in the system level; Different standards in different countries make the international logistics system is difficult to establish a unified standard; State of the characteristics of different countries, is bound to make international logistics is very limited.
Because of the difference of logistics environment, forcing an international logistics system needs to be in a number of different law, humanities, customs, language, science and technology environment, will no doubt greatly increase the difficulty of the international logistics and the complexity of the system.
