How to avoid scam when doing international cross-border online shopping?

In this globalization era, cross border shopping through Internet becomes more and more popular. Internet makes the world flat which means consumers can easily meet good sellers and cheaters very easily at the same time. To avoid buying from scam website and sellers, people must remember some typical characteristics of them as following: 1)They often Read More …

What is the meaning of “Order Information Received”

When tracking from https://track-chinapost.com/startairmail.php , you might get such result like “Order Information Received” or “shipping notice received from seller” or “shipping notice received from WISH” …etc. This means seller(shipper) has applied a tracking number from China Post with shipping software provided by third party(WISH,ALiexpress etc) but has not shipped the goods yet. If you Read More …

Why does my tracking result show only one message “”electronic data received” ?

If your tracking result from https://track-chinapost.com has only one message “electronic data received”, this means your seller(shipper) applied a tracking number from China, but does not actually ship the goods yet. Many China seller delay shipment for 5 to 10 days due to inventory shortage. So if you just got the number which shows “electronic Read More …

What can I do if tracking shows “Rejected by Safety Check Point” or “Safety Check Rejected” ?

People sometimes will see tracking result shows “Safety Check Rejected” or “customs rejected” or “rejected”. This is usually caused by following two reasons: the forbidden item in the parcel such has cell phone,ipad,speaker etc(Check China Post forbidden item list here). If your parcel has item in the forbidden list, you can not get the goods Read More …

How does the international mail system work? How is mail routed from one country to another?

I’m mostly going to refer to the USPS below, because they put a great deal of their operating information online. However, you can be sure that even if the specifics differ, the principles apply to other postal operators just as well. Domestic mail handling International airmail is processed almost exactly the same as domestic mail Read More …