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 …

What are the stand formats of China Post tracking number? How to distinguish them?

China Post tracking number has standard formats as following: format 1: the number starts with “R” and ends with “CN”, i.e. RR123456789CN, RI987654321CN This is China Post registered airmail. Normally it will arrive destination in 2 to 8 weeks. format 2: the number starts with “C” and ends with “CN”, i.e. CP123456789CN This is China Read More …

How long will China Post parcel arrive my country? How long will my tracking status be updated?

The answer of  first question is  you can NOT know the exact arrival time of China Post International Parcel.  Actually not only China Post, Hong Kong Post, Singapore Post and any other countries’ postal service,  all have same problem. The reasons of such unpredictable-arrival problem are as following: China Post international parcels actually go through Read More …