Importance of international mail export. Statuses of international postal items

On the way from China, your parcel will have to wait for one stage, which Aliexpress buyers call the “Bermuda Triangle”. And in fact, the parcel is being exported, and the tracking statuses do not change for some time. And visually it seems that the parcel has simply disappeared somewhere. Moreover, the postal company that transported your order to the border no longer has information about the parcel, since they handed over the parcel and it will then be sent by local mail. But the local post office does not yet have information, since the parcel has not yet reached them.

How many days to wait for import?

Of course, the question immediately arises, how many days do you need to wait from export to import? Which deadlines are considered normal, and which already indicate that the package is stuck and something needs to be done.

Let's look at the official documents. In the regulations of the Universal Postal Union, the standard time frame for a parcel to pass through the stage export-import are not marked in any way. That is, there are no regulatory deadlines and you cannot make any claims. And even the seller himself can only roughly tell from his own experience the usual time frame in which the parcel arrives in a given country.

If you are lucky, the parcel can go through export-import in 3-6 days. On average, this stage lasts 2-3 weeks. During periods of pre-New Year congestion, parcels may get stuck on at this stage for a month or more.

In some cases, when there is a heavy load of mail and when the parcel passes through very “slow” sorting points, the parcel may hang for 2-3 months. This is why mediators believe that parcels to Russia and neighboring countries can be sent within 90 days and usually ask to wait for this period before returning the money for the reason ““.

Why are parcels stuck at export-import?

Yours the parcel is coming postal company to the Chinese border. Then it is transferred to customs and the “Export” status appears. The first delay may be at customs if there is a congestion there. The second delay may occur after customs inspection, when the parcel is distributed into the required container, where it will await its flight. Also, she can wait until this container is completely filled. And it is not known how long it will take until the goods physically leave China.

Further, upon arrival in the destination country, the parcel will wait its turn to clear customs at a temporary storage warehouse. It is impossible to predict how long she will spend here. Maybe a few days, maybe even months. Everything will depend again on the workload of customs.

The “Import” status appears when the goods have been transferred to customs, or when they have already passed customs clearance and entered the mail sorting center of the recipient's country.

The parcel is stuck at export. When to open a dispute?

If at the export-import stage your order is stuck and the tracking statuses do not change, then the thought immediately arises of opening a dispute. But in fact, if the track was tracked earlier and it is clear that the parcel was sent, then a dispute should be opened no earlier than 2-3 days before the delivery deadline.

If you open earlier, both the seller and the mediators will insist that you wait until a certain date for your item.

Very often people on the site ask what this or that parcel status means. And since they ask, then we need to figure it out.

Postal status and order status on Aliexpress are two different things!

This article will discuss about postal statuses , we also have an article. These are different things. The order status is tracked in your . And reflects the parcel information within trading platform Aliexpress. And the status of the parcel is tracked in postal services(Russian Post, China Post, etc.). Don't be confused.

Not all orders can be tracked

Please note that not every parcel can be tracked while moving from the seller to you. This is only possible if it has a trackable track. But how can you find out about this BEFORE ordering?

In the case of Aliexpress - open , then click on Delivery

And after clicking, you will see a menu with information about delivery methods. The last column will display information about the availability of the track (Delivery Information).

If this field says Not available, then your order will not have a track when you select this delivery, the parcel will not be tracked and the current postal status you will not be able to recognize the parcels.

How to track a parcel from Aliexpress

If this is your first time tracking a parcel and your package is from Aliexpress, then read our article. If your parcel is not tracked at all, then read.

Please note that the article describes the most common statuses. In fact, there are many more of them, but other parcel statuses are much less common. And yet, for some private courier companies, especially in China, the same statuses can be designated by different words. If you have a status that is not described in this article, ask in the comments, we’ll try to figure it out. Be sure to indicate where you saw this status!

Parcel statuses in the country of departure (for example in China)

While the parcel is in the country of departure, it may have the following statuses:

• Collection, Acceptance – the parcel was delivered to the post office. It is worth keeping in mind that the parcel does not immediately begin to be tracked using the tracking number given to you by the seller. It takes some time to process the parcel and enter it into the database. Usually the track begins to be tracked within 10 days.
• Opening (The parcel has arrived at the transit point) . Usually next to this status it is written and postal code transit point. There can be many such statuses. Moreover, their order is not always correct. Probably transit point operators do not fill in the data right away. Therefore, one should not be surprised at the Opening status after Export.
• Arrival at MMPO (Dispatching, Processing) . In this status, the parcel is being prepared for export and shipment to the destination country. For some transport companies in China, this is the last status that is tracked.
• Export (Departure from outward office of exchange, Total Export) – means that the parcel has passed everything necessary procedures and sent to the destination country.

After the last status, it may take quite a long time until the parcel begins to be tracked in the destination country. If the parcel was sent without an international track, it may no longer be tracked at all.

Parcel statuses in the destination country (for example, Russia)

• Import (Import) – the parcel has arrived in the destination country. It is processed for transfer to customs.
• Reception at customs – transfer to customs for clearance.
• Customs clearance. Customs release – the parcel has passed all the necessary customs clearance and is being prepared for release from MMPO
• Left the place international exchange MMPO – the parcel left customs and was handed over to the post office for further dispatch.
• Left the sorting center – the parcel is sorted and sent to its destination.
• Arrived at the delivery location – the parcel has arrived at the post office. In principle, you can already receive it. Or wait for a notification.
• Product Delivered – the parcel has ALREADY been delivered to the recipient.

Please note that in the parcel tracking interface at Russian Post, for import, the addressee's index is indicated. Sometimes, in case of an error or a fake track, it may be clear that the parcel is not going to your post office. If the package has changed several statuses, but the index is still incorrect, then you should start worrying.

Unpleasant parcel statuses

The parcel statuses described above are quite standard. They mean the package is on its way. Sometimes the package may get stuck on statuses, sometimes miss some, but, in most cases, everything is fine. However, there are statuses that clearly mean problems:

• Return. Other circumstances - means that there is something wrong with your package. And it is returned to the sender. What is wrong needs to be clarified. It's best to start with hotline Russian Post Office 8-800-2005-888. After finding out the reasons and finding the culprits, you can think about what to do next.
• Return. Return to customs – similar to the previous paragraph. Usually means that the address is not written legibly.
• Unsuccessful delivery attempt - usually accompanied by clarification about the reasons for failure. Inaccurate address, Incomplete address, Addressee dropped out, etc. In this situation, the main thing is to have time to reach post office until the parcel storage time has expired - this is 30 days. Also check whether the parcel arrived at the post office at all. Well, sometimes at the post office such statuses are given from a flashlight. But it's worth monitoring.
• Return. Expiration date – obviously, you forgot to receive the parcel on time and it was returned.
• Dosyl. Submission – the parcel arrived at the wrong post office and was redirected. That is, the parcel travels further. That is, this is not a problem, but you need to control the situation.

What do the letters at the end of the status mean (PEK, CAN, etc.)

These letters are often visible when tracking the status of a package on China Air Post. They indicate the IATA airport designations where the parcel was registered. Their designations can be seen on any air ticket purchasing service (SkyScanner for example;)).

What does NULL status mean (NULL, PEK)

This status is visible when tracking the status of the parcel at China Post. These are just internal China Post statuses that they haven't translated into English. Therefore, where there should be a translation, it is not there, but instead NULL. If you can’t bear to find out what this status is, switch to the Chinese version of the service, copy the status in hieroglyphs and translate it using Google Translator. True, this method does not always work. Sometimes in Chinese version Some statuses simply do not exist.

NULL, PEK means that the parcel was at Beijing airport. You can find out what she was doing there in the Chinese version of China Air Post.

What does item arrived at OE in tne destination country mean?

OE - office of exchange - MMPO, Place of International Postal Exchange. This is a normal status, which means the parcel has arrived at customs and is undergoing customs clearance.

The track (package status) has stopped changing, the parcel is not tracked

Very often, restless buyers begin to worry when the status of the parcel suddenly stops changing. This often happens after export. It seems that just recently the parcel was briskly moving around China, changing statuses almost every day, and suddenly, after some Export of international mail, Arrived to destination country and the like track, the parcel stops moving..

If you recognize your situation, we have discussed this situation in detail in the article. In short, there are two options:

• If your track is international and is successfully tracked on the official website of your state mail (Russian Post, UkrPochta, Belpochta) and from the moment last update status has passed more than 2-3 weeks, then well - your fears are not without reason.
• If your track has never been tracked on the mail website. You checked the status of the parcel in your Aliexpress personal account or some specialized track checking site, or the track format is generally clearly different from the international one (the correct international one is something like this RR123456789CN). This track often changes during export if the parcel is transferred to your state post office. That is, in your country such a parcel travels under a different track (which you do not know, and, as a rule, cannot find out). Well, the old track remains in the latest status. That is, there is nothing to worry about here at all. This situation is normal.

But be that as it may. Whether your parcel from Aliexpress is tracked or not, the main thing you should do is control the protection period and extend it if necessary or open a dispute.

Checking the seller on Aliexpress

Most problems with orders on Aliexpress can be avoided if you carefully choose a seller on Aliexpress BEFORE purchasing. There is nothing complicated about this and you can figure it out. But if time is precious and you don’t have time to figure it out, then use our service.

In conclusion

I have repeatedly written my personal opinion that when ordering goods from China you need to be patient. There is no need to worry if the parcel does not change its status for three days, a week, or two. This is a common occurrence. And on holidays, of which there are quite a few in China, everything stops. When ordering goods on Aliexpress, your parcels are protected. It is much more important for a successful purchase to spend more time choosing a lot and then control only the expiration date of the protection. Than monitoring the movement of a parcel 20 times a day.

And use services and programs to control the movement of parcels. There are quite a few different ones now.

P.S. from February 2018:

In the comments you often ask what this or that parcel status means. Most often, the unclear meaning of the status is associated with a crooked translation of the status issued by the Chinese carrier. Often the current status depends on the previous movement of the parcel, and it is now possible to understand what your non-standard status means now only by understanding how the parcel moved previously. Therefore, if you want to ask something about your parcel:

Write the tracking number of your parcel.

And we will ignore or delete comments like “What does XXX status mean?” Sorry, but I’m tired of copy-pasting “Write a track, we’ll see” into the void.

Complete list of decoding statuses of international postal items on our website website

Parcel delivered

The entry means that the recipient received the mail.

Parcel returned

The postal item has been received by the sender. The main reason for a return is the expiration of the storage period; it may also be due to an incorrect address or name of the recipient.

The parcel is returned to the sender

The postal item has been sent back to the sender. The reason may be an incorrect address or name of the recipient, expiration of the storage period, or another circumstance.

Parcel information received

The sender (seller) assigned the postal item a number (track code) on the postal (courier service) website, but the parcel has not yet been accepted at the post office. It may take up to 10-14 days from the moment of registration to the moment the mail is actually sent.

Arrived at destination

The postal item arrived at the post office postal service(OPS) of the recipient. Next, the OPS sends a notice (notification) to the recipient that the item is at the department.
This status means that the recipient can independently contact the OPS to receive the shipment without waiting for a notification.

Arrived at customs

By decision of the customs inspector, the postal item may be opened for personal control. The reason for personal control may be the illegal transportation of prohibited substances or items, a commercial shipment, or the fact that there is no customs declaration (incorrectly filled out). The postal item is opened by two operators in the presence of a customs inspector, after which a customs inspection report is drawn up and attached to the item.

Left customs

Parcel accepted

The mail item is accepted for processing at the local post office from the sender (or seller). It has been assigned a unique identification number(track code, tracking number), by which you can later track the location of the shipment.

Unsuccessful delivery attempt

This entry means that the postal operator reported an attempt to deliver the postal item to the recipient and for some reason the delivery did not take place.
Upon receipt of this status, you must contact the post office delivering the item and find out the reason for non-delivery, or independently contact the post office to receive the item without waiting for notification.

On the way - Transit point

The mail arrived at one of the sorting centers transit country for processing and further sending to the recipient.

Tracking resumed

Long time The statuses of the mail item were not updated, and after this interval new tracking information appeared.

Parcel tracking code has changed

The postal item has been assigned a new track code. This usually happens when the parcel is transferred to another postal service for processing and further dispatch to the recipient.

Delivery service changed

The mail item has been transferred to another postal service for processing and further forwarding to the recipient.

Arrived at the customs office of the country of departure

After sorting, all parcels are sent for customs inspection, where they go through an X-ray machine.

By decision of the customs inspector, the postal item may be opened for personal control. The reason for personal control may be the illegal transportation of prohibited substances or items, a commercial consignment, or the fact that a customs declaration is missing (not completely filled out). The postal item is opened by two operators in the presence of a customs inspector, after which a customs inspection report is drawn up and attached to the item.

Left the parcel collection point

This status means that the parcel has been sent along the recipient's delivery route.

Left the customs office of the country of departure

Customs checked the postal item and returned it to the postal service.

The parcel is preparing to be sent to the destination country

This entry means packaging, labeling, loading into a container and other procedures necessary to send a postal item to the destination country.

Transferred to postal service

The postal item was transferred to the local postal service for processing and further dispatch to the recipient.

Parcel released for delivery

The postal item arrived at the post office, the postman was notified of the arrival of the item for delivery to the addressee.

The entry may mean that a parcel has been sent to the recipient's address for home delivery or a notification has been sent about the arrival of the parcel to his address.

The parcel is being prepared for delivery

Indicates the arrival of a postal item at the recipient's post office, which must deliver the item.

Information about further statuses is not provided

The postal item was sent with a track code (tracking number), which is not tracked at the recipient's territory.

Problems at customs

The postal item is detained by customs authorities to carry out measures to determine the purpose of the postal item.

When receiving goods by international mail within a calendar month, the cost of which exceeds 1000 euros and (or) the total weight of which exceeds 31 kilograms, you must pay customs duties, 30% of the customs value of the goods, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kilogram of their weight.

If information about the goods sent by mail is missing or does not correspond to the actual information specified in the customs declaration, then there is a need to conduct a customs inspection and document its results, which significantly increases the time spent on processing shipments.

There is an error in the parcel route, the parcel will be redirected to correct address

The parcel was sent to the wrong zip code or address, an error was discovered and the parcel was redirected to the correct address.

Parcel on the way

Status meaning that the postal item has been sent to the recipient's address.

The parcel has not yet been received from the sender

The seller has registered the postal item on the website of the postal (courier) service, but in fact the postal item has not yet been transferred to the postal service.

Tracking paused

A lot of time has passed since the last update in postal tracking. And due to this long period, the track code will not be automatically tracked. The delivery service could also inform you that further tracking of the postal item will be stopped after it leaves the territory of the sender’s country and arrives at the destination country.

Generalized status, which may imply return, return, temporary storage and other status.

On the way - Left the waypoint

The postal item is sent from an intermediate postal node and is sent towards the recipient.

On the way - Arrived at the intermediate point

The mail item arrived at the intermediate postal center for sorting, selecting a route and sending it to the recipient.

Export from country of origin

Indicates the actual dispatch of the postal item to the destination country.

The postal item is transferred to a foreign carrier, which, by land or air transportation, delivers it to the place of international postal exchange (IMPO) of the country of destination. The “Export” status is the longest and the transition to the “Import” status may take some time due to the selection and agreement of the most optimal (cheapest) delivery route for your postal item for the carrier. At this stage, neither the sender nor the recipient can track the exact movement of the item over the Internet.
On average, an export operation takes from 7 to 14 days, but sometimes this operation can take up to 60 days.
If more than 2 months have passed since receiving the “Export” status, and visible changes no and the postal item has not received the “Import” status, then the sender must contact the post office and submit a search application.

Tracking postal parcels, sent by AliExpress sellers from China - this is not a very interesting matter. And first of all, the lack of interest is explained by the incomprehensibility of the status of international shipments.

Let's figure out what is meant by the incomprehensible inscriptions on sites for tracking IPO (international postal mail) tracking codes.

Parcel information received

AliExpress sellers often register parcels using electronic service. Therefore, receiving a tracking code on the order card does not indicate that the item is already with the postal carrier.

If the parcel has not yet arrived at the logistics company's branch, but it has already been registered by the sender in electronic form, the status when tracking it will indicate that “Information has been received” about it. Sometimes it can take up to 7 days from the moment the parcel is registered until it actually arrives at the post office in China.

You can find information about tracking numbers on our website.

Parcel accepted

Another option: "Reception".

As soon as the seller or courier delivers the parcel to the logistics service, fill out all necessary documents, including the customs declaration, the status of the shipment changes to “Reception”. IN additional information You can find out about the time and place of reception in the sender's country.

Left the parcel collection point

So, everything is fine - the departure has begun long way to Russia.

On the way

Shipments are periodically registered at intermediate points - sorting centers. In such postal hubs, parcels can be reloaded from one type of transport to another; in general, they are distributed along optimal main routes. Using such “control” points, the recipient can receive information that his order is still moving in the direction of Russia.

Arrival at MMPO

At MMPO (places of international postal exchange), items undergo customs procedures, inspection and registration, they are prepared for export from the sender's country. It is here that the dispatch (postal items grouped in boxes or large bags) is formed, intended for the MMPO of the recipient country.

Export

The “Export” status is assigned to shipments that have already been transferred to the carrier for delivery to the destination country. When sending goods from China, this status when tracking orders usually does not change for a long time. This is explained simply: when sending international shipments from China or Singapore, it is necessary to fill airplanes with a carrying capacity of 50 to 100 tons with mail.

There are other reasons for delays, for example, transit flight routes that imply the presence of one or more intermediate points during the flight. In each of them there will be delays in unloading/loading parcels.

During the Export process, the parcel will not be tracked.

It is believed that export takes 1-2 weeks, but it happens that the procedure takes up to 2 months. Although there is a recommendation, if this process is delayed, to submit an application to search for the parcel. If you order from AliExpress, you need to ask the seller to sort out the situation. You will either get your money back or extend the Buyer Protection Period in order to still find your lost items.

Import

This status appears only when the shipment is registered by the postal operator in the MMPO in the country of destination, that is, at the place of international postal exchange already on the territory of Russia.

Boxes (bags) with many parcels from the transit section of the aviation department are sent to MMPO. About a day after arrival at the center, the containers are opened and all shipments are registered, which is displayed on websites for tracking tracking codes. By the way, those who arrived in Russia international parcels in the centers they are already expected - information about them is received before arrival from the country of departure.

There are MMPOs in Moscow, Vladivostok, Orenburg, St. Petersburg, Bryansk, Kaliningrad, Samara, Petrozavodsk and other cities. The choice of the city where the parcel will arrive depends on which flight was best to send it from China, as well as on the degree of congestion at the MMPO.

Sometimes it seems more logical to send a parcel to Moscow for a Moscow recipient, but it is sent to Bryansk, and then ground transport transported to the destination city. And, perhaps, the order will reach the recipient faster, due to periodically low throughput Moscow center.

Transferred to customs

After registration with the MMPO, the parcels are transferred for processing to the Federal Customs Service. They then go through customs transit, which means they are packaged by type and transferred to a specific location. All shipments pass through an X-ray machine, where an operator views their contents. By the way, dogs also work at customs - they sniff each parcel for drugs or spice.

If at least some suspicion arises, the parcels are opened by the operator in the presence of the responsible person - a customs officer. Reasons for opening:

• availability (although it is not clear how an X-ray can be used to determine that the parcel contains counterfeit products);
• assumption that goods for commercial use are present (for example, a batch of nail polishes);
• suspicion that prohibited goods are being sent (weapons, drugs, chemicals, plant seeds, etc.).

If the parcel has been opened, an inspection certificate will be attached to it. Two operators work with one customs officer. Customs performs its functions around the clock.

Detained by customs

One of the most unpleasant statuses.

Real people work at customs, not robots, so they carefully look at information about the goods being sent. The low cost of assessing the MPO, if there is a smartphone inside, will immediately lead to suspicions that the seller is trying to deceive customs. The same thing, if there is simply no information about the shipment, such packages are often opened at customs.

Customs officers know how to use the Internet, so they can manually check the real cost of the goods, perhaps using the information on the MPO, in which store it was purchased.

Still very important point: checks whether purchases made by the same person have been exceeded, currently set at 1000 euros. The weight limit of the goods is also taken into account; it should not exceed 31 kg. If the limits are exceeded, then a customs receipt order is attached to the parcel for payment of 30% of the value of the goods. You can receive a shipment at Russian Post only after paying the customs fee.

All of the above explains why goods periodically get stuck at customs: FCS employees need time to unpack suspicious goods, check the real value and other procedures.

Released by Customs

After inspection by the customs service, the items are sent to Russian Post for further forwarding to the recipient. Where exactly in at the moment The location of the MPO can be found out from the post office index, which is written next to the next status of the item.

From the moment of transfer to the postal service, you can approximately calculate the time of arrival of the order, taking into account the average delivery time of items across Russia.

Arrived at the sorting center

Traveling across Russia, parcels pass through numerous sorting centers, where optimal main routes are determined. Numerous items are sorted and sealed in large boxes to prevent damage and loss.

Speed ​​of MPO transfer across the territory Russian Federation due to many factors, including:

• travel by land or air;
• frequency of flights towards the destination city;
• the degree of loading of mail planes (if the loading limit is exceeded, the item waits for the next flight);
• other.

There may be more than one sorting center along the route. After the MPO is registered at the regional sorting center, you can safely wait for the parcel for 1-2 days. And you don’t have to wait for a notification in your mailbox. By presenting your documents and tracking number at the post office, you can ask to check whether the shipment has arrived. In any case, there are slight delays on tracking sites due, among other things, to the fact that local postal operators may delay the registration of newly arrived mail at the department.

Submission

Sometimes parcels are sent to the wrong place at sorting centers. Another option is that the AliExpress seller confuses something when writing the recipient’s address. The incorrect index has the strongest effect, but the name of the city, region, and the addressee's last name do not have much influence.

After receiving the MPO wrong address, post office operators issue a “Forward” coupon and send the mail to the addressee. This is not terrible, but it greatly lengthens the travel time of items.

Arrived at the delivery location

After the local post office employees register the MPO, they issue a notice, which the postman takes to mailbox to the addressee. The presence of this notification speeds up the process of receiving the parcel.

If there is no notice (for example, the recipient did not wait for the postman after seeing the status change on the tracking website), then the post office operator will print it again. You need to have documents and tracking code with you.

Parcel delivered

Another option: “Deliver to the addressee.”

The parcel was issued to the recipient at the post office indicated in the status.

You can track your parcels either on or in, which is installed in the browser. Take advantage convenient tool, allowing you to control the movement of your orders from the moment they are sent from China until they are received.

Deliveries have now become especially in demand. After all, people are increasingly using online services, in particular ordering various kinds of goods on online platforms, among which Aliexpress has become the most popular. At the same time, many people prefer to independently carry out tracking throughout the entire stage of cargo transportation.

And this is very correct, because thanks to this option you will be able to find out in time what delays are occurring, what procedures and points, stages of verification are being carried out or will only be carried out.

In general, thanks to tracking you can get detailed information about delivery. However, to do this, you need to know what tracking statuses mean. Only them correct understanding allow you to benefit from tracking.

When making international deliveries, you can often encounter the status “Export from the country of origin.” Many clients courier services I'm interested in what this phrase means. We will consider its meaning within the framework of this article. However, first you need to understand what export itself means international mail.

Export is

The word “export” itself comes from the Latin exporto. This same word, in turn, has the meaning of “export of goods and services from the port of the country,” if we talk about its literal meaning. Buyers of these same services and goods will call the country an importer. That is, when tracking a parcel, it is important to correctly understand the statuses:

• Export means that something has gone outside the country.
• Import means that something, on the contrary, arrived in the country.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated here.

The meaning of the status Export from the country of origin

This status is second in order. It is issued at the delivery stage, when the goods are exported outside the sending country. You can also understand the message this way: there is still time before receiving the goods.

To make it easier, let's look at an example: Ivan bought headphones from Aliexpress and ordered delivery. The product is located in China, but it needs to be delivered to Russia. When, during tracking, Ivan sees “Export from the sending country,” this means: the headphones were exported from China.