It is a fact: buying from China has never been so easy and the number of people choosing to buy Chinese products through eCommerce websites is increasing every day.
The web allows you to find any product that your heart desires at any price you want, but more importantly, online sales have already surpassed the sales in physical stores.Â
When you buy online you don’t waste time, it’s quick, simple and much more comfortable, since the products you purchase will be delivered directly to your doorstep. There is, however, a very important and critical aspect for buyers, which is the possibility to track a package from China to its destination Country, to follow its movements and to estimate its delivery times.
How often it happened to you, or to a friend of yours, that a package was lost, that it has never reached its destination, that it arrived with a huge delay or that you had to pay additional taxes on the shipped products?
This article will help you understand which are the most used shipping methods by Chinese eCommerce and how to track a package from China.Â
When buying a product on a Chinese marketplace, it is important to choose the shipping method well. In fact, different shipping methods have different shipping times, different priorities and different services.
Let’s see why they are important:
It is therefore important to choose the best shipping method for us. Let’s see together which are the main ones generally used by Chinese marketplaces.
Let us reassure you that it is very possible to track a package from China, however, you have to understand how shipments from China work and what tools to use. Quite often Chinese suppliers offer “free shipping” options, however, in these cases they ship the goods with the cheapest and slowest providers they can find.Â
You can easily understand the service used to ship a package by simply looking at its tracking number. Usually, the tracking number for packages from China starts with: alphabetical character + 9 numbers + 2 alphabetical characters. The information provided by these tracking numbers will show you the timings, the location of the package and some other additional info.Â
Each company uses different codes, here’s a list of the primary shipping providers:Â
Need Further details? Check these 2 guides|
ePacket vs Special Line: Which is the Best Delivery Service?
The Most Common Shipping Methods for Dropshipping, which is the best
Once you have found, your tracking code, you can locate your package using one of the websites below. This paragraph will provide you with a list of very useful websites that will help you to track a package from China to its destination Country. We hope that it will be useful to people who buy products online and need to track a package from China:Â
There are other good websites that could help you to track a package from China, like Singapore Post or  Pagetracker; however, you might need to wait for a few days before the actual shipping, after that it will be possible to find out the next stages of the shipment even after it has left China.Â
Last but not least, be sure not to forget about the Customs! Has it ever happened to you that when you receive a package you will be also requested additional money to be paid? The amount you might pay depends on the customs costs and duties imposed on the ordered products.
Has it ever happened to you that the courier asked you for additional money upon delivery of your package from China?
Did it seem strange to you? It really isn’t. In fact, according to EU law, all goods purchased online from outside must pay VAT and duties like normal goods, so if the seller does not bear these costs, they fall on the customer.
When buying from China online, it is good to make sure who has to pay these costs or rather whether they are already calculated in the price you are paying at the time of purchase or not.
Nowadays, there are a lot of entrepreneurs who buy products from China through online platforms such as Aliexpress.
In this case, the choice falls first of all on the type of shipment:
Then, on the type of Incoterm offered by the supplier and therefore on the tracking of the shipment.
Important: always request tracking from your supplier even for bulk shipments. Each expedition has one.
Once found, you can enter it on the 17track.net While bulk shipments are more difficult to track, this service should cover the majority of forwarders shipping from China.
Are you an entrepreneur and do you shop in dropshipping? You will certainly need to track your parcels from China too.
In fact, delays in shipments often damage not only final customers, but also eCommerce owners
While trying to provide a complete and safe service to your customers, when it comes to dropshipping you often have no way of controlling what happens during shipping.
What often happens is that a Chinese supplier claims to use a certain type of fast shipping (e.g. e-Packet), but then uses a cheaper and slower one.
One way to check how your goods are shipped is to check that the shipping code matches the one requested.
In general, however, it is good practice to rely on certified dropshipping suppliers, able to certify the shipping method used.
Surely, if you buy products from China for your business it would be good to rely on a reliable and professional partner.
A partner like Yakkyofy who guarantees a tracking code for each shipment in both dropshipping and wholesale and who takes care of calculating all the costs up to the delivery of the goods.
Of course there can always be some problems, no one can control hurricanes or sudden snowstorms – the weather is a major cause of delay in shipments.
However, a reliable partner is able to professionally calculate actual shipping times, warn you in advance when there are problems and advise you on the best shipping methods for your needs.
And as far as customs are concerned, the goods are often stopped also due to documentation problems. You may have bought products that cannot enter the Italian territory.
The only way to be sure that your goods arrive is to rely on a company that takes care not only of logistics, but also of sourcing and that checks in advance all the documentation necessary for entry into Europe.
Rely on Yakkyofy, we are the first partner in Italy for the import of products from China both wholesale and dropshipping.
Thanks to our software, all order management operations are fast and automated and thanks to our team in China, we are able to buy products directly from Chinese factories and test their quality.
With us you can not only be sure that the shipment reflects what you paid for, but you can have more stable and regular timing.
With Yakkyofy you will also receive information on the status of your shipment directly within our dashboard, without having to pay for additional services.
In short, with Yakkyofy you can buy products from China, organize and track their shipments in a clear and safe way!
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