Russian Post can track your parcel. International postal tracking
How to track a parcel from Aliexpress? Recently, many people are starting to buy from Chinese online stores and take advantage of free international delivery. And then every day they look into the mailbox in anticipation of a notification from the post office, so as not to miss and go on time to pick up the parcel from the local post office.
When a package arrives at your address, the postman brings a notification piece of paper and throws it in your mailbox, but on the piece of paper they usually write that the package has arrived in your name and please go and pick it up from the post office. But not everyone knows that in 95% of cases, after sending a parcel, Chinese sellers provide a tracking code by which you can track the parcel from China and, without getting up from your couch, you can find out whether the parcel has already reached you or not.
Having a postal tracking number, you can always find out what is happening with your parcel, and in case of loss of the parcel or other misunderstandings, you can quickly ask the seller to resend the goods, return the money or receive compensation for the inconvenience. Everyone who orders goods from Ali sooner or later begins to be interested in the question How to track a parcel from Aliexpress in Russian?
What is a tracking number and where can I find out the tracking number of a parcel? Usually, after paying for an order on Aliexpress, many people immediately start looking for the tracking number and then begin to panic when they don’t find it, but don’t worry, the tracking number is not given immediately, but only after a few days, this is quite normal.If, for example, you paid for a purchase by card, then the payment is processed within 1-2 days and only after that the seller receives a notification that the order has been received and the parcel needs to be packaged and sent to the buyer. After payment for the goods is confirmed, the Chinese orders it from the supplier (1-2 days) or if the goods are in stock, then sends it to you by mail within 1-2 days.
On average, it takes 2-7 days to process and send a parcel, and the tracking number itself begins to work, i.e. it is usually tracked after 2-3 days after the parcel is sent.
So let's move on to where the track number is on Aliexpress or where to look at it, to do this you need to go to the main page http://ru.aliexpress.com, click on the drop-down menu and go to the My Orders section:
The My Orders section looks something like the picture below, by the way, if you hover your mouse over the “Check tracking” button, a hint will appear with the location of the package (tracking information), and if you click on the “Details” button, a page with detailed information about the order, where you can view and find out your tracking number:
On the page with detailed information about the order, there is your tracking number, as well as a link to the site where you can track it (an example is shown in the screenshot below, column on the right). Most tracking numbers, Aliexpress can track automatically and shows the postal status of the parcel on the page with detailed order information (not always and sometimes with a delay):
Sometimes the tracking link provided by the seller is hidden in the text on the page detailed description order, the link is usually located a little to the right of the tracking number, there may be 1-2 columns with text, so look carefully:
For browser Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aliexpress-tool/
For the Opera browser: https://addons.opera.com/ru/extensions/details/aliexpress-tool/?display=rus
For Mozilla/Firefox browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/aliexpress-tool/
For Safari browser (MacOS/MacBook): https://extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.aliexpress.tool-9NAM8UWNRP
(Track numbers supported international mail China, to which 99% is sent China parcels Post Air Mail, Hong-Kong Post, Singapore Post, Swiss Post, EMS are regular mail, as well as track numbers of courier postal companies DHL, UPS, FedEx, TNT, GLS, Aramex, DPD, E-Shipper, FLYT, HHEXP, SFC, XRU)
There are also regional postal services where you can track international regular mail and separately commercial postal services. The Aliexpress website has paid and free delivery; with free delivery, the parcel is usually sent by the China Post or China Post, which can be tracked on the website http://intmail.183.com.cn/icc-itemtraceen.jsp (although it’s better to enter your track at the top of the page you are reading now, there is a field for entering tracks and tracking any parcels from Aliexpress):
Then, after the parcel has left China, it will no longer be tracked on the China Post website and will then be tracked at the regional post offices of those countries through which the parcel is traveling and then at your local post office. Here are the most popular postal services of ordinary state/national postal companies where you can track your parcel when it arrives in your country:
Tracking Russian Post: https://www.pochta.ru/tracking (the parcel is tracked only when it enters the territory of the Russian Federation)
Tracking Ukrainian Post (Ukrposhta/Ukrposhta): http://ukrposhta.ua/ua/vidslidkuvati-forma-poshuku (the parcel is tracked only when it enters the territory of Ukraine)
Tracking Belarus Post (Belposhta): http://search.belpost.by/ (the parcel is tracked only when it enters the territory of the Republic of Belarus)
Tracking Kazakhstan Post (Kazpost): http://www.kazpost.kz/ (the parcel is tracked only when it enters the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
There are also international postal delivery services EMS (http://www.ems.com.cn/english.html) or DHL (http://www.dhl.ru/) or you can use universal postal tracking on the website http:// www.17track.net/en/
What to do if the track number from Aliexpress is not tracked? If you have any problems with delivery or with the tracking number, you can always contact the seller and clarify all the details. Perhaps the seller mixed up the track, made a mistake when writing the track number, or simply saved money and sent the parcel without a track number and gave you a template, i.e. an empty track, this is all quite normal. (the seller needs to write in English or use online translator translate.ru, although there are masochists who manage to communicate with the seller in their native Chinese). Here are the main reasons why the track code may not be tracked:2-3 days have not passed since the date of receipt of the tracking number and because of this the parcel may not be tracked
You or the seller incorrectly copied or rewrote the track code, everything should be without spaces, in capital letters and 9 digits if the parcel is sent by regular mail (China Post/China Post)
The seller simply gave you the left track code, this is also normal and allows you to save on the purchase of goods. You can easily clarify this nuance with the seller so as not to worry again.
Perhaps you are trying to track your parcel in the wrong place, we recommend using a special browser extension called Aliexpress Tool, which has a universal tracker of any track numbers and postal items(there is a link above)
If for some other reason your track code is not tracked, please contact the seller with this question.
What do typical tracking numbers from Aliexpress look like: The first two letters are the type of shipment, and the last two letters are the country of departure or sometimes the postal service code (for example YP - Yanwen Logistics)C***CN package from China (CP235611343CN)
R/V***CN small package from China (RA144815364CN)
R/V***HK small package from Hong Kong (RB304351235HK)
- RA, RB - air up to 2 kg
- RC-air parcel (longer customs clearance)
- RT - air envelope
- RR - by road or by sea
- RAxxxxxxxxxFI - Finnish postal company Itella
- LPxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (2 letters and 14 numbers) is Posti Finland Economy (part of the Itella network) or a track number like RA***FI.
- 12345678911 - China Post Ordinary Small Packet Plus The track number is only numbers, consists of 11 digits (xxxxxxxxxxx), you can track it on the Yanswen Logistics website http://track.yw56.com.cn/en-US/
- 123456789123 - SF-Express track number consists only of 12 digits, you can track it on the website: http://www.sf-express.com/cn/en/dynamic_functions/waybill/
- CP - type of Chinese 1st class
- EE - EMS departure (first letters EE...CN)
- EV - EMS departure (first letters EV...CN)
- EA - EMS departure, EA...CN - The parcel departs from the sender's city to the recipient
- LM - ePacket (Chinese EMS LM...CN), tracked on the website http://www.ems.com.cn/english.html
EA-EZ range - EMS, Express Mail Service, USPS Express Mail. Parcels with such codes usually arrive faster than other types of mail. Postal service websites must have the ability to track EMS numbers. The EX-EZ subseries can only be used for postal items within one country.
- LK - Also called EUB, the tracking number starts with "LK" and ends with "CN" (LK987654321CN), a division of Hong Kong Post in China, Air.
- RB, RF, SQ - and end with the letters SG, this is Singapore Post, example: (RB123456789SG, RF123456789SG, SQ123456789SG,RR123456789SG)
Range CA-CZ - Parcel post, USPS Priority Mail. Parcel (package, parcel) registered in the tracking system.
Range LA-LZ - Exprès letter, USPS First Class Mail, USPS Priority Flat rate Envelope. The parcel (small package, letter) is not tracked on the websites of postal services.
Range RA-RZ - Letter post registered. A parcel (small package, letter) registered in the tracking system and without insurance coverage.
The first letter in the tracking number usually means and stands for the type of shipment:
“A” - the shipment is not insured (up to 2 kg))
“R” - registered shipment (up to 2 kg)
“V” - registered insured shipment (up to 2 kg)
“C” - simple parcel (more than 2 kg)
“L” - Airmail (up to 2 kg)
“E” - Express Postal Service (EMS over 2 kg)
The second letter in the tracking number means what method, method or transport the parcel will be sent (sometimes the second character can be anything and mean nothing, it simply stands for a serial number):
A, B - air up to 2 kg
C - air parcel (longer customs clearance)
T - air envelope
R - by road (by train) or by sea (by ship, transport vessel)
P - type of Chinese 1st class
But the last two letters in the track number are the country of departure, for example: RR123456789CN is a registered item that will be delivered by train or sea and sent by mail from China (For example, the last letters in the track: CN - China, SG - Singapore, GB - Great Britain, DE - Germany, US - USA, RU - Russia/RF, etc.)
What unusual tracking numbers look like on Aliexpress: An unusual tracking number begins with the letters SN, PK, UA and then usually goes only 10 without letters. If the first letters are UA at the beginning, then there are 9 numbers and at the end two letters YP (YANWEN LOGISTICS).Postal company YANWEN LOGISTICS (for example SN14092001588, PK14081902532, UA105830254YP), you can track such track codes only on the website http://www.yw56.com.cn/english/index.aspx or http://www.91track.com/
Sometimes you come across tracks called China Post Ordinary Small Packet Plus consisting of only 11 digits (12345678912) - this is the internal mail of China. Such unusual and strange track numbers are tracked only within the territory of China, after departure from the country, such a track is no longer tracked, sometimes it shows if it has arrived in the destination country.
Also now tracks like RA.........FI are gaining popularity on Aliexpress, this is the Finnish postal company Itella, usually parcels sent by this mail are delivered much faster than other standard mail, in about 2-3 weeks to anywhere in the world, track you can visit the official website http://www.posti.fi/private/postisservices/tools/itemtracking/index.html or through our universal tracker which is located at the beginning of the page you are reading now.
Parcels are often sent to Aliexpress via SF-Express, which consist of 12 digits (tracks like 123456789123), you can track them on the website: http://www.sf-express.com/cn/en/dynamic_functions/waybill/ or http: //www.sf-express.com/ru/ru/dynamic_functions/waybill/
Fake, false, counterfeit Chinese postal services and services for supposedly tracking parcels: On Aliexpress, when buying cheap goods up to $10, the seller may give an incomprehensible tracking number, which will only be tracked on the website of a non-existent, i.e., fake postal company, and you may also give a completely non-working track number or a left track number (sometimes they give other people’s tracks, i.e. other buyers who are normally tracked).These fake postal services essentially predict the approximate location of a package depending on the country, although sometimes the data is often pulled out of thin air. If you suddenly come across such fake mail, then don’t worry, this is a completely normal phenomenon on Aliexpress and parcels sent in this way arrive normally, in fact they are sent by regular China Post without a tracking number to track the parcel. There is a small list of examples of such track numbers and sites on which you can supposedly track such track numbers (Seller's Shipping Method):
1. Service: Post Air Mail
Website: www.postairmail.com
Track type: RH123456789HK, YZ123456789HK
2. Service: 17 Post Service (not to be confused with the well-known tracking service 17track.net)
Website: http://17postservice.com/
Track type: 123456789000 (12 digits)
3. Service: World-Shipping post
Website: http://ws-shipping.com/
Track type: WS123456789CN
4. Service: WeDo Logistics
Website: http://www.wedoexpress.com/
Track type: WD123456789CN
5. Service: EMPS
Website: http://www.empsexpress.com/
Track type: KP123456789CN
6. Service: Faspeed
Website: http://www.faspeed.com/
Track type: 123456789123 (12 digits), RS123456789CN
7. Service: Post-e-Tracking
Website: http://chinapostetracking.com/
Track type: RA123456789CN
8. Service: CNZExpress
Website: http://cnzexpress.com/
Track type: S1234567, LME1234567, YA123456789CN,..
9. Service: Finland (Hong Kong) Express
Website: http://www.hongkongexpresspost.com/
Track type: RT123456789FI
10. Service: Mty Tracking (Mtytrack)
Website: http://www.mtytrack.com/
Track type: 321**** (11 digits), NP***(9 digits), options are possible..
11. Service: HonkongExpressPost
Website: http://hongkongexpresspost.com
Tracks of the form RT123456789FI
12. Service: Flyt Express
Website: http://flytexpress.com
Tracks like A0001915041115AA or FTL12345678
- Postal company 4PX Worldwide Express - tracks like MP00816860XSG (MP...XSG), are tracked only in China, although the same company provides courier services and sends parcels through Singapoore Post, Posti Finland and other mail (then everything is tracked normally). The official 4PX website where you can track parcels http://track.4px.com
- 4PX-Parcel Special Line, tracks like DH001302356AE (DH...AE) - tracked only on their website and only in China
Postal service SF-Express whose track numbers consist of 12 digits (tracks like 123456789123), can be tracked on the website: http://www.sf-express.com/cn/en/dynamic_functions/waybill/ or http://www. sf-express.com/ru/ru/dynamic_functions/waybill/
- Bao Tonga International is a logistics company, tracks consist of 4 letters and 7 numbers (for example, HKPY2602536), such tracks are tracked only within the territory of China (sender’s country), and then when the parcel crosses the border, it ceases to be tracked.
You can check whether your parcel is tracked or not here: tracking parcels from China (most tracks are tracked, if suddenly it is not tracked, then the second method is below)
- 007EX - courier service, tracks usually start at RU007EX, the entire track number first consists of 2 letters (RU), then 3 numbers (007), then 2 letters (EX) and at the end 13 numbers. The track looks something like this: RU007EX1711151232033. Delivery time is on average 20-40 days for international delivery and literally 2-5 days for local delivery (parcels from Tmall are often sent by this mail). Upon arrival in the destination country, the parcel is often transferred to local postal services, for example EMS, SPSR, Russian Post. When tracking this track on the official website http://www.007ex.com, you can find the second track of the postal company to which the parcel was transferred, for example 14082817121478 (a 14-digit track that is tracked on pochta.ru)
- bPost China - Belgian post https://track.bpost.be/btr/web/#/home, tracks like LVS2016933390551298N1, first there are 3 letters (usually LVS), then 16 (hereinafter 1 letter (N) and 1 number) or 18 digits. Such a track is very rarely tracked in the destination country; it is essentially a parcel without a track. From China to Belgium, the parcel goes by postal company and then by Belgian post to the destination country.
- XINGYUAN XYGPY8808014046YQ, first there are 5 letters (XYGPY), then 10 numbers and at the end 2 letters (YQ). Such parcels are tracked only within China on the website http://track.sz-tianma.com/cgi-bin/GInfo.dll?DispInfo&w=sz-tianma&nid=8
- J-NET - Chinese shit mail, tracks like JNTCU0600239949YQ, first there are 5 letters (JNTCU), then 10 numbers and at the end 2 letters (YQ). Such parcels are tracked in different ways, sometimes only in China, sometimes to a warehouse in the recipient’s country or before being transferred to regular mail on the website. Therefore, to find out more precisely where your parcel is, to which post office it is being delivered, or whether the parcel will be delivered by courier, you can find out on the website http://ru.j-net.cn (you need to call hotline which is listed on this site)
- Zes-express (Eshun) - Chinese shit post, tracks are mainly tracked in China, parcels take 15-45 days and then are transferred to Russian Post or courier services such as SPSR.ru, SDEK.ru, and the parcels themselves can be tracked on the official website http://www.zes-express.com/russian.php
- SunYou (SYTrack) - Chinese shit post, tracks like SY10997932491 (first 2 letters SY and then 11 numbers), tracked only in China on the website http://www.sypost.net
- Cainiao is a Chinese logistics company, tracks like S000007657430 first letter S and then 12 numbers or AEWH0000056291RU2 first 4 letters (for example AEWH), then 10 numbers, 2 letters and 1 number, while it was noticed that if at the end of such a track there is RU4, then this means that the parcel was sent to CSE.RU mail, and if RU2, then it was transferred to SPSR.ru
Such parcels are tracked on the website https://global.cainiao.com, and after arriving in the destination country, they are transferred to regular mail or courier services such as SPSR.ru or CSE.ru
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In Russian, the seller must inform the buyer of a special parcel identifier (the so-called track number) so that he can track the purchase route from the seller in China to the post office, from where the buyer can pick up the long-awaited parcel.
Tracking number - a digital or alphanumeric number assigned to postal items. At each stage of shipment mail ID is entered into a unified database on the status of postal items. The track code allows you to track the route of the parcel through the Internet sites of postal and courier services and the fact of delivery of the postal item to the addressee.
When purchasing a product on the Aliexpress website, the seller indicates the tracking number (track code) by which the purchase route is tracked. Buyers of an online store often wonder how to find the tracking number on the Aliexpress website. You can see the track number in the order details in personal account on Aliexpress. In the Logistics Information section, the track number and name of the postal service to which the parcel was sent are indicated.
Where can I find and get a tracking number on Aliexpress? To find out the tracking number, you need to go to the My Orders section (the My Orders section is in the drop-down menu):
After this, a page with detailed information about the order will open, where you can find and view information about the track number (track number):
Please note that the track number does not appear immediately after placing an order, but after the seller sends the parcel to the address you specified (approximately 3 to 5 days).
The track number consists of letters and numbers (the first will be letters that indicate the type of shipment, and the rest will be numbers, the last will be two letters that indicate the country of departure).
If the track number is not indicated, I advise you to send a letter to the seller asking for the number. There are cases that a parcel is sent without a tracking number if the product is inexpensive.
I recommend reading in detail about how to track a parcel with an order using the tracking number in the article: here you can also track the parcel using the tracking number. (Track numbers of international mail of China are supported, to which 99% of parcels are sent China Post Air Mail, Hong-Kong Post, Singapore Post, Swiss Post, EMS - this is regular mail, as well as track numbers of courier postal companies DHL, UPS, FedEx, TNT, GLS, Aramex, DPD, E-Shipper, FLYT, HHEXP, SFC, XRU)
List of the main reasons why the track code may not be tracked:
- 2-3 days have not passed since the date of receipt of the tracking number and because of this the parcel may not be tracked
- You or the seller incorrectly copied or rewrote the track code, everything should be without spaces, in capital letters and 9 numbers if the parcel was sent by regular mail (China Post)
- The seller simply gave you the “left track code”, this is also normal and allows you to save on the purchase of goods.
- Perhaps you are trying to track the parcel in the wrong place, we recommend using a universal tracker for any tracking numbers and postal items, form.
- If for some other reason your track code is not tracked, please contact the seller with this question.
C***CN package from China (CP235611343CN)
R/V***CN small package from China (RA144815364CN)
R/V***HK small package from Hong Kong (RB304351235HK)
- RA, RB - air up to 2 kg
- RC-air parcel (longer customs clearance)
- RT - air envelope
- RR - by road or by sea
- RAxxxxxxxxxFI - Finnish postal company Itella
- LPxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (2 letters and 14 numbers) is Posti Finland Economy (part of the Itella network), parcels are sent through the postal company Yanwen Logistics. As a rule, these tracks are tracked only in China, and then the parcel is not tracked, but you can use a universal tracker.
- 12345678911 - China Post Ordinary Small Packet Plus track number is only numbers, consists of 11 digits (xxxxxxxxxxx), you can track it on the Yanswen Logistics website http://track.yw56.com.cn/en-US/
- CP - type of Chinese 1st class
- EE - EMS departure (first letters EE...CN)
- EV - EMS departure (first letters EV...CN)
- EA - EMS departure, EA...CN - The parcel departs from the sender's city to the recipient
- LM - ePacket (Chinese EMS LM...CN), tracked on the website http://www.ems.com.cn/english.html
EA-EZ range - EMS, Express Mail Service, USPS Express Mail. Parcels with such codes usually arrive faster than other types of mail. Postal service websites must have the ability to track EMS numbers. The EX-EZ subseries can only be used for postal items within one country.
- LK - Also called EUB, the tracking number starts with "LK" and ends with "CN" (LK987654321CN), a division of Hong Kong Post in China, Air.
- RB, RF, SQ - and end with the letters SG, this is Singapore Post, example: (RB123456789SG, RF123456789SG, SQ123456789SG,RR123456789SG)
Range CA-CZ - Parcel post, USPS Priority Mail. Parcel (package, parcel) registered in the tracking system.
Range LA-LZ - Exprès letter, USPS First Class Mail, USPS Priority Flat rate Envelope. The parcel (small package, letter) is not tracked on the websites of postal services.
Range RA-RZ - Letter post registered. A parcel (small package, letter) registered in the tracking system and without insurance coverage.
The first letter in the tracking number usually means and stands for the type of shipment:
“A” - the shipment is not insured (up to 2 kg))
“R” - registered shipment (up to 2 kg)
“V” - registered insured shipment (up to 2 kg)
“C” - simple parcel (more than 2 kg)
“L” - Airmail (up to 2 kg)
“E” - Express Postal Service (EMS over 2 kg)
The second letter in the track means what method, method or transport the parcel will be sent:
A, B - air up to 2 kg
C - air parcel (longer customs clearance)
T - air envelope
R - by road (by train) or by sea (by ship, transport vessel)
P - type of Chinese 1st class
But the last two letters in the track number are the country of departure, for example: RR123456789CN is a registered item that will be delivered by train or sea and sent by mail from China (for example, the last letters in the track: CN - China, SG - Singapore, GB - Great Britain , DE - Germany, US - USA, RU - Russia/RF, etc.)
What do unusual tracking numbers look like on Aliexpress? There are also non-standard (unusual) track numbers that begin with the letters SN, PK, UA and then usually only 10 without letters. If the first letters are UA at the beginning, then there are 9 digits and at the end two letters YP (YANWEN LOGISTICS), sometimes you also come across tracks called China Post Ordinary Small Packet Plus consisting of only 11 digits (12345678912) - this is the internal mail of China, the postal company YANWEN LOGISTICS (for example SN14092001588, PK14081902532, UA105830254YP), you can only track such track codes on the website http://www.yw56.com.cn/english/DIY.asp or http://www.91track.com/Such unusual and strange track numbers are tracked only within the territory of China, after departure from the country, such a track is no longer tracked, sometimes it shows if it has arrived in the destination country.
Also now gaining popularity on Aliexpress are tracks like RA00112233FI, this is the Finnish postal company Itella, usually parcels sent by this mail are delivered much faster than other standard postal services, in about 2-3 weeks to anywhere in the world, you can track them on the official website http://www .posti.fi/private/postisservices/tools/itemtracking/index.html or through our universal tracker.
Fake, false, counterfeit Chinese postal services and services for supposedly tracking parcels: On Aliexpress, when purchasing inexpensive goods up to $10, the seller can give an untraceable tracking number, which will only be tracked on the website of a non-existent, i.e. fake postal company, and also to you They can give you a completely non-working track number or a left track number (sometimes they give other people’s tracks, i.e. other buyers who are normally tracked).These fake postal services essentially predict the approximate location of the package depending on the country, although sometimes the data is often taken simply from the air. If you suddenly come across such fake mail, then don’t worry, this is a completely normal phenomenon on Aliexpress and parcels sent in this way arrive normally, in fact they are sent by regular China Post without a tracking number to track the parcel.
There is a small list of examples of such track numbers and sites on which you can supposedly track such track numbers (Seller's Shipping Method):
17 Post Service (17postservice.com) - tracks like xxxxxxxxxxxx (12 digits)
World-Shipping post (ws-shipping.com) - tracks like WS...CN, WSxxxxxxxxxCN
WeDo Logistics (wedoexpress.com) - tracks like WD...CN WDxxxxxxxxxCN
HonkongExpressPost (hongkongexpresspost.com) - tracks like RT...FI, RTxxxxxxxxxFI
CNZExpress (cnzexpress.com) - tracks like Sxxxxxxx
Faspeed (faspeed.com) - tracks like RS...CN,RSxxxxxxxxxCN
Flyt Express (flytexpress.com) - tracks like A0001915041115AA
4PX Worldwide Express (en.4px.com) - tracks like MP00816860XSG (MP...XSG), tracked only in China, although the same company provides courier services and sends parcels through Singapoore Post, Posti Finland and other mail (then everything is tracked normal)
Track
When making purchases in foreign online stores, we are all one way or another faced with the issue of tracking the postal item by which the purchased product is delivered to us.
This article will discuss general issues regarding tracking of international postal items (IPO). Will be considered general principles according to which MPOs are divided into tracked and untracked, the main stages of delivery that items go through. The issue of the structure of international tracking numbers assigned to IGOs is separately considered.
We will also talk about average delivery times and factors that greatly influence these terms. A separate section will provide information on the possibilities of tracking IPOs on the websites of state postal services of the countries of the sender and recipient, as well as the use of universal independent services for tracking.
Another Additional information on these issues, as well as on issues customs clearance International postal items and the work of individual postal services can always be found in the wiki section of this site.
Basic principlesTraceable and non-traceable IGOsIPOs (international postal items) are divided into two main categories:
- Parcels (over 2 kg)
- Small packages (up to 2 kg)
MPOs are also divided into:
- Registered (Trackable)
- Unregistered (no tracking)
Parcels, as well as any shipments via EMS, are always a registered shipment, but small packages can be either registered or unregistered.
A registered IPO in the country of departure is assigned a unique 13-digit tracking number, by which you can control the movement of the IPO from sender to recipient, using the tracking services of the national postal operators of these countries or independent tracking services.
The tracking number for registered small packages always begins with the letter R (Registered).
Accordingly, tracking the movement of MPO using tracking services is only possible for EMS shipments, parcels and registered small packages, provided you know the tracking number.
Examples of tracking numbers:
- CQ123456785US – postal item from the USA (parcel)
- RN123456785US – postal item from the USA (small package)
- EE123456785US – EMS shipping from the USA
- RA123456785CN – postal item from China
- RJ123456785GB – postal item from Great Britain
The last 2 letters in the tracking number indicate the country in which the item is accepted for shipment. You can read more about the structure of the track number in the next section.
When an unregistered MPO arrives in Russia, Russian Post assigns it an internal tracking number of type RA*********RU. This number is internal information of the postal operator and is used for internal accounting of incoming international mail and subsequent settlements with the postal operator of the country of departure.
The recipient can find out this number only upon receipt of the IPO.
Track number structureAccording to the rules of the UPU (Universal Postal Union) (standard S10), the IPO track number consists of 9 numbers and 4 letters. Track number structure: XX*********XX, where X are letters and * are numbers.
Example: RA123456785GB
The first two capital Latin letters indicate the type of postal item. Here are the main ones:
- LA-LZ - unregistered MPO weighing less than 2 kg (small package). Not tracked.
- RA-RZ - registered MPO weighing less than 2 kg (small package). Tracked.
- CA-CZ - registered MPO weighing more than 2 kg (parcel). Tracked.
- EA-EZ is a registered IPO, issued as an express shipment (EMS). Tracked.
Next, the track number indicates an eight-digit digital unique IPO number. According to UPU rules, it cannot be repeated for at least one year. The last (ninth) digit is a verification code calculated using a certain mathematical function of the item number.
At the end of the track number, two capital Latin letters are also indicated, which abbreviated the country of the sender according to the ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code standard. For example, CN - China, SG - Singapore, GB - Great Britain, DE - Germany, US - USA, etc.
2. greatly simplifies the procedure for tracking registered mail items using the track number provided by the user and combines tracking systems of postal services from 27 countries around the world. Allows you to create lists of verified track numbers, keeps statistics of average delivery times for items from different countries. Allows you to predict the time it takes for a shipment to pass through one or another stage of delivery.
3. - can be installed on both PCs and personal mobile devices. The list of supported services includes more than 250 email services. Allows you to create lists of verified track numbers. In addition, it is possible to add user data to the tracking number, which allows you to have accurate information about all the events that occur with a specific order from the moment it is paid for in the store until the moment it is delivered to the recipient.
In addition to the above, there are many other mail tracking services with different capabilities and different composition supported email services, so there is no point in listing them. The only thing that stands out a little apart is that it does a good job of tracking China Post parcels, but has a rather inconvenient interface and does not support many of the recently emerging local Chinese logistics companies.
Why does the average buyer need tracking?In this final section I would like to say a little not only about the technical side of the issue, which the article was devoted to, but also about the psychological side of the tracking issue. And also talk about the general purposes of tracking.
It is quite understandable that all buyers want to receive their goods as quickly as possible and secretly hope that the goods sent, say, from China or the USA will reach the recipient in Russia in a week. But, alas, miracles do not happen, and when choosing delivery of goods by the regular state postal service, you need to be mentally prepared for a wait of 3-4 weeks.
During this time, someone will check their track number only a few times to make sure that the shipment is moving, and someone will check their track number several dozen or hundreds of times... Of course, the latter is more typical for newcomers to online shopping and their excitement even somewhere justified. But the truth lies in the fact that no matter how many times we check our track number, the package will not move faster! Therefore, you still shouldn’t be so paranoid about tracking issues.
In essence, tracking is a tool for monitoring the physical movement of a shipment, in principle, a tool for monitoring compliance with delivery deadlines. And the shipment tracking data, for example, will be very useful to you if you decide to make any claims to the postal services regarding the delivery of the item or the speed of delivery.
Therefore, three main tracking purposes can be defined:
- Informational - when the recipient simply tracks the movement process and delivery time of his shipment, receiving information from tracking systems.
- Control - when the recipient, using information from tracking systems, can control the timing of the shipment at certain stages of its processing and delivery in order to correlate these timing with the control delivery dates and receive any compensation from the postal services in case of non-compliance with these deadlines.
- Evidentiary - when information from tracking systems serves as evidence in possible disputes between the sender and recipient, in case of failure to receive the shipment or its loss (alas, this also happens sometimes)
To reduce the time spent on the tracking process itself, it is of course recommended to use independent tracking services that allow you to create lists of tracked track numbers. The track number is added there once and only then you can easily view the tracking results once every 1-2 days. This significantly reduces the time it takes to track all your parcels and saves you stress.
Good luck with your shopping and fast shipping!
How to find a parcel by number?
4.5 (90%) 24 ratings.Modern technology for international shipments involves assigning each postal item a unique postal identifier - a track number. Thus, each stage of transmission is recorded in unified system control and accounting. Thanks to this, any recipient can track international and domestic mail if they have access to the Internet.
How to find out where your package is online:Enter the track code, click “track” and find where your parcel is located.
Types of postal itemsInternational postal items can be of two types:
- Small package – up to 2kg;
- Parcel – from 2 kg.
Shipments over two kg, as a rule, are always registered, that is, with the possibility of tracking. As for small packages, they can be either registered or unregistered.
Registered international postal items can be tracked thanks to the assigned unique 13-digit number. Control over the movement of shipments is carried out through tracking services of national postal services or independent services.
Track number structureThe unique postal identifier of an international postal item consists of four letters and nine numbers. The first two letters indicate the type of postal item. For example, the track number of a registered small package always begins with a capital Latin letter R, which means Registered.
The last two are the sending country:
CN – China;
SG – Singapore;
GB – Great Britain;
DE – Germany;
US - USA, etc.
The structure of the IPO track number does not provide for the possibility of determining the recipient country.
Examples of IPO track numbers:
- CQ254896589US – parcel from the USA;
- RN254896589US – small package from the USA;
- EE254896589US – EMS shipping from the USA
- RA254896589CN – MPO from China
- RJ254896589GB – MPO from Great Britain.
Special attention should be paid to track numbers assigned by international logistics companies providing express transportation services, such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, etc.
Unique identifiers of items of the above-mentioned organizations do not comply with the standards of the International Postal Union and may contain various digital and alphabetic values. Tracking of such shipments is possible only in the tracking systems on the websites of these carriers. When using universal IPO tracking services, you should remember that not every service supports IPO tracking for commercial express carriers.
The main stages of delivery of international mailThe stages of completing the MPO can be divided into 2 parts:
- Tracking in the sender's country;
- Tracking in the recipient's country.
After reception comes the triage phase. The duration of this process depends directly on the distance of the place of reception from the place of international postal exchange. International postal exchange is the delivery of IPO to the place of customs inspection and its preparation for export to the recipient’s country. The next step there will be export. In the recipient's country this process will be similar, but reverse in its actions:
- Import;
- Customs clearance;
- Sorting;
- Issue.
Each stage of the MPO movement from sender to recipient is displayed in tracking systems. To get more operational information It is recommended to track the process of MPO movement before import on the website of the sender’s national postal service. Next, on the recipient's mail website. The time interval between export and import can range from 2 weeks to 1.5 months.
Delivery termsAverage delivery times for MPO may depend on the following factors:
- Type of MPO;
- MPO type;
- Country of departure and country of delivery;
- Season.
As for small packages, delivery times for registered MPOs are practically no different from delivery times for unregistered ones. When it comes to parcels, they are delivered faster as they have priority service.
Because of various technologies mail processing and target dates postal services of different countries, the speed of delivery of IPOs varies significantly depending on the country of departure and the country of the recipient. For example, a shipment from Hong Kong or Singapore will arrive in Russia faster than from China. And shipments from the USA take longer to arrive in Russia than shipments from the UK.
The last influencing factor is the time of year. In this case we mean national holidays. During these periods, postal services work at their maximum capacity. Very large delays in delivery may occur in new year holidays. Moreover, they begin at the end of November and return to normal only by the end of January.
We should not forget that the Chinese celebrate New Year By lunar calendar. During the New Year holidays, almost no one works in China, so it is better to refrain from online shopping during this period.
In normal periods, the average delivery time for MPO to the Russian Federation from almost all countries is from 3 to 4 weeks for small packages and from 2 to 3 weeks for parcels.
How to get a tracking number?The sender receives a track number when registering an IPO at the post office or by completing documents remotely. In the first case, the fact of transferring the package to the postal services occurs immediately, so information about the location of the parcel enters the system very quickly. In this case, the recipient can immediately see the IPO mark for sending.
In the second case, the sender can provide a tracking number, but since the parcel has not actually been delivered to the post office yet, there will be no information in the parcel tracking system. It will appear only after a few days, usually 2-3 days.
You should also take into account the frequency of updating information in the tracking system. Some postal services update 2 times a day, others 5-6 times.
The recipient can find out his track number to track the parcel on the order page (if we are talking about online purchases). Unfortunately, not all sellers inform their customers about shipment tracking numbers. In this case, you must independently send a request to the store or seller.
Postal service websitesOn the websites of the postal services of the sender's country and the recipient's country, you can track your shipment at any time. Each site has a special field for entering the track number. To protect against large quantity Some services require automatic checks to enter a captcha. Next, click the “Track” or “Submit” button (on different sites this button may have different names). As for the procedure for checking track numbers on different sites, it is almost identical.
– Ukrainian Post;
– Kazakhstan Post;
– Belarus Post;
- China Post;
– Hong Kong Post;
– Singapore Post;
- United States Postal Service;
– UK Post;
- German postal service.
The website's online postal tracking service will help you track the status and location of your parcel delivered by Russian Post.
The national postal operator of the Russian Federation "Russian Post" receives, sends and delivers postal items in the territory of Russian Federation and other states. The branches of this national postal operator handle the sending and receiving of both domestic and international parcels. If parcels and postal items are sent within Russia, then the parcel is assigned a unique 14-digit identifier number consisting of numbers, and when sent internationally, an identification number of 13 characters (numbers and letters of the Latin alphabet) is assigned.
Both numbers comply with the S10 standard of the Universal Postal Union and parcel tracking can be carried out by both the sender and the recipient of the mail.
Features of Russian Post parcel tracking numbersRussian Post track numbers differ by type of parcel and differ in appearance.
Explanation:
- The first 2 letters of the code indicate the type of shipment
- 9 digits - departure code
- The last 2 letters are the country of departure of the parcel
Thanks to the cooperation of Russian Post this type Parcels from Aliexpress have a simplified registration system, which allows you to send them even faster and cheaper. It is worth considering that this type of delivery can only be tracked within the sender’s country; when the parcel arrives in the territory, the shipment will no longer be tracked, but after the parcel arrives at the recipient’s delivery location, a similar status will appear. The approximate delivery time is 25-30 days from the date of departure.
Parcel tracking ZJ..HK (JOOM)Parcels with a number containing the letters ZJ at the beginning are parcels from the Joom online store, which also cooperates with Russian Post. This type delivery service is low-cost and is used mainly for the delivery of cheap goods and at the same time has limited tracking functionality. The fact is that Joom parcels, when tracked, can have one of only three statuses:
- Package sent
- The parcel arrived at the office
- The parcel has been received by the addressee
That is, your parcel cannot be tracked at all stages of delivery, but important information, the fact that the goods have been sent or have already arrived at the post office will be known.
Problems tracking Russian Post parcels?Sometimes problems arise with tracking Russian Post parcels. Most often this happens for the following reasons:
Tracking the status and location of a parcel by the postal company Russian Post is extremely simple: to do this, you need to enter the unique track code of the parcel in the tracking line. After specifying the number, click on the “Track” button and find out the most up-to-date information about the status of your shipment by Russian Post.
If you need to save data on several shipments by Russian Post at once, then register in your personal account of the online parcel tracking service website, and track several shipments at once and receive accurate information for each parcel.
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