Each time is more usual that we decide for the import. Often, just buying in shops as GearBest, Aliexpress and similar specialists in import retailer to acquire our products of electronics of consumption. The reason tends to vary between two options: the product/brand you want to buy is not available on the European market; The product/brand you want to acquire is considerably cheaper purchased these Asian intermediaries and avoiding European intermediaries. Is which is the reason, these shipments tend to be quite slow, above all if not have the intention of suffer an important overrun due to the rates administrative that impose companies as DHL. Today we are going to give a few tips on how to follow shipments of products purchased in China.
Let’s start with the basics, the reason for these shipments to suffer a slow transport. Often the shipping cost is minimal despite the distance, this is because these products often come loaded on large ships of goods or aircraft with the same use, so use large containers, does not send a given product with a particular company, which makes it very flexible to time between delivery. Usually these shipments are made through the public postal companies of each country, and just being delivered by post Spain. In addition, the cost of this product rises considerably when it is submitted by private companies, since these ensure passage through customs of the product, which will affect the payment of VAT and the equivalent rate administrative handling and management, usually abusive in companies such as DHL. In short, these shipments tend to oscillate between them 14 and 30 days working. We are going to offer a couple of alternatives for these peculiar shipments tracking, and that often us keep in suspense.
Follow-up orders in China site
He first method that are going to contemplate is the follow-up via web, i.e., the web pages to which must go if what want is perform the follow-up of a shipping. These companies to which them have made it buy, usually us will provide a “Tracking Number” so can know when has been sent the device and thus be more or less abreast during the journey, although tends to be worse for our patience be excessively attentive, it will keep rather than nothing as a good file weekly.
I leave a list of websites focused on tracking + tracing and why I choose them, to access it, click on the name and you will redirect:
- 17Track: this is for my it best, in she are grouped together the most of companies specialized, usually get the follow-up is which is the method of shipping, not always works, but is that less failure and more must have in has according to my experience.
- Post: Post web site only provide us information once the package has come to Spain, this means that when it appears on the website of post, your package approximately in 4 working days maximum.
- Shipping with China Post
- Shipments with HongKong Post
- Shipments with Singapore Post
- DHL: If unfortunately we have chosen the shipment with DHL, must start preparing us for the cost of the passage through customs, unless the package has been sent as a gift under €20.
Applications Mobile for tracking of shipments from China
Today there is no service that lacks its own application for mobile devices, so the track shipments for import packages could not stay out of the bubble of apps. For this reason, we are going to show some of the best alternatives for iOS and Android apps that follow our shipments from China or from anywhere in the world:
- Parcel: the most complete and popular, unfortunately is only available for iOS devices, but is the best alternative. It also includes application for Apple Watch and labels on shipments. DOWNLOAD LINK.
- AfterShip: the most popular Android, track shipments-based free with automatic detection of the business manager and label system, highly recommended. DOWNLOAD LINK.
- 17Track: you sound we’ve talked about it a few minutes ago, this application is borne by the owners of the previous web site is just as efficient, and clicking on the link download: ANDROID – iOS
We hope it will be now easier to follow your shipments from China. Leave your tips in the comments.
