Below is Can somebody with a recently completed order received via China Post with list the steps the package went through until it was delivered.?
I'm hoping this will help me translate what I know about my order timeline shown below.
4/12 Ordered, Tangshuiwei (Shenzhen) vendor, payment acknowledged (AliExpress escrow)
4/13 email received with tracking number as shipped
4/16 Acceptance per both China Post and USPS trackers (same tracking number for both)
4/17 Total export package interoperability seal opening(?), Shanghai Intl, China Post (Status on China Post)
4/18 The total export package straight seal sealing, Shanghai Intl, China Post (Status on China Post)
4/18 Processed through sort facility Shanghai, USPS tracker
4/21 The importing office of exchange New York, China Post
Updates:
4/21 Processed through sort facility ISC New York NY, USPS tracker
4/23 Processed through USPS sort facility Wallingford CT, USPS tracker
4/23 Depart USPS sort facility Wallingford CT, USPS tracker
These last 2 steps continue through additional interim USPS sorting facilities (3 of them for my package) until the package gets to the place where it will be assigned to a PO employee as the carrier.
4/26 Arrival at unit (the local PO)
4/26 Delivered(!)
14 days from order to expected receipt (ordered on Thursday night in US/early Friday AM in China) . . 10 days from 1st sign of life at the PO (Monday).
It's not at all clear who has the order, or where it is now. As of today USPS status is: Origin Post is Preparing Shipment (We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece.) This sounds like maybe China Post still hasn't delivered it to USPS, or that USPS received and processed it, but hasn't sent it from their facility yet.
This was my first order using China Post. I recently received a purchase from the UK via Royal Mail in less than 1 week, really just about 3 days from mailing. The prospect of waiting longer for international mail now just seems like forever in comparison.