China Post tracking
Track a China Post parcel
Enter your China Post tracking number to follow your item from posting to delivery. Below, we explain every status, the common reasons tracking stalls, and how businesses track China Post deliveries the moment they reach the building.
Track a China Post parcel
Enter your tracking number to see the parcel's journey.
About China Post
China Post is China's national postal operator and the backbone of low-cost cross-border e-commerce. If you have bought from AliExpress, eBay or other marketplaces, your item may well travel by China Post - typically as registered mail or ePacket. It is inexpensive and reliable, but slow: international transit is measured in weeks, not days.
Because the parcel crosses borders and changes hands between postal networks, tracking can be sparse. Expect a burst of scans in China, a long quiet gap in transit, and then activity again once it reaches the destination country and clears customs.
China Post tracking number formats
A China Post tracking number is usually 13 characters in the S10 standard: two letters, nine digits, and the country code CN. Registered mail and ePacket items both use this format. You will find it in the marketplace order, the seller's dispatch note, or the parcel label.
China Post tracking statuses explained
- Posted / AcceptedChina Post has taken the item at the origin office and the seller has dispatched it.
- Departed from ChinaThe parcel has left the country of origin, usually through an international exchange office. Expect a quiet stretch next.
- In transitMoving between the origin and destination networks. Cross-border legs can go days without a scan.
- Arrived at destination countryThe item has landed and entered the local postal system.
- Customs clearanceBeing assessed by customs; may pause here while duties or checks are handled.
- Handed to local carrierPassed to the destination post or courier for final delivery, sometimes under a new tracking number.
- Out for deliveryWith the local carrier on the round and due that day.
- DeliveredHanded over at the address. For businesses this means reception or the mailroom received it - not yet the named recipient.
China Post tracking FAQs
How do I track a China Post parcel?
Enter your 13-character tracking number (like RA123456789CN) into the tracker above. You'll see each scan from posting in China to delivery. International orders can take several weeks and often show long quiet gaps.
What does a China Post tracking number look like?
Most follow the 13-character S10 standard: two letters, nine digits and the country code CN - for example RA123456789CN. Registered mail and ePacket items use this format.
Why is my China Post tracking not updating?
Long silences are normal on cross-border shipments - an item can leave China and go quiet for a week or more before the next scan. Tracking may also stop once the parcel is handed to a local carrier under a new number.
What does “delivered” mean at a business address?
For an office, campus or apartment block, “delivered” means the parcel was handed to reception or a mailroom - not to the named person. Internal tracking software like Traizr takes over from that point.
Can Traizr track China Post parcels automatically?
Traizr tracks parcels once they reach your building: staff scan each item in, the recipient is notified automatically, and a signature is captured on collection - a complete chain of custody from courier to recipient.
Common China Post tracking problems
Very slow international transit
Weeks of transit and long gaps between scans are normal for cheap cross-border post. Allow the full estimated window before assuming a problem.
Held in customs
Items can pause for customs clearance and duties in the destination country. The status may sit on customs for several days before moving.
Handed to a local carrier
China Post often passes the final leg to Royal Mail, Evri or another local carrier - sometimes under a new tracking number you will need to follow instead.
Tracking stops after leaving China
Scans can dry up once the parcel exits China and before the local network picks it up. This is usually a gap, not a lost parcel - give it time.
What happens after “Delivered”?
For a home address, delivery is the end of the story. For an office, university, hospital or apartment building, it's only halfway: the parcel has reached the door, but it still has to travel from reception to the person it's actually for. That internal leg is invisible to China Post and its delivery partners - and it's where parcels most often go missing.
Traizr picks up exactly where the courier scan ends, giving your building the same visibility for the internal journey that the postal network gives for the external one.
How Traizr tracks China Post deliveries inside your building
Most tracking stops at “Delivered”. Traizr continues the journey - from the front desk to the recipient's signature.
- CourierChina Post arrives
- ReceptionScanned in
- MailroomLogged & sorted
- NotificationRecipient alerted
- CollectionHanded over
- SignatureProof captured
- Audit trailFull history
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