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Tracking number question

  • 02-12-2014 4:56pm
    #1
    Hococop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭


    sorry mods if this is in the wrong area, i ordered 2 seperate items from aliexpress and had them sent to parcel motel in the north

    this is the tracking update for one item:

    2014-11-18 03:24
    FOC, 英国 - GB, 交航
    2014-11-17 13:50
    福州国际, 英国 - GB, 出口总包直封封发, Departure from outward office of exchange
    2014-11-17 08:49
    福州国际, 英国 - GB, 出口总包互封开拆, Opening
    2014-11-16 09:59
    高楼邮政支局, 英国 - GB, 收寄局收寄, Collection

    and this is the other one:
    2014-12-01 15:27
    英国, 英国 - GB, 到达进口互换局, Arrival at inward office of exchange
    2014-12-01 15:27
    英国, 英国 - GB, 到达进口互换局, Arrival at inward office of exchange
    2014-11-27 15:02
    广州国际, 英国 - GB, 出口总包直封封发, Departure from outward office of exchange
    2014-11-27 09:06
    广州国际, 英国 - GB, 出口总包互封开拆, Opening
    2014-11-26 21:40
    广州国际函件运营中心, 英国 - GB, 收寄局收寄, Collection

    one has arrived and on the way to my nearest parcel motel, im guessing its the 2nd item as it has updated quicker,

    im wondering what FOC-GB means? ive looked online and didnt find much, is it a case of customs has it?

    any help would be appreciated, thanks


Comments

  • #2
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    FOC appears to be an airport code for a chinese airport

    e.g.
    Fuzhou FOC to London LHR flights

    I figured this out using google translate, just type translate into google to bring it up. You can copy and paste chinese characters into it.

    Ordering via parcel motel is risky if its liable for vat, as they will just reject it.


  • #3
    Hococop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    rubadub wrote: »
    FOC appears to be an airport code for a chinese airport

    e.g.


    I figured this out using google translate, just type translate into google to bring it up. You can copy and paste chinese characters into it.

    Ordering via parcel motel is risky if its liable for vat, as they will just reject it.

    It shouldn't be caught for vat it was only €18
    Yeah I translated it
    Just trying to figure out why the tracking information on both are different, I'm guessing its still at the Chinese airport?


  • #4
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    Best website to track is http://www.17track.net depending carrier use you should be able to track China mail and Royal mail if coming from them. You might be able to track in the royal mail website directly once it gets to UK. It works in Ireland with anpost when is coming from China Post format Rx123456789CN, some other carriers could be Yanwen that tracking does not work in anpost.


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