Post From China Takes Ages When It Reaches Ireland

SW98

Hi, I bought some stuff from aliexpress and used the china post. The items should only be small packets. When I looked at the tracking that is available on the aliexpress website, it said that the items arrived in Ireland within a week of being shipped out, but I still have not got them 2 weeks after they arrived in Ireland. Why is it taking so long, is it customs or what?

nava

SW98 wrote: »

Hi, I bought some stuff from aliexpress and used the china post. The items should only be small packets. When I looked at the tracking that is available on the aliexpress website, it said that the items arrived in Ireland within a week of being shipped out, but I still have not got them 2 weeks after they arrived in Ireland. Why is it taking so long, is it customs or what?

Can you track them on the Anpost website? once they reach Ireland you should be able to track it. They should be deliver the next working day unless it needs to clear customs.

Miaireland

I wonder are they concerned that the items are counterfit and are trying to establish that before releasing the item. Otherwise I would wonder if the package got lost within An Post. Try ringing th customer service number with the tracking number and they should be able to help (be prepared to ring a number of times before you get an answer).

Collibosher

SW98 wrote: »

...used the china post.........items arrived in Ireland within a week ......

I've ordered countless items from aliexpress and others Chinese vendors using China Post Air, and they have never arrived into Dublin in less than three to four weeks.

What is the exact status that is showing for the consignment on Aliexpress ?

nava

Collibosher wrote: »

I've ordered countless items from aliexpress and others Chinese vendors using China Post Air, and they have never arrived into Dublin in less than three to four weeks.

What is the exact status that is showing for the consignment on Aliexpress ?

Same as me most parcels take over 2 weeks from when they leave China but recently they been faster and arrive in about 1 week, I had a parcel arrived during the week, according to tracking left china on the 31st arrived in Ireland on the 9th, faster than others in the past

SW98

The exact status showing is ''arrived at Ireland airport''.

nava

SW98 wrote: »

The exact status showing is ''arrived at Ireland airport''.

I seen that before in 1 of my parcels but was sent with YANWEN, still took another 1 week after that.

Is the format of your tracking RG111111111CN? maybe the 1st 2 letters are different but finishing in CN, if so it's china post.


Below is an example of 1 of those parcels YC387268445YW I got it on the 16th.

YC387268445YW wrote:

Destination Country-Ireland
2014-12-08 00:00 Ireland Arrive at Ireland Airport-(Yanwen's Track End)
Original Country-Yanwen［YC387268445YW］ To China Post Air Mail［YC387268445YW］
2014-12-07 00:00 BeiJing Handled by Airline,Flight No. EK307
2014-12-06 00:00 Beijing Internationg Mail Center Prepare to Dispatch
2014-12-05 00:00 BeiJing Arrived at Beijing Internationg Mail Center
2014-12-05 00:00 Beijing Internationg Mail Center Received
2014-12-03 20:00 ShenZhen Despatched from ShenZhen Yanwen Sorting Center
2014-12-03 18:00 ShenZhen Arrived at ShenZhen Yanwen Sorting Center

SW98

nava wrote: »

I seen that before in 1 of my parcels but was sent with YANWEN, still took another 1 week after that.

Is the format of your tracking RG111111111CN? maybe the 1st 2 letters are different but finishing in CN, if so it's china post.


Below is an example of 1 of those parcels I got it on the 16th.

Got some of my stuff today - 3 weeks exactly since placing my order. Also on one of my orders it said that yanwens track end was when it arrived in Ireland and then on the rest it said the track end was when it was handed over the bejeing air mail.

eamonnq

Have some stuff "arrived at Ireland airport" on the 16/03, Yanwen tracking only goes that far though.

Would have expected to receive it by now.

SW98

eamonnq wrote: »

Have some stuff "arrived at Ireland airport" on the 16/03, Yanwen tracking only goes that far though.

Would have expected to receive it by now.

Ya I don't really know what goes on. The Yanwen track ends when it arrives at "Ireland airport" on some items and then on other items it ends when its handed over to Beijing post. But when it reaches Ireland it takes a ridiculous amount of time to arrive. Very annoying.

eamonnq

Am used to waiting on stuff, and have had this sort of thing before but usually it arrives within a week of reaching the 'Ireland Airport' stage.

SW98

Is there any way of tracking it once the Yanwen track ends.

eamonnq

I don't think so, it doesn't track on the normal anpost tracking. I think it is not a 'recorded delivery' service that they use so no signature is required when it gets delivered.

It will probably show up at some stage.

ohnonotgmail

SW98 wrote: »

Is there any way of tracking it once the Yanwen track ends.

not until it actually reaches An Post.

nava

Normally is not trackable once it reaches Ireland, but I don't think when we see "arrived at Ireland airport" it's actually in Ireland, if you look at the dates they are too close to make it all the way to Ireland on normal postage.

eamonnq

Ah I think I see the problem, the flight number EK307 actually goes to DUBai not DUBlin.


2014-12-08 00:00 Ireland Arrive at Ireland Airport-(Yanwen's Track End)
Original Country-Yanwen［YC387268445YW］ To China Post Air Mail［YC387268445YW］
2014-12-07 00:00 BeiJing Handled by Airline,Flight No. EK307

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ek307/

Same flight number as on your one so it is probably in Dubai at the moment!!

SW98

eamonnq wrote: »

Ah I think I see the problem, the flight number EK307 actually goes to DUBai not DUBlin.


2014-12-08 00:00 Ireland Arrive at Ireland Airport-(Yanwen's Track End)
Original Country-Yanwen［YC387268445YW］ To China Post Air Mail［YC387268445YW］
2014-12-07 00:00 BeiJing Handled by Airline,Flight No. EK307



Same flight number as on your one so it is probably in Dubai at the moment!!

I can' t even get a flight number.

ohnonotgmail

eamonnq wrote: »

Ah I think I see the problem, the flight number EK307 actually goes to DUBai not DUBlin.


2014-12-08 00:00 Ireland Arrive at Ireland Airport-(Yanwen's Track End)
Original Country-Yanwen［YC387268445YW］ To China Post Air Mail［YC387268445YW］
2014-12-07 00:00 BeiJing Handled by Airline,Flight No. EK307

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ek307/

Same flight number as on your one so it is probably in Dubai at the moment!!

the flight number doesnt really tell you when the package was shipped. Flight numbers on the same route are reused

eamonnq

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the flight number doesnt really tell you when the package was shipped. Flight numbers on the same route are reused

2014-12-07 00:00 BeiJing Handled by Airline,Flight No. EK307

The flight number and the date though, indicate that it went on EK307 on that date, unfortunately it looks as though mine (and Nava's) went on EK307. His on the 07/12/14 and mine on the 15/03/15