How is stuff from China getting to Ireland?

The Continental Op

Delighted with a computer part thats just arrived from China.

Ten days, ordered the 11th delivered on the 22nd (Jan 2020) free postage.

Delivery was with An Post and the item has a German prepaid postage sticker on one side and on the other I can see what looks like a Chinese shipment label that has a white label put over it to cover it up.

So how does that all work and is it a common arrangement? Would order more stuff from China if I knew that it was coming via Germany or other European country.

The traking gives no indication of the route between SHENZHEN and arrival in DUBLIN FWD other than an in between scan Arrived at transit hub.

youcancallmeal

I assume air freight is the reason why. Everything that is being delayed at the moment is coming by boat from either Britain or mainland Europe.

seamus

There's no way you got a part delivered from China in 11 days for free

Most likely that supplier maintains a warehouse in the EU for where they can send out EU orders.

The Continental Op

seamus wrote: »

There's no way you got a part delivered from China in 11 days for free

Most likely that supplier maintains a warehouse in the EU for where they can send out EU orders.

Well that was implied in the question

But if its not from China there is a very complete and plausible tracking history with Orange Connex which ties up with the covered over but still readable sticker with the shipment ID and original tracking number.

buttercups88

A lot of packages are coming from China by train to Germany . DHL were saying its making things a lot quicker

ED E

They're using a forwarding service. Really common in NL and DE.

Sellers on Ali etc dont make it clear which way they do it so you can't be sure when ordering.

deandean

My car was manufactured in China and was brought by train to Europe!
It's 15-day journey. For sure a lot of freight goes this way also, but I am not sure how much.