Any problems shipping simple documents via USPS Express International to China?

Question

Was wondering if any knows how long it takes for a < 5 oz. document envelope to get from the U.S. to China (Beijing) via USPS International Express and if any has encountered any problems using USPS to China.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

It should take less than 5 days to arrive -- but I&#039;ve found shipping to China can be delayed unless you write the address in both Chinese and English. Since you probably can&#039;t write Chinese, get a Chinese person to write it for you, scan it, and print it out to put on the envelope along with the address in English. USPS employs EMS for international shipping, and they&#039;re all over China and reputable.

When including the address in both Chinese and English, I have never had problems with sending simple documents. If you do it only in English, it will still arrive eventually, but could take a lot longer.

UPS can do it a bit quicker, and less chance of a problem without the Chinese characters, but they&#039;re more expensive.