USPS offers its U.S. customers up to 180 shipping destinations around the world. For the customer to ship to any destination, they should confirm the destination with USPS, choose the service to use, the payment method they prefer, label their package well and take it to the nearest Post Office or schedule a pickup for USPS to ship to the recipient. USPS has also come up with different price rates for the packages depending on the size, weight, and shipping services to use. But Does USPS ship to China?
Yes, China is one of the destinations where USPS provides shipping services to its customers. For a customer to ship to China, they must read and understand the shipping regulations in place and adhere to them. They should also understand what services USPS provides to mail a package to China and the cost associated with it.
Process Of Shipping To China
To ship to China, a customer needs to prepare their items by packaging them well, indicating the name of the recipient, address, and country and either take the package to the Post Office location near them to fill the customs forms, then select the international mail service to use, pay for the postage or log in to their USPS account to create and print the customs form, and pay for the postage or use Click-N-Ship service to print shipping labels and customs forms, pay for the package and schedule a pickup.
USPS Shipping Services To China
USPS offers customers several international shipping services to use when shipping their packages to China. The international services and their specifications as outlined below:
Global Express Guaranteed
This service is used to ship urgent items that are delivered within 1-3 business days to China. The cost of shipping starts from $67.80 and the package weight, length, width, height, and value should not exceed 70 lbs, 46 inches, 35 inches, 46 inches, and $2,499 respectively. USPS includes tracking for all the items using this service and the customer is to pay insurance up to $100 and can purchase additional insurance up to $2,499.
Priority Mail Express International
The cost of shipping starts from $47.95 and is used to ship items to China that needs to be delivered within a week with a delivery speed of 3-5 business days. If the item is in a flat rate envelope its maximum weight and length should not exceed 4 lbs and 60 inches respectively.
The customer is to pay up to $200 for insurance of the package if it is merchandise items and is allowed to purchase additional insurance of up to $5,000. If it is in a mailing box, the weight should not exceed 66 lbs. USPS tracking service is offered for all packages.
Priority Mail International
All items shipped using this service are offered USPS tracking service. The shipping costs start from $29.60 and the package weight should not exceed 4 lbs for flat rate envelope and small flat rate priced boxes, 20 lbs for medium and large flat rate boxes, 66 lbs for items priced by weight, and 42 inches for the length.
The delivery speed is within 6-10 business days and the customer is required to purchase insurance of up to $200 for merchandise items and can purchase additional insurance of up to $5,000.
First-Class Package International Service
The shipping cost for this service starts at $14.85 and is used for packages with a maximum weight that does not exceed 4 lbs and is worth less than $400. The delivery speed of the packages will depend on the package destination with the insurance and tracking service for the packages is not available in this service.
First Class Mail International
This service is available for shipping envelopes with documents that its weight does not exceed 1 lb and its shipping cost starts from $2.60. The delivery speed will depend on the package destination and this service does not offer tracking services for the envelope or insurance.
Airmail M-Bags
The shipping for this service starts from 52.80 with delivery speed depending on the package destination. The service is used to send printed material to China whose weight does not exceed 66 lbs and USPS tracking service is offered but with no insurance requirement.
Restrictions When Shipping To China
The following are restrictions that must be observed when one is shipping a package to China
- A customer cannot ship items the value exceeds RMB100 Yuan per shipment or a total value of RMB 800 Yuan per family received annually and the items are only for personal use.
- A customer is allowed to ship only one pocket electronic calculator per year and the recipient must submit a request to custom, other packages should not exceed five magnetic tape cassettes, 10m with a width not exceeding 50 inches of cotton, RMB 40 Yuan of medicines and 100 philatelic stamps or else the package will be returned to sender or confiscated.
- All items for personal use mailed to China should not exceed 1,000 CNY and are subject to duty and tax but if duty and tax are less than or equal to 50 CNY the item is exempted. If the limit is exceeded the items will either be returned to sender, additional documentation will be asked to be provided if cleared using commercial customs if the purpose is discovered to be commercial.
Conclusion
USPS providing shipping services to China enables its customers to send different types of packages to their family and friends whenever they need the services. The wide range of services provided for a customer to choose from also is very important as different customers have different mailing requirements for their packages. The shipping method to use and payment will depend on the package size and weight.
