Fast, free and paid – everything you need to know about AliExpress shipping

Aliexpress shipping:	212 countries
Your company:	Cainiao
Partners:	3000 postal services
Timing:	1-21 days

We recommend to always choose AliExpress free shipping. In the article we will tell you about all the delivery options, carriers and mail. The best ones are highlighted in green. Most importantly, we advise you to choose AliExpress Standard Shipping or AliExpress Saver Shipping. As a last resort, any Cainiao deliveries. And if time is more important than money, then FedEx, DHL, UPS.

AliExpress Shipping Methods

Name	How does it work	How many days	For which goods	Tracking
Economy	At the warehouse they are waiting for a lot of parcels to be collected in one direction. Slow but cheap	35-65	Small and cheap (mobile case)	No
Simple	Own development of Aliexpress. Like an economy one, but parcels arrive a little faster and are less likely to be lost	21-35	Small and expensive (watches, jewelry)	There is
Standard	The parcel goes straight away and does not wait.	15-30	All goods	There is
Fast	The order is carried by the best courier services in the world. Expensive paid shipping	1-15	If you need it very urgently	There is
Local	The parcel comes from a warehouse in your country	1-5	All goods	There is

Here is a complete list of logistics operators (delivery services) working with AliExpress. The operator is the company that is responsible for the package. He may hire other companies to transport or store parcels.

Economy class methods

These are the slowest but also the cheapest shipping methods. Almost always offered free of charge. That is, the seller pays for delivery, not the buyer. Disadvantage – the parcel travels slowly. Usually they wait in the warehouse until a lot of economy-class parcels are collected, and then they are sent together.

Cainiao Super Economy

Own AliExpress delivery service for parcels weighing up to 2 kg.

Speed ​​- 5/10

Reliability – 9/10

Usually free

CAINIAO_SUPER_ECONOMY

global.cainiao.com

Cainiao Super Economy Global

AliExpress own delivery worldwide, parcels 1-2 kg.

Speed ​​- 4/10

Reliability – 8/10

Usually free

AE_CN_SUPER_ECONOMY_G

global.cainiao.com

Cainiao Super Economy for Special Goods

A joint project of Cainiao and local post offices for the delivery of powders, pastes, liquids up to 2 kg.

Speed ​​- 5/10

Reliability – 7/10

Usually free

CAINIAO_SUPER_ECONOMY_SG

global.cainiao.com

Cainiao Expedited Economy

Joint project between Cainiao and local post offices for expedited delivery of parcels up to 2 kg

Speed ​​- 6/10

Reliability – 7/10

Usually free

CAINIAO_EXPEDITED_ECONOMY

global.cainiao.com

China Post Ordinary Small Packet Plus

China Post air mail for cheap parcels up to 2 kg.

Speed – 4/10

Reliability- 6/10

Usually free

YANWEN_JYT

www.chinapost.com.cn

Flyt Special Economy

FLYT Express logistics service from Guangzhou. Small parcels

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 4/10

Sometimes paid

FLYT_ECONOMY_SG

www.flytexpress.com/

SunYou Special Economy

SYTRACK transportation service from SunYou Logistics. Cheap parcels

Speed  – 4/10

Reliability – 4/10

More often free

SUNYOU_ECONOMY_SG

sypost.net

YANWEN Special Economy

Economy delivery from a major Chinese carrier Yanwen

Speed  – 5/10

Reliability – 6/10

Usually free

YANWEN_ECONOMY_SG

www.yw56.com.cn

TOPYOU Special Economy

Economy service from Shenzhen Tongyou Logistics Technology Co., Ltd, operator for large and small parcels

Speed – 4/10

Reliability – 7/10

Sometimes paid

TOPYOU_ECONOMY_SG

www.szty56.com

BSC Special Economy

Cheap shipments from the Russian group of companies, BSC Logistic

Speed – 3/10

Reliability – 3/10

Sometimes paid

BSC_ECONOMY_SG

www.bsclogistic.com

SunYou Economic Air Mail

Sending parcels up to 2 kg by air mail from SunYou Logistics

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 4/10

May be paid

SUNYOU_ECONOMY

sypost.net

Yanwen Economic Air Mail

Expedited air delivery from major Chinese carrier Yanwen

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 6/10

May be paid

YANWEN_ECONOMY

www.yw56.com.cn

4PX Singapore Post OM Pro

Service from 4px and Singapore Post for parcels no more than $5 in which there is a battery

Speed – 4/10

Reliability – 6/10

Sometimes paid

SGP_OMP

en.4px.com

Simple delivery methods

AliExpress Saver Shipping

Own AliExpress service for parcels up to 2 kg. Order fulfillment and drop-shipping. Up to 30 days

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 10/10

Usually free

CAINIAO_ECONOMY

global.cainiao.com

Cainiao Saver Shipping For Special Goods

AliExpress and local mail for special parcels – powders, liquids, pastes up to 2 kg. Up to 35 days

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 10/10

Usually free

CAINIAO_ECONOMY_SG

global.cainiao.com

Standard Shipping Methods

The warehouse does not wait for a lot of parcels to be collected. With standard shipping, the package is immediately handed over for dispatch.

AliExpress Standard Shipping

Most popular delivery. Ideal ratio of speed, price, reliability

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 10/10

Usually free

CAINIAO_STANDARD

global.cainiao.com

AliExpress Direct (Brazil)

Consolidation (unification) of parcels. Shipping to Brazil

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 10/10

Usually free

CAINIAO_CONSOLIDATION_BR

global.cainiao.com

AliExpress Direct (Saudi Arabia)

Consolidation (unification) of parcels. Sending to Saudi Arabia, payment on delivery

Speed  – 5/10

Reliability – 10/10

May be paid

CAINIAO_CONSOLIDATION_SA

global.cainiao.com

AliExpress Direct (UAE)

Consolidation (unification) of parcels. Shipping to the United Arab Emirates

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 6/10

May be paid

CAINIAO_CONSOLIDATION_AE

global.cainiao.com

Aramex

The most famous courier service in the Middle East. All goods, own warehouses

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 7/10

Sometimes paid

ARAMEX

www.aramex.com

Cainiao Heavy Parcel Line

Aliexpress own delivery for large parcels up to 31 kg

Speed  – 6/10

Reliability – 9/10

Sometimes paid

CAINIAO_STANDARD_HEAVY

global.cainiao.com

Cainiao Standard For Special Goods

Own delivery for special goods (powders, liquids) up to 2-3 kg

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 9/10

May be paid

CAINIAO_STANDARD_SG

global.cainiao.com

China Post Air Parcel

China Post Air Delivery for Large Parcels Worldwide

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 5/10

May be paid

CPAP

www.chinapost.com.cn

CHOICE

China courier service specialized in the Middle East and Africa

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 6/10

More often free

CHOICE

choicexp.com

CJ Logistics

The oldest South Korean courier service. Works in Vietnam and Japan

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 6/10

Sometimes paid

CJ

www.cjlogistics.com

CKE Express

Chinese carrier, delivery – India, Iran, Egypt, Thailand, Africa

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 5/10

May be paid

CKE

www.ckeex.com

China Post Registered Air Mail

China Post Air Delivery for small parcels up to 2 kg worldwide

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 5/10

More often free

CPAM

www.chinapost.com.cn

CNE Express

Chinese carrier. Serves destinations – USA, Europe, Japan

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 5/10

More often paid

CNE

www.cne.com

360Lion Standard Packet

Chinese carrier, warehouses in the USA, Brazil, Spain, Korea, Britain

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 6/10

More often paid

AE_360LION_STANDARD

www.360lion.com

Post Brazil

Brazilian government post. All types of parcels

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 6/10

More often free

CORREIOS_BR

www.correios.com.br

DHL e-commerce

The world’s largest logistics company. E-commerce order delivery service

Speed  – 6/10

Reliability – 8/10

More often paid

DHLECOM

www.dhl.com

TOPYOU

Shenzhen Tongyou Logistics Technology Co., Ltd Standard Shipment

Speed  – 5/10

Reliability – 5/10

Sometimes paid

LAOPOST

www.szty56.com

ePacket

Expedited service of China Post for parcels up to 2 kg

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 6/10

More often free

EMS_ZX_ZX_US

www.epacket.com.cn

eTotal

Frequent Brazilian courier service

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 7/10

Sometimes paid

eTotal

totalexpress.com.br

Flyt Express

FLYT Express logistics service from Guangzhou

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 5/10

Sometimes paid

FLYT

www.flytexpress.com/

GES Express

International logistics company. Founded in Saudi Arabia in 1976

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 6/10

More often paid

GES

globeexpress.com

JCEX Express

Chinese logistics company Jia Cheng International, operating since 2000

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 5/10

More often free

JCEX

www.jcex.com

J-NET

A small Chinese operator specializing in delivery to Russia

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 5/10

Usually free

CTR_LAND_PICKUP

www.j-net.cn/

Meest

Ukrainian logistics company. Works all over the world

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 7/10

Sometimes paid

MEEST

meest.com

POSTKR

Korea Post – the national postal service of the Republic of Korea

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 7/10

More often paid

POSTKR

koreapost.go.kr

SF eParcel

Large Chinese logistics company. Delivers all over the world

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 6/10

More often free

SF_EPARCEL

sf-international.com

Singapore Post

Singapore National Post, operates worldwide

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 6/10

More often paid

SGP

singpost.com

Special Line-YW

Priority delivery from a major Chinese company Yanwen

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 7/10

May be paid

YANWEN_AM

www.yw56.com.cn

SunYou

SunYou Logistics standard delivery service. Delivery to all countries of the world

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 5/10

May be paid

SUNYOU_RM

sypost.net

UBI

Chinese carrier from Shanghai. Delivers to Australia, USA, Europe

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 5/10

More often paid

UBI

www.gotoubi.com

139 ECONOMIC Package

Chinese carrier from Beijing, specializing in the countries of the former USSR

Speed – 6/10

Reliability – 6/10

Sometimes paid

ECONOMIC139

139express.com

YANWEN Special Standard

Priority delivery of special parcels from a large Chinese company Yanwen

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 7/10

May be paid

YANWEN_STANDARD_SG

www.yw56.com.cn

SHUNYOU_STANDARD_SG

SunYou Logistics Standard Shipping Service for Special Parcels

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 5/10

May be paid

SHUNYOU_STANDARD_SG

www.sypost.com

4PX RM

Service from 4px and Singapore Post for regular parcels

Speed – 5/10

Reliability – 6/10

Sometimes paid

FOURPX_RM

en.4px.com

AliExpress Fast Shipping Methods

Please note – sometimes the shipping cost is higher than the price of the item.

AliExpress Premium Shipping

The fastest AliExpress own shipping

Speed – 9/10

Reliability – 10/10

More often paid

CAINIAO_PREMIUM

global.cainiao.com

DHL

The world’s largest logistics company

Speed – 10/10

Reliability – 9/10

Usually paid

DHL

www.dhl.com

DPEX

One of the best logistics companies in Asia. Previously called TOLL

Speed – 8/10

Reliability – 8/10

Usually paid

TOLL

dpex.com

EMS

Expedited shipping that local mails do for an extra charge

Speed – 7/10

Reliability  – 8/10

Always paid

EMS

ems.post

FedEx IE

One of the world’s best logistics companies. Economy option

Speed – 8/10

Reliability – 10/10

Always paid

FEDEX_IE

fedex.com

FedEx IP

The world’s largest logistics company. Delivery up to 3 days

Speed – 10/10

Reliability – 10/10

Always paid

FEDEX

fedex.com

SF Express

Large Chinese logistics company. Delivers all over the world

Speed – 8/10

Reliability – 9/10

Usually paid

SF

sf-international.com

e-EMS

Expedited shipping that local mails do at an additional cost for special parcels

Speed – 7/10

Reliability – 8/10

Always paid

EMS

ems.post

UPS Express Saver

One of the world’s largest logistics companies. Economy option

Speed – 8/10

Reliability – 10/10

Always paid

UPS

ups.com

UPS Expedited

One of the world’s largest logistics companies. Expedited shipping

Speed – 9/10

Reliability – 10/10

Always paid

UPSE

ups.com

Seller’s Shipping Method

In this case, the seller himself chooses the delivery method and logistics service. That is, you completely trust the seller. The most unreliable delivery method.

How does shipping work on AliExpress

Products on AliExpress are sold by independent sellers and stores. The site is a marketplace, not an online store. AliExpress takes care of customer protection, dispute resolution and delivery arrangements. Finds the best carriers, warehouses and couriers. Offers many options. The seller can choose several delivery options and offer you. When buying, you yourself choose by what method to deliver the goods to you.

1. The seller places his goods in the AliExpress catalog
2. He can keep goods in his own warehouse. Or give them to the AliExpress warehouse.
3. It is the seller who chooses which delivery services to work with.
4. In the product card, he enters all the delivery services with which he works.
5. Before buying, you yourself choose which service he should send you the goods.
6. When you click on the “buy” button and pay for the order, the seller is notified.
7. Then he either himself carries the goods to the delivery service and sends it to you. Or gives an order to the AliExpress warehouse.
8. The delivery service delivers the order to you.
9. You acknowledge receipt of the parcel.
10. Only then does AliExpress transfer your money to the seller.

What is AliExpress delivery

There are 3 main types of AliExpress delivery:

1. Seller’s delivery. The seller himself chooses the logistics company and sends the package.
2. Dropshipping Cainiao. After you have bought the product, the seller takes it to the AliExpress warehouse. Then the Cainiao specialists organize the delivery.
3. Fulfillment Cainiao. The seller takes the goods to the AliExpress warehouse even before you bought it. After the sale, the delivery is fully handled by Cainiao specialists.

Why is an expensive package sometimes slow

The administration of the AliExpress trading platform guarantees that you will receive a quality product, safe and sound. If something happens to the parcel on the way, you are entitled to compensation for damage. In most cases, the money will be returned to you.

Therefore, for the AliExpress delivery service, the safety of the parcel is more important than speed.

Therefore, they give preference to those services that take care of the parcels and insure them. So that the carrier, and not AliExpress, pays for possible damage.

AliExpress own delivery service – Cainiao

For consumers and manufacturers, this means that a regular 1 kg package can be shipped anywhere in China within 24 hours for about 30 cents. Cainiao’s goal is to deliver anywhere in the world within 72 hours for $3. (Currently, a DHL envelope weighing less than 0.5 kg from Shanghai to London costs about $100 and usually takes 5 days.)

The Alibaba Group includes the logistics company Cainiao (Chinese 菜鸟 网络 科技 有限公司 Cainiao). The full name is Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited. Founded on May 28, 2013. It is this company that is engaged in delivery with AliExpress.

Inside Cainiao’s Smart Warehouse

Cainiao is far from your typical logistics firm, but it is an open platform that enables 3,000 logistics partners and 3 million couriers, including 15 leading shipping companies within China and 100 international ones. This allows retailers to select the most cost-effective and time-efficient delivery option based on real-time data processing of optimal firms and routes.

But it does not transport itself. Cainiao operates warehouses, logistics centers and information platform. And other companies are engaged in the transportation of goods for it. The same China Post or Russian Post, for example.

Thousands of small sellers take their goods to warehouses. The task of Cainiao is to sort them out and select what is sold. Then arrange delivery to Moscow or another large hub. Provide tracking of the parcel at all stages.

On the Cainiao website, you can track all parcels sent from AliExpress. There are three methods – Saver, Standard and Premium. You choose one of them, and already the specialists of China select the delivery service of the corresponding category.

“We had to get all the CEOs of the various room delivery companies together to figure out how to do it,” says Cainiao CEO Wang Lin, seated at the company’s Hangzhou headquarters, which is adorned with exercise equipment and pink oatmeal in honor of recent event. An extravaganza of shopping on Singles’ Day. “Because the biggest obstacle to globalization is logistics.” Writes Time.

Free shipping AliExpress

AliExpress sends millions of packages all over the world. The company’s specialists managed to find the best solutions. They have kept shipping costs to a minimum. To sell more products from Chinese manufacturers. Therefore, the site offers free shipping.

As you can imagine, nothing is free in reality. Sellers include their shipping costs in the price of the item. They pay for you. Therefore, always compare the price of an item with free shipping and paid shipping. It may be worth choosing a different option and paying the shipping costs yourself.

If the price does not differ, feel free to use the opportunity to order with free shipping. The worst thing that can happen is the long waiting period. It is more convenient for sellers to include shipping costs in the price. And so it is more convenient for you to calculate the cost of the order.

Free delivery of small items

It is clear that when the amount of your order is less than $1, there can be no question of including any transportation costs. Why then do the sellers offer you to bring the goods for free? There are two options:

1. The seller has already delivered a large quantity of goods to your country. And he sells them from his own warehouse. For example, he sent a wagon of phone cases to Moscow.
2. The seller wants to quickly raise his rating. He really works at a loss. But he does this so that you give him a positive assessment. This is the cheapest way to make AliExpress popular.

Promotions

Sometimes you can save on transportation costs if you fall under the promotion. Sellers do not have to reduce the price of the product, but pay for the delivery. You still save, and they increase sales.

The fastest shipping AliExpress

This is the most difficult question. The fact is that Aliexpress sellers are located in different parts of China. From Guangzhou to Beijing 2138 kilometers and this is not the most distance. Only within the territory of the PRC, your parcel can travel for several days.

Therefore, the surest way is to look at the predicted terms in the description of AliExpress delivery methods in the product card.

If in doubt, choose a delivery from the “big four” (DHL, UPS, FedEx and TNT). It is always expensive, but they indicate real terms.

The best results are shown by the Big Four and AliExpress Premium Shipping.

Avoid intermediaries, companies offering “pick up goods from China”. Their services cost money, but this does not add speed. On the contrary, an additional link appears in the supply chain.

Which delivery is better to choose on AliExpress

Depends on what exactly you want.

If you need to save

Get free shipping. Almost every product has this option. Ordering a jacket and the seller only offers paid options? Look for another seller. You will almost certainly be able to find someone who will sell you a similar product. And deliver it for free.

If you want to get your order quickly

Choose the delivery with fewer days indicated on the product card. Preference – the four largest operators or AliExpress Premium Shipping. According to customer reviews, the fastest delivery is FedEx.

If you are concerned that the goods may be damaged in transit

Then you only have two options:

1. AliExpress Premium Shipping.
2. DHL or FedEx.

Be sure to get a tracking number and track the movement of the parcel. And do not forget to film how you unpack the received item. If something goes wrong with him, file a complaint, open a dispute with AliExpress.

How to write the correct address for AliExpress

Remember that the main language of the online store is English. That is, all disputes are resolved only in this language. Accordingly, you need to write the address on AliExpress in accordance with all the rules of English grammar, spelling and punctuation. Three basic rules:

1. The name of the country and city must be translated
2. The street should not be translated, but transliterated
3. If you do not live in a city, but in a village, the name also needs to be transliterated, not translated.

Transliteration is the most accurate transfer of the characters of one language in the characters of another. Take the time to go to the post office or the nearest delivery point. And ask there how to fill in the address data correctly to receive international registrations.

Submitting an order

After you have finished ordering and paid for it, the seller is notified. There are two possible scenarios for the development of events:

1. If the seller stores goods in AliExpress warehouses, they are immediately sent to the delivery service. To the one you have chosen
2. In the event that the seller himself is engaged in logistics, he may delay the shipment for some time.

In any situation, you can track the shipment through My AliExpress interface. Once you have a tracking number, you can follow it through any selected service.

The seller is under the control of the AliExpress administration. Therefore, he is interested in sending your order as soon as possible. Delays usually only happen during the holidays.

There are many holidays and non-working days in the PRC. Seven are considered major and are celebrated in all provinces. The five holidays last for three days each. Two more – a whole week. During this time, some sellers and almost all delivery services may not work.

Tracking

You can track your parcel on our website.

There are many services that help track parcels online. Here are the most popular ones:

• Cainiao. The official logistics service of AliExpress. You can enter up to 30 tracking numbers at once. Almost all other services take information from it. Website – global.cainiao.com
• Postal Ninja. Multilingual service, there is an interface in Russian and Ukrainian. You can create an account and remember your tracking codes. Website – postal. Ninja
• Track 24. Another Russian-language tracking service. There are some interesting informational articles. Website – track24.ru

Package from AliExpress

A regular package is no different from shipments from other online stores. As a rule – well-packed. After all, a parcel with AliExpress sometimes has to travel several thousand kilometers.

Sellers sometimes put a small gift in addition to the ordered product. It could be a nice little thing or a sample of another product.

Use the utmost care when unpacking. It is advisable to record this process on video. So that later you can open a dispute and return the money if the goods arrive damaged. Or if a dishonest seller is caught. In most cases, the administration of AliExpress takes the side of the buyer in disputes. If you back up your statement with photos and videos, success is almost guaranteed.

Customs clearance

Depends on the country you are ordering from. Most parcels from AliExpress go through customs without any problems. You just receive your order. If you need to pay customs duties and taxes, then the courier service will inform you about this. This rarely happens. You will be sent a declaration to fill out. And they will tell you how to pay taxes and fees.

Cainiao specialists are actively working with customs of all countries of the world in order for you to receive orders faster. They take over the processing of customs declarations. They are trying to automate this process. In order not to fill in the forms manually. In some countries, information about the parcel is sent to customs even before the parcel itself leaves China.

After July 1, 2021, the customs clearance rules in the European Union have changed. Now all parcels are subject to VAT . But don’t worry – Aliexpress takes care of the registration procedure and taxes. VAT will be included in the invoice before payment. Some products are already in European warehouses. Therefore, all taxes and fees have already been paid.

China Post

National State Postal Service of the People’s Republic of China. Provides shipment of goods both within the country and around the world. More than 80,000 branches and 200 sorting centers. China Post employs over 1,000,000 employees.

The main centers of China Post are located in major cities and shopping centers in China: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai and others.

Processing times can vary greatly due to severe packet congestion in Chinese mail traffic. Departure can take from a week to a month. Small businesses and online stores are key customers in China. Also registered on popular trading platforms. Such as AliExpress, eBay and Taobao.

National State Postal Service of the People’s Republic of China. Provides shipment of goods both within the country and around the world. More than 80,000 branches and 200 sorting centers. China Post employs over 1,000,000 employees.

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