The most convenient and reliable Hongkong Post postal package tracking is on the Postal Ninja website. The progress of your shipments will be updated automatically as soon as you add them to your personal list.
Hong Kong Post is a company responsible for international postal exchange and handling of postal shipments in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Post is also a member of the global EMS cooperative and delivers EMS shipments. Postal deliveries and EMS shipments by Hongkong Post are carried out in accordance with the general rules of the Universal Postal Union, which guarantees the free transit of packages by land, sea, or air among members of the united postal territory.
As a member of the Universal Postal Union, Hong Kong Post carries out its work in accordance with the rules of the Universal Postal Convention, which regulates the international exchange of mail between members. An important point of this regulation is the prohibition of transporting certain materials; Hong Kong Post has no right to make such shipments. These include explosive, flammable or radioactive substances, as well as other dangerous contents, counterfeit and pirated products, products of an obscene or immoral nature, etc.
What are Hongkong Post tracking numbers like?
Postal shipments are grouped into two categories, and the main classification criterion is weight: small parcels are up to 2 kg; shipments are over 2 kg. Small parcels up to 2 kg may not be traceable, but Hong Kong Post always registers EMS shipments and express deliveries and assigns them a tracking number.
The international postal identifier consists of an alphanumeric sequence:
RA123456785HK: small packages from Hong Kong weighing up to 2 kg always start with the letter R, from the word Registered;
CD123456785HK: the tracking number for Hongkong Post shipments weighing up to 20 kg always starts with the letter C;
EE123456785HK: EMS express deliveries start with the letter E.
According to the international format of the Universal Postal Union, the structure of the tracking number has a specific meaning for each letter and digit:
First letter R/C/E: indicates the type of shipment. A Hongkong Post tracking number that starts with the letter R (Registered) designates registered small packages;
123456785: this numerical sequence provides a uniqueness;
HK: refers to the country of the originating postal service.
Tracking of Hongkong Post postal packages
Tracking international postal shipments from Hong Kong can be a very useful tool for controlling their transit. Postal statuses will inform you at which stage the shipment is.
Hongkong Post international shipments go through the following main stages:
Receipt of the shipment at the Hongkong Post office;
Processing and consignment to the distribution center;
The package enters the international postal exchange site, where it is prepared for onward routing;
Customs clearance in the country of origin;
Export;
Import;
Customs clearance in the destination country;
Distribution of the shipment in the destination country;
Delivery of the package to the recipient.