China outbound

Cainiao Tracking

Track Cainiao shipments with 17Tracking. Number formats, coverage and what to do when a Cainiao parcel stops updating.

Quick check: Cainiao numbers usually look like LP00123456789012. Paste it into the search box on the home page — the carrier is detected automatically.

What Cainiao tracking numbers look like

  • LP followed by 14 digits
  • AP / SB prefixes for AliExpress Standard Shipping

Example: LP00123456789012. Formats vary between service levels, so if your number does not match any of the patterns above, it may still be valid — try it anyway.

Coverage and typical delivery times

AliExpress official logistics, consolidated across many last-mile partners worldwide.

Practical tips

Cainiao consolidates across carriers, so the same parcel often gets a second local number once it reaches the destination country.

How to track a Cainiao parcel

  1. Copy the tracking number from your order page, shipping email or receipt.
  2. Paste it into the 17Tracking search box — no need to select the carrier.
  3. If the first data source returns nothing, switch to the other one above the results. For Cainiao we usually recommend Track718.
  4. Read the timeline from the newest event down, and check the status guide for anything unfamiliar.

No result yet?

Cainiao shipments commonly take 24–72 hours to show their first scan after the label is created. Check for typos, extra spaces and dropped characters. If the number still returns nothing after three days, ask the seller to confirm that the parcel has actually been dispatched.

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