China Post Tracking
Track China Post shipments with 17Tracking. Number formats, coverage and what to do when a China Post parcel stops updating.
Quick check: China Post numbers usually look like RA123456789CN. Paste it into the search box on the home page — the carrier is detected automatically.
What China Post tracking numbers look like
- 9–13 characters ending in CN
- prefixes R, RA, RB, RC, L, E
Example: RA123456789CN. 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
Registered air mail and ePacket outbound from mainland China, usually 10–30 days depending on destination.
Practical tips
The “CN” suffix must be kept — dropping it is the single most common reason China Post numbers fail to return data.
How to track a China Post parcel
- Copy the tracking number from your order page, shipping email or receipt.
- Paste it into the 17Tracking search box — no need to select the carrier.
- If the first data source returns nothing, switch to the other one above the results. For China Post we usually recommend Track718.
- Read the timeline from the newest event down, and check the status guide for anything unfamiliar.
No result yet?
China Post 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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