xiexieniii Posted June 11, 2009 at 04:32 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 at 04:32 PM How would the Chinese post office know where to send your package if the address is not written in Chinese? I really need a certain book, but the amazon sellers are naturally all back in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted June 11, 2009 at 04:57 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 at 04:57 PM In my experience, the Chinese postal service will usually deliver mail even if the address has been written in pinyin, although in some rural areas this might not hold true. Your mileage may vary. Another idea would be to type the address in characters, then take a screenshot and send the seller the JPG file, asking him to simply print the JPG file and use that as the address label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglin Posted June 11, 2009 at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 at 04:58 PM Pinyin usually works. Just don't attempt a translation! That said, China Post is occassionally erratic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiexieniii Posted June 11, 2009 at 10:55 PM Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 at 10:55 PM What about international package services like UPS or DHL? Do those work well? I can have it sent to a big business area like Chaoyang, where I am assuming people there must get a lot of international correspondence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 11, 2009 at 11:17 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 at 11:17 PM I have had stuff shipped from Amazon.com to China before on multiple occasions. It works fine. Just write the address in pinyin and everything should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted June 11, 2009 at 11:58 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 at 11:58 PM Amazon US will ship books to China, marked as "personal belongings" for customs purposes. The shipping company (typically UPS for express) will need your passport info to clear customs, so be sure to put your Chinese phone # along with your pinyin address on the Amazon order page. When the package arrives in Beijing, someone from UPS (usually an English-speaking agent) will give you a call & ask you to fax or email them your passport's picture page. It can take a day or two to clear customs so be sure to account for this to the total shipping time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 12, 2009 at 12:21 AM Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 at 12:21 AM My books all came through China Post and didn't require any personal identification to clear customs. I haven't ordered anything off Amazon for a while though so I don't know if this is still the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunanfan Posted June 12, 2009 at 02:28 AM Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 at 02:28 AM I haven't lived in China for 3 years, but used to receive stuff from Amazon all the time. All you need is the pinyin address, and usually someone at the post office will write the Chinese characters on the package to get it to your door...or have you come to the post office to pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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