Shanghai - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
DPO and pouch. It takes 3-6 weeks to get anything from the U.S. and about the same going out. People have used the local mail but you'll pay customs fees and it's guaranteed to be opened and inspected. - Nov 2020
DPO. - Oct 2016
I use either the DPO or the diplomatic pouch. All the standards are here too: China Post, UPS, FedEx, etc. - Dec 2014
You can use FedEx in Shanghai and Beijing, but for everywhere else, there's China Post, which is generally very reliable. International shipping takes a couple weeks generally, though smaller things can be shipped overnight. - Aug 2014
Through the DPO. - Aug 2011
For local mail, China Post is reliable. - Dec 2010
The consulate has APO and pouch available, and we use that extensively from the US.FedEx also delivers here (but only packages and not mail). China Post is surprisingly reliable and affordable also. - Feb 2009
Well since I have access to APO, I don't really know. :) - Jun 2008
