Yup. Once it arrives in Singapore's mail stream you can also track it at SingPost's Web site. The U.S. Postal Service is getting the same data at that point.earthfriendly wrote:How good is the tracking using USPS. Are you able to track it all the way till it reaches its destination in SG?
Two or more, but that's not a unique characteristic of postal services. The postal services tend to do better with customs clearance, another part of the equation (and another part of government, but the same government). The couriers don't get to bypass customs.The issue with international mail is that it involves two parties (each country's national mail).
Also not unique to national postal services. And did you know that UPS and Fedex in the United States routinely rely on the U.S. Postal Service for "last mile" delivery? That's also true in some other countries. They just inject the piece into the local mail stream if it's not an address they serve, and they don't serve many addresses in the U.S. (in overall percentage terms -- it's still a very rural country). It's best to think of the couriers as shipment integrators, and they do a good job of that (for a price).If something should go awry, they may deflect and point finger towards the other party.
DHL is somewhat hard to access in the U.S. They used to be much bigger in the U.S. after their acquisition of Airborne Express, but they significantly downsized a few years ago when they couldn't gain much traction against UPS, Fedex, and the U.S. Postal Service. They don't handle everything in their own network, at least not routinely when it comes to the U.S. I just looked up the DHL drop-off location for a town I know well. It's...The UPS Store.Aragorn2000 wrote:I usually use DHL....
It's a standard integration for, I believe, majority of postal companies. Even if you sent an RA from China to Singapore you will have this info provided.earthfriendly wrote:I wasn't expecting such a detailed post . But thank you. It is quite country specific then? Seems that SG-USA national postal integration is pretty good. It is happening a lot. A shipment would start off with a courier and then the local post office end up delivering it to my house.
Not sure what do you actually mean but the standard post is also checked by the customs.BBCWatcher wrote:The postal services tend to do better with customs clearance, another part of the equation (and another part of government, but the same government). The couriers don't get to bypass customs.
Absolutely, but in many countries (including the two we're talking about) customs and the postal service are parts of the same government. That has its advantages, at least in practice.x9200 wrote:Not sure what do you actually mean but the standard post is also checked by the customs.
Not quite, but close I'll admit. (especially if you count Temasek as a major shareholder of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd).BBCWatcher wrote:Absolutely, but in many countries (including the two we're talking about) customs and the postal service are parts of the same government. That has its advantages, at least in practice.x9200 wrote:Not sure what do you actually mean but the standard post is also checked by the customs.
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