How long does SF usually arrive?
Under normal circumstances, SF's commitment time is 48 hours, and if there is an airport in the local city, it is generally within 24 to 36 hours. Of course, if it is a remote address, the commitment time limit will be increased by 0.5 ~ 1 working day, that is, 12 to 24 hours, which generally will not exceed 72 hours, provided that the consigned goods do not contain prohibited items such as liquids and batteries.
Time limit for SF Express: mutual delivery within Chinese mainland: 1 day to 2 days, and 0.5 days to 1 day in some remote areas. Chinese mainland to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: 1.5 days to 2.5 days, and some remote areas are 0.5 days to 1 day. From Chinese mainland to overseas: 3 to 5 days.
Same-day restriction of SF Express: same-day mail will be delivered on the same day. Time limit of SF Express: 2-3 days for exchanging goods in Chinese mainland, and 1-2 days for some remote areas. Chinese mainland to Hong Kong and Macao: 2.5 days to 3.5 days, and 0.5 days to 1 day in some remote areas.
Factors affecting the timeliness of express delivery
1, weather, natural disasters
The limitation of international express delivery will be affected by weather and natural disasters, such as heavy snow, fog, heavy rain, hail, lightning and other bad weather, which will lead to the failure of normal flight and reduce the limitation. Natural disasters such as mudslides and typhoons have grounded flights.
2. Statutory holidays and platform activity days
Many e-commerce platforms will hold activities on legal holidays to promote the increase of orders. Moreover, the platform will also have some activities at ordinary times, in order to increase sales and promote consumption. In this way, the demand for logistics will also increase, and the more people need to send international express delivery, there may be queues, which will affect the timeliness.
3. Delays in customs clearance of goods
When the customs examines the goods, if there is something wrong with the transported goods, it will affect the customs clearance of the goods. If the goods transported are sensitive goods, dangerous goods, prohibited goods, etc. And the relevant documents are incomplete, which may be detained and fail to pass the customs, thus affecting the timeliness of logistics.
4. Accidents
Unexpected events, such as riots in the United States, workers' strikes, wars in Syria and traffic control under special circumstances, are also force majeure factors. In this case, it will affect the delivery of express delivery, thus affecting the timeliness of the whole logistics.