How to contact USPS from China before parcel goes back to US? ("unsuccesful delivery":phone number last digit is missing)

[chpicard]

I am waiting in Kaili, Guizhou, China a parcel, reference CJ354027248US, sent by USPS From United-States. According to http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm It has arrived in China the 4th of november (And a friend told me it is kept only 15 days and we are the 17th!!). I had no news so I was checking the website everyday. The 16th of november I

I read "attempted delivery" (And the email from USPS that was supposed to tell me any change arrived only hours latter I checked!). So, at once, I went to Kaili Post office hoping to get my parcel there. They told me they werent concerned by parcels that were in another place. Luckily a chinese friend could phone there... and in different places. I know now, none of them knows. Except in one place they could tell the 15th it was in Guiyang but have no idea where it is now. But as USPS didnt provide this information I had already found China Post website http://track-chinapost.com/ who said this same 15th it was also in "Beijing International Airport" with status "unsuccessful delivery" (Beijing International Airport Chine Post office couldnt help they say to ask USPS) .

So what means unsuccesful delivery? It seems it means (As explained another Chinese friend) the mobile phone number I provided is missing the last digit . The 11th digit, a "5", is missing (At the moment I filled the number the software truncated the last digit and the closing parenthesis). So phone number is wrong, nobody never came at the physical address which is right.(A chinese friend wondered why USPS accepted such a phone number format as it obviously doesn't exist in China)

I wonder what is the use of tracking the parcel if there is no possibility at all just for me to just say "I am here"

I search the web to join someone here in China before the parcel goes back to USA.

In my search of tracking the parcel I found this link

http://www.packagetrackr.com/track/usps/CJ354027248US#survey

It gives a phone number but it s in Us. Not considering the cost it's not easy to phone from a smal chines town. If I do who will understand my english with a perfect french pronunciation.

Any suggestion to update the phone number? Just giving the last digit, just "5"

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Official contact: [uS] +1 (800)-275-8777

Carrier: U.S. Postal Service

Tracking number: CJ354027248US

Status:

Delivery Attempted

A delivery attempt has been reported on this shipment.

Shipped from: ROCHESTER, NY, US

Shipped on: Friday, October 29, 2010 12:04 PM

Delivery Progress

CHINA

Monday, November 15, 2010 9:54 AM

ATTEMPTED DELIVERY ABROAD

Thursday, November 4, 2010 8:43 AM

ARRIVED ABROAD

CHICAGO, IL, USA

Sunday, October 31, 2010 2:09 PM

INTERNATIONAL DISPATCH

UNITED STATES

ARRIVAL

ROCHESTER, NY, USA

Friday, October 29, 2010 12:04 PM

ACCEPTANCE

UNITED STATES

Thursday, October 28, 2010

ELECTRONIC SHIPPING INFO RECEIVED

Tracking information provided by U.S. Postal Service on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:46:06 GMT

[889]

I can't offer much help except to say that those online tracking messages are notoriously unreliable. And point out that the holding period for a parcel -- whatever it is -- normally starts on the day when it's received at the local post office, not when it arrives in the country.

Which is to say that it's still possible you might receive a notice in the mail asking you come down and pick up your package.

Otherwise, there's almost nothing you can do at this stage. And at the next stage, you do have to make sure that the sender has your full address and phone number.

[crazy-meiguoren]

I wish I could offer advice, but all I can do is agree with 889 about the lack of reliability in the USPS tracking system. It's not that great even within the US - I recently ordered something from a seller only two states away. The tracking number never worked until it told me that the package arrived. But I already knew that since it was already in my possession. Up until then I was wondering if it really had been shipped. :blink:

It's probably too late for the current package, but I suggest on the next package, enter the phone number as just digits without any extra characters.

Bonne chance!

[chpicard]

Thank you

Yes the seller has address and phone number.

But he is going to be absent (Not online) for a while starting from tomorrow 19.

Yes tracking is not reliable.

Moreover result is different wether you check it in english or in chinese.

In chinese it is more documented:

The place where it is supposed to be now: 贵阳 Guiyang)

http://intmail.183.com.cn/item/trace/itemTraceAction.do?action=Enter

邮件号码 年份 状态 位置 邮件寄达国 状态发生日期 收件人签字

CJ354027248US 2010 未妥投 贵阳 中国 2010-11-15

CJ354027248US 2010 进口总包互封封发 广州国际 中国 2010-11-11

CJ354027248US 2010 广州国际 中国 2010-11-11

CJ354027248US 2010 广州国际 中国 2010-11-05

CJ354027248US 2010 广州国际 中国 2010-11-04

CJ354027248US 2010 到达出口互换局 美国 中国 2010-10-31

CJ354027248US 2010 离开出口互换局 芝加哥 中国 2010-10-31

CJ354027248US 2010 收寄局收寄 美国 中国 2010-10-29

邮件号码 年份 状态 位置 邮件寄达国 状态发生日期 收件人签字

CJ354027248US 2010 unsuccessful delivery CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-11-15

CJ354027248US 2010 departure from transit office of exchange GUANGZHOU CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-11-11

CJ354027248US 2010 GUANGZHOU CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-11-11

CJ354027248US 2010 GUANGZHOU CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-11-05

CJ354027248US 2010 GUANGZHOU CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-11-04

CJ354027248US 2010 arrival at outward office of exchange UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-10-31

CJ354027248US 2010 departure from outward office of exchange USORDA CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-10-31

CJ354027248US 2010 posting UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP.) 2010-10-29