Info for FedEx shipments to the US
FedEx picks up shipments from the factory twice a day, in the morning and evening. If your package is picked up in the morning it is eligible to make the evening flight out of Pudong Airport [PVG]. If, however, your package is picked up in the afternoon, it is beyond the FedEx cut-off and WILL NOT be on those nightly flight(s). Basically, anybody with an afternoon pick up is essentially assessed a 24 hour penalty and has to wait until the next days flight.
Once you actually see tracking info that shows that it is enroute things move VERY QUICKLY. The evening flight from Pudong stops in Anchorage and splits its cargo for west coast, Memphis, and east coast flights. You can typically expect to receive it THE NEXT DAY.
What does suck is the weekend penalty. FedEx ships out of Pudong on Saturday, but will sit in Memphis or wherever on Sunday. No FedEx flights from Pudong on Sunday.
2-3 day shipping never counts the first day and doesn't count Sat and Sun.
And to clarify, there is no "next day" shipping from China
FedEx picks up shipments from the factory twice a day, in the morning and evening. If your package is picked up in the morning it is eligible to make the evening flight out of Pudong Airport [PVG]. If, however, your package is picked up in the afternoon, it is beyond the FedEx cut-off and WILL NOT be on those nightly flight(s). Basically, anybody with an afternoon pick up is essentially assessed a 24 hour penalty and has to wait until the next days flight.
Once you actually see tracking info that shows that it is enroute things move VERY QUICKLY. The evening flight from Pudong stops in Anchorage and splits its cargo for west coast, Memphis, and east coast flights. You can typically expect to receive it THE NEXT DAY.
What does suck is the weekend penalty. FedEx ships out of Pudong on Saturday, but will sit in Memphis or wherever on Sunday. No FedEx flights from Pudong on Sunday.
2-3 day shipping never counts the first day and doesn't count Sat and Sun.
And to clarify, there is no "next day" shipping from China
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