Advantages and disadvantages of paid shipping on aliexpress. The AliExpress online store is now in big trouble in Russia

For quite a long time, AliExpress shipping from China has been popular among many Internet users who want to purchase goods of good quality at a low price. With the help of the AliExpress service, delivery becomes profitable due to the low prices for clothes and shoes, children's toys and things, household and electronic appliances, as well as other goods made in China. Despite the existing demand, a much larger number of potential customers do not dare to order the goods they like due to the fact that they have a poor idea of ​​​​the system itself. However, in AliExpress, free shipping works, and paid shipping allows you to receive an order in a fairly short time.

Delivery to Russia of the selected product will be paid or free - it's up to you, be sure to take into account the weight, dimensions and cost of the purchase.

In the case of choosing this type, the purchase of goods is carried out without payment of delivery and is usually carried out two postal companies:

• China Post Air Mail;
• Hong Kong Post Air Mail.

You will definitely see the inscription opposite the free type of delivery. free shipping. It is located, as a rule, near the photo of the product being sold. If you find it, then you will not have to pay extra, since the cost of its delivery was included in the price of the goods. It is worth paying attention to the fact that sometimes free shipping is possible only when ordering a certain amount.

Paid delivery: types and benefits

In addition to the free method, delivery via AliExpress to Russia can be made for money. Paid delivery on the site is offered by the following companies:

• China Post Air Mail- Chinese postal company for sending goods with a small weight (up to 2 kg., You pay extra for overweight separately). Delivery time to Russia will be 20-60 days;
• Hong Kong Post Air Mail– express delivery by airmail of packages weighing up to 2 kg, to anywhere in the world in 7-15 days, excluding the time for passing through customs control. The price is approximately $20/kg. The best delivery option for small and inexpensive orders;
• China Post Air Parcel- a postal company that delivers goods weighing up to 20 kg. The price is about 30$/kg.

If the price of paid delivery and the specified contractor do not suit you in any way, then you can write to the seller, asking if it can be done using other postal services. Before doing this, do not forget to find out how much shipping by a third-party company costs.

Keep in mind the fact that when using a paid method, you will also have to pay a customs fee, but the goods will arrive significantly faster than free of charge.

Russian Post and fast delivery by courier services

Many users, when deciding which delivery to choose, prefer to minimize the risks by paying additionally for the services of a courier service or the Russian Post.

It is guaranteed and quickly to receive the parcel using the services of the following companies:

• TNT- a European company;
• UPS– a courier company from the USA;
• FedEx- a well-known American postal company;
• DHL- an international transport company;
• S.F. Express is a company specializing in express delivery from Asian countries.

A lot of customers start to worry if the package is a little delayed. This happens, most often, with free delivery, due to the high level of loading of postal lines. When choosing a third-party postal company, immediately check on the company's website how much it takes to deliver to your locality from China. It is difficult to say which delivery will be faster in reality, since it may depend on the specific case, but as a result, the goods will certainly be delivered to your address or to the nearest post office.

Package tracking

It may take you a long time to receive the goods through AliExpress. But you can track the delivery on any shipping segment. It is worth remembering that after you transfer the payment, the seller is not obliged to send the goods on the same day. According to the rules, the shipment of goods can be made within 5 days after the order is placed.

As soon as the seller sends the goods, information about this will be displayed in your account, and the tracking number of the parcel will also be indicated there. Information about the success of sending the goods will be sent to your e-mail. You can also find out about the location of the goods by asking the seller about it, but this becomes possible only 3 days after the goods have been sent. You can also visit the website of the selected transport company.

Extension of the order protection period

In order to protect buyers, AliExpress sets the value of the delivery time. Until it expires, the seller cannot receive payment. Theoretically, during this time you must confirm receipt of the goods, but the post office often makes its own adjustments to this.

If the specified time is up and you have not confirmed the order, the seller will be paid. Sometimes, due to problems with the shipment, the goods do not have time to reach the customer. In this case, you must do the following:

• go to "My AliExpress" > Find the desired order> "Click View Detail";
• click "Request to Extend the delivery Date";
• in the window that opens, set the period for which we want to extend the order;
• leave a message to the seller: “Please, extend the delivery time. Thank you."

If the seller is conscientious, then he checks by the track number whether the client has received the goods and, if not, he can extend the delivery time.

Ali Pro

You probably don’t follow the news, all the media already have this news that the rules have changed for aliexpress and now goods worth more than $ 2 are paid to Russia. Delivery to Belarus and Ukraine is paid all. But it is for the better, now the parcels will be less lost and stolen.
Although other media write that this is not true http://www.m24.ru/articles/129656 But judging by your words, it is still true.

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Ali Pro

The rule says that the seller is OBLIGED for goods more expensive than two dollars to do paid delivery, but not so such a rule that for goods less than two dollars he must do free shipping.

Therefore, he made paid delivery for all goods and this right, as it protects him and you from theft of parcels at the post office, and this, believe me, happens all the time with untracked parcels.

For the better or not, time will tell. Only if earlier it was profitable for me to buy cheap goods there, now I will refuse purchases on this site. And judging by the number of perplexed and outraged, I will not be alone in such a decision. And then let the sellers who \\\\\\\" Therefore, he made paid shipping on all goods and this right\\\\\\\" sit in an embrace with their \\\\\\\"precious\\\ \\\\" goods. Marketing is a flexible thing and therefore it hurts like a whip

Ali Pro

Yes, it's not about the sellers, but about the fact that at the Russian post office the postmen themselves steal parcels en masse, today on NTV they talked about this again. No track - easy to steal and hard to find ends, which is what scoundrels use. And sellers have to compensate for the loss, as buyers open a dispute, win and get their money back.

And the cost of delivery can also be a penny, or you need to order a lot of little things from one seller at once in one parcel.

It turns out that we pay for the shoals of our mail out of our own pocket? To be honest, this is a trick of the Chinese, they simply took advantage of this situation and increased the cost of the goods due to additional paid delivery. Initially, all parcels are insured, and before the Chinese received a guaranteed money back if the parcel \\\"lost\\\". Previously, parcels were also insured by China Post, now it turns out that both China Post and our mail are insured. It seems that because of the sloppiness and theft by Russian postal employees, only the buyer from Russia suffers. If you change the country of delivery, then paid delivery to Russia will also disappear. What can I say, this Russian post is still that structure, with deceit and thieves.

Ali Pro

You can open a dispute and return the money, what to do, thieves always bring problems, where to go, this is an old disease of Mother Russia. But believe me, although this happens, it is not the rule, rather the exception.

Everything has risen in price due to delivery and you have to refuse to buy as it becomes unprofitable. P / S some sellers cheat one unit of goods delivery 60 rubles, I add another unit and delivery 120 rubles, etc.. although the goods are quite small and fit in a small package ....

If you made a lot of orders and followed this, you would understand that the sellers are to blame, the fact is that they often give the international track number one for several goods at once, so other people received my parcel repeatedly in different regions of Russia, judging by by track number. The parcel eventually came to me, but I paid for the delivery and the international track number, but the parcel was sent out as usual, and the track was given to someone else. And for the request to give my track, the sellers give the usual one, which is not tracked in Russia. And there were a lot of parcels, I personally, where there was a paid delivery and the goods were more than $ 2, but the track was given the usual one. So it doesn't matter what they say on the news, it's all nonsense, and the Chinese do whatever they want

Ali Pro

I agree, sellers often stir up themselves and break the rules, so you need to be very thorough in choosing them.

Alyona

I'm upset that it's like this now. The goods sometimes cost 2 or even 3 times cheaper than the delivery of the goods. Badly. And whoever stole or honestly did something that allegedly the parcel did not arrive and sought a refund, while keeping the funds, God bless you. As always, they are digging a hole for themselves :)

The problem is that with paid delivery, the cost of delivery is NOT REFUNDED in case of a return due to a dispute.
But on ebay - everything is the same with the free one. Apparently, you will have to return to the old site again, even despite the paypal commission

AliExpress - today this site is one of the largest trading platforms, which provides an opportunity to buy various items from China to buyers from all over the world. This site is especially popular in Russia, as here you can buy various goods at extremely low prices.

However, AliExpress recently announced that it is going to cancel the free mailing of orders for various types of items, a move that, according to the management of the marketplace, will improve the quality of the services provided.

Delivery from AliExpress is quite a difficult task, as orders will be transported over long distances. In addition, many sellers try to reduce their costs in various ways, as a result, the package may simply get lost or go to its destination for many months. So, if you want to receive the purchased item safe and sound, as well as in the shortest possible time, then you need to choose the right way to transport the purchase.

Delivery types

Free shipping with AliExpress:

1. The most popular free services are China Post and Hongkong Post. When ordering transportation of a purchase made in these services, buyers should immediately understand that it will not be possible to receive the purchased goods soon, since shipping time here is up to 50 days.
2. Also among the free postal services may be organizations from Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia. In this case, You can receive your purchase 1-2 weeks earlier than in the first case. However, these postal services often charge a small fee for their services.
3. Another free way is delivery from the warehouse. This method is the fastest, in this case waiting for the parcel is up to 14 days.

Paid shipping on Aliexpress:

1. "EMS" - this company works through the Russian Post. The advantage of this organization is the lowest cost of services among other companies.
2. TNT is the postal service of Europe. It is distinguished by reliability and guarantees the complete safety of the transported cargo, however, the cost of services is higher than that of the EMS company.
3. FedEx is an American postal company. Delivery services in this company will cost you the most.

Choosing a service for the transportation of goods

It is necessary to approach the choice of service depending on what type of item you are going to purchase.

• if the cost of your purchase will be small, it is recommended to use the free postal service (if available). Often, the buyer cannot choose a free company on his own, since the seller has already chosen it, however, if a choice is given, it is recommended to use European or Russian services, since they deliver goods much faster than Chinese organizations. Free shipping aliexpress store works if the item costs less than $10;
• if you are going to purchase an expensive product, which, moreover, can easily break during transportation, then it is recommended to use paid services. When choosing a paid service, check the terms and cost of providing the service, as well as read customer reviews. So you can make the best choice, which will ensure you a reliable receipt of the order.

Payment for delivery on Aliexpress is carried out at the time of placing an order. If desired, you can, if the seller did not have time to send the product.

Not all products offer free shipping. So, if you want to receive a purchase without paying for transportation services, then you are looking for a seller who provides the opportunity to use the services of free postal services.

After paying for the purchase, it will be sent to the specified address and will arrive within 3 weeks to 50 days, depending on the postal organization. Your parcel will have a special number, thanks to which you will be able to track the parcel and find out the exact date of its arrival.

Upon arrival, you will be contacted by a postal officer and you can pick up your package at their branch. Which delivery is better on Aliexpress - this issue is decided on an individual basis.

The order for Aliexpress was not sent - what to do,

Aliexpress order processing and protection time:

The seller on AliExpress has no right to change the terms of delivery without the consent of the buyer. If your seller has changed the delivery time, postal service, or made any other changes in delivery, then you can safely open a dispute. Changes in AliExpress delivery without the knowledge of the buyer is a prohibited action, the administration will immediately take action.

You can create a dispute on the official website of AliExpress. Select in your profile the order for which you want to open a dispute and go to the appropriate tab. After that, fill in all the fields in the window that appears and proceed to the description of your problem.

In the dispute, list all major violations that you believe the seller committed. In most cases, disputes are resolved in favor of buyers, as a result of the dispute, you can return the money spent. You can check the results of the dispute in your personal account in the "Refunds and Disputes" tab. Also, when a buyer opens a dispute, many sellers agree to the previous terms. If the dispute has not been resolved, then until the order protection time has expired, you can create a new request.

Delivery of AliExpress orders becomes paid, so the requirements for this item from the administration are more and more.

Which delivery is better to choose on Aliexpress, it's up to the buyer to decide. Before that, you should learn about the main problems associated with this item.

Oleg, 23 years old:

Often there are cases when, choosing paid express delivery, the seller sends the goods through a cheaper postal service. As a result of such fraud, the parcel has to wait much longer. I also advise you to delve into how to fill in the delivery address on Aliexpress, an incorrect index can slow down the arrival of the shipment.

Anna, 30 years old:

There are cases of theft of parcels in transit. So, when opening the received parcel, many buyers do not find the purchased goods there. So it is recommended to film the process of opening the package, so you can open a dispute and get your money back. This happened to me too though I paid Rs 230 for shipping..

Nikita, 43 years old:

I have been using Aliexpress for a long time. Delivery problems only arise when the track is not tracked. This attitude is annoying, so I prefer to pay for shipping.

Video "Free shipping on AliExpress":

On February 7, 2017, the Aliexpress administration banned sellers from sending unregistered parcels to Ukraine and Belarus. For Russia, this opportunity remained when buying goods worth up to $ 2. But, from August 10, 2017, this opportunity is also closed for Russian buyers.

After this date, absolutely all parcels will have to be sent with a traceable postal identifier.

Aliexpress plans that this rule will lead to a decrease in lost packages. And also, to reduce the delivery time of goods to Russia, since in any postal company, registered items have priority in speed.

On the one hand, it all sounds very attractive. But in fact, the February restriction turned out to be not so beneficial for buyers:

1. Delivery of a huge part of the goods has become paid.

On the one hand, for budget, light goods, the cost of delivery is not so big. But all the same, if you order a lot of small things, then for an order of 15-20 penny items, about $ 10 for delivery can run up.

2. In addition to paid delivery, sellers raised the prices of goods.

This would be natural if the product has free shipping (that is, the cost of shipping is already included in the price of the product). But prices have jumped even on those things that have paid delivery. That is, we also received an increase in the price of the base price of the goods + you need to pay for delivery. Let's say I have a product that I regularly order. It usually costs $1.86 + free shipping. And after February 7, the price became $ 3.86 + $ 1 paid delivery. It's a shame, at this price it is no longer profitable to buy it.

3. Sellers continued to send without tracks, but book a normal track.

For some postal companies, the reservation for the track number is stored for a long time. Therefore, in order to save money, sellers continue to send parcels without a tracked track number. But in order to comply with the rules, they book an international track, give it in the order. As a result, the buyer sees only the status “Shipping information received” for 1-2 months. In this situation, the seller does not report a normal track, it is impossible to track the parcel. And it’s not clear whether the Chinese sent your order or forgot / is not going to send it.

4. Problems with Aliexpress Saver Shipping

Aliexpress and Russian Post loudly announced a joint project - SRM. It stands for Simplified Registered Mail (a simple registered package). Aliexpress buyers know this type of delivery as. In theory, this delivery was supposed to save nerves and money for buyers, since the parcels had to be tracked to the post office. But in fact, the situation turned out to be deplorable for buyers. Thousands of Aliexpress users, whose parcels were sent by Aliexpress Saver Shipping, have already lost their money, did not receive the goods, and even acquired the status of scammers. Why this happens we described in the article:.

It turned out that this delivery is a complete benefit for the trading platform and sellers, and a headache for buyers.

Now Aliexpress says that budget shipments will be sent using this method. But at the moment, with the delivery scheme that Aliexpress Saver Shipping now has, it is better to bypass it and not mess with it at all. Well, or plan that you order a product with a low probability of receiving it and returning the money.

5. Tracks RU…RM and RU…RR with fake tracking

But what surprises for buyers from Russia will bring the cancellation of sending absolutely all goods without an international track, we'll see after August 10.

Hello!

It's no secret that recently there has been paid delivery for almost all goods. And I think it's right. Especially if you're buying something that isn't exactly cheap. Then at least you get a track number and there is a guarantee of receiving the goods. But it happens that you want to order some small things (stickers, rubber bands, a pen), and delivery costs more than the product itself. What to do then? And here's the thing - paid shipping can be easily bypassed!

How to bypass paid shipping on Aliexpress?

Here you have chosen your product. For example, a bag for baking potatoes.

And delivery to Belarus is paid, and even more expensive than the product itself. And other shipping methods are even more expensive.
Then we need to check to which country shipping will be free. In our case, it turned out to be Poland.


Great, so we need to order goods through Poland.

To do this, fill out the form as shown in the photo below.

Those. in the column "Country" we choose Poland, and where it is necessary to indicate the region, the district we write Belarus. After that, we place an order for this address.

I have already used this method. Everything that was ordered arrived, but it took a little longer than usual. Well, the track number, of course, was not tracked.

So here's a great way for you to bypass paid shipping and order the product you like.

Thank you for your attention and happy shopping!