As the popularity of AliExpress, China’s representative shopping platform, increases day by day, curiosity about overseas direct delivery is also increasing. Most Ali Express deliveries are carried out using a trackable delivery service.
Within the shopping mall site, consumers can check the order status and roughly understand the location where it is being delivered, but since they cannot check in detail, buyers are left wondering where their items have arrived and whether they have been lost during the long delivery time. I ride it.
How to check Ali Express customs clearance status
If you have received a notification that an item you purchased from Ali Express has arrived in Korea, there is an easy and detailed way to check how far the customs clearance process has progressed. I will immediately tell you two ways: the first way to search on the Customs Service Unipass site and the second way to search through the Customs Notification App.
First method! Check customs clearance with the Korea Customs Service Unipass (PC or web search)
Access the Korea Customs Service’s electronic customs clearance system ‘Unipass’ website. You can go to the shortcut below or search directly.
When you access the site, there is a ‘Cargo progress information’ section at the top right. Among the two items, Cargo Management Number and M B/L – H B/L, select the second one, M B/L – H B/L. When ‘Enter tracking number’ appears in the bottom box, enter the tracking number of the product ordered from AliExpress and search. For your reference, you can check the tracking number by clicking the tracking button in your order account on AliExpress.
Enter the waybill number of the cargo progress information in the yellow box at the top right of the screen.
When you check the invoice, you can check detailed information on how far customs clearance the product you purchased has progressed. At the time I purchased the product from Ali Express, the volume of direct purchase products was very high, so customs clearance was delayed.
Customs clearance progress information
Customs clearance progress information
After receiving the customs clearance list, the import period is continuously being extended due to the large volume of goods. However, it is said that it will take less than a few days to receive the goods once customs clearance is completed, so I will just forget about it and go about my daily life and wait.
On the Unipass site, you can check customs clearance progress, express delivery company, product name, port of entry customs, etc. in great detail.
Second method! Check with the customs clearance notification app (App Store)
You can easily check your smartphone by installing the ‘Customs Clearance Notification’ app from the App Store. After installing the app, you can search immediately by entering the tracking number in the search bar at the top.
Customs clearance notification app
When I searched the waybill I purchased, it showed that customs clearance was being delayed due to the current high volume, just as I had checked on the Customs Service Unipass.
The Customs Clearance Notification app provides fairly detailed information on the customs clearance progress and is much more readable than the Unipass site. When I’m curious about the progress of my Ali Express delivery, I usually use the customs clearance notification app.
Customs clearance notification progress
Customs clearance notification progress
When you search through the Customs Clearance Notification app, it provides easy-to-check customs clearance information, transportation information, expected customs clearance completion date, and detailed information, as shown in the image above.
Shipping of Ali Express products can be delivered in as little as a week, but if customs clearance is delayed, it often takes more than a month, so you can use the Customs Clearance Notification app to resolve any questions you may have about delivery.
Ali Express is a place where China-based sellers register and sell products. Millions of products can be purchased at relatively low prices, and it provides shipping services all over the world and even offers low shipping costs or free shipping options, so it is growing day by day. Its popularity is growing.
Image source: AliExpress
Image source: AliExpress
In Korea, it is widely promoted using actor Ma Dong-seok as its model, and the number of users is gradually increasing thanks to the cost-effective product price compared to the relatively long delivery period. For this reason, it is understandable to some extent that customs clearance is delayed due to the increased volume of products.
In this way, after purchasing an overseas direct product, you can easily check the customs clearance status as long as you know the tracking number or personal customs clearance code. Please keep a good record of it and use it usefully by checking the customs clearance using Unipass or the customs clearance notification app.