seefah Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Reading through some old threads it looks like sending mail via Thailand's EMS can still be problematic for tracking. Is EMS still the cheapest / best way to track international post and how reliable is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1950 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Just ordered some goods from China... Thailand Post was excellent for tracking and when the goods got to Thailand they arrived rather quickly! Much better than the tracking and faster than China Air Post! The package arrived within 3 days once it got to Thailand. The best part was I wasn't hit with any of the additional Tax and Customs Fees that Fed-Ex or DHL tack on. The shipper offered free shipping via China Air Post, Hong Kong Air Post, and Singapore Post. Thailand Post has a website were you enter the registration number and it tells you the arrival and departure date and time of every location for the the item. So my opinion is: EMS is still the cheapest and best way to track international post, and it's very reliable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackman Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Just ordered some goods from China... Thailand Post was excellent for tracking and when the goods got to Thailand they arrived rather quickly! Much better than the tracking and faster than China Air Post! The package arrived within 3 days once it got to Thailand. The best part was I wasn't hit with any of the additional Tax and Customs Fees that Fed-Ex or DHL tack on. The shipper offered free shipping via China Air Post, Hong Kong Air Post, and Singapore Post. Thailand Post has a website were you enter the registration number and it tells you the arrival and departure date and time of every location for the the item. So my opinion is: EMS is still the cheapest and best way to track international post, and it's very reliable! EMS is still terrific i use it all the time without any issues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryB1263 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I had no problem sending three letters to the US via EMS. Also the thai women working the counter at the Jomtien Beach Soi 5 post office was very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seefah Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 I didn't realise EMS from ThailPost could now track packages sent internationally. Okay thanks, I'll try EMS and see how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Ordinary registered mail for 65 baht works pretty well. Tracks until the recipient signs for the goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmicheald Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Track 17 does a good job of tracking all the major shippers and easy to use. http://www.17track.net/index_en.shtml 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I agree with others - EMS is fine. Based on about 10 postings of letters and small parcels to the UK. Reports are not quite as granular as DHL (they tell you what their delivery man had for breakfast and when he farts ) but EMS does the job and is cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeDogg Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I was on here doing a search to find out if my shipment was a "one off" or a regular occurrence. Mailed a package (EMS) from Thailand to Texas on April 7th.Check out where their website says it is at now Item# RR116685819TH Web Link: http://track.thailandpost.co.th/trackinternet/Default.aspx?lang=en&cs=47bc122f P.S., the package arrived about 10 days ago. Also, both email addresses provided on their website do not work.Anyone else had this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwe_rayong Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) The item that you have posted was not EMS but regular registered airmail. You have dispatched it on 4. April in Jomtien. It was delivered on 26. April in Porter / TX. That is a normal transit time for priority airmail to US. If you had sent it EMS it would a.) a lot faster b.) the tracking number starts with E instead of R. Ps: you can track it on usps.com Edited May 9, 2014 by uwe_rayong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeDogg Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The item that you have posted was not EMS but regular registered airmail. You have dispatched it on 4. April in Jomtien. It was delivered on 26. April in Porter / TX. That is a normal transit time for priority airmail to US. If you had sent it EMS it would a.) a lot faster b.) the tracking number starts with E instead of R. Ps: you can track it on usps.com Awesome, thanks for that info! Didn't know you could track with USPS. And I thought it was EMS.....will pay better attention next time. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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