China Post

China Post Group Corporation
Native name
中国邮政集团有限公司
TypeState-owned enterprise
IndustryCourier
Founded1949
FounderGovernment of China
HeadquartersNo. A3 Jinrong Street,
Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Area served
Mainland China
Key peopleMa Junsheng, Director-General As of 31 October 2008
ServicesLetter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding, third-party logistics, deposit account
RevenueUS$ 112.8 billion (2023)
US$ 5.9 billion (2023)
Total assetsUS$ 2,310.6 billion (2023)
OwnerPeople's Republic of China
Number of employees
728,776 (2023)
ParentState Council via the Ministry of Finance
SubsidiariesChina Postal Airlines
Postal Savings Bank of China
China National Philatelic Corporation
Post Mart
Websiteenglish.chinapost.com.cn Edit this at Wikidata
China Post Group Company
Simplified Chinese中国邮政集团有限公司
Traditional Chinese中國郵政集團有限公司
Literal meaningChina Postal Services Group Limited Corporation
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Yóuzhèng Jítuán Yoǔxiàn Gōngsī
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国邮政
Traditional Chinese中國郵政
Literal meaningChina Post
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Yóuzhèng
IPA[ʈʂʊ́ŋkwǒ jǒʊʈʂə̂ŋ]

China Post, officially the China Post Group Corporation, is the national postal service corporation of the People's Republic of China. It is incorporated as a state-owned enterprise.

China Post shares its office with the sub-ministry-level government agency State Post Bureau, which regulates the national postal industry.

History

The current postal service of People's Republic of China was established in 1949. It replaced the Chunghwa Post in mainland China in 1949, as well as in the Universal Postal Union in 1972. It was formerly administered by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

China Post is directly supervised by the State Post Bureau which has overall responsibility for regulating postal service in China. The State Post Bureau operates under the State Council of China.

Organizational structure

A China Post postbox in Shanghai

After the separation from the State Post Bureau and several re-organization, China Post is currently organized along the following structure.

China Post Service

International services for China Post include Small Parcel, Large Package and EMS. The Small parcel and large package of China Post can be tracked if registered. According to transportation methods, it can be divided into three categories: Air Parcel, Surface Air Lift (SAL) Parcel, and Surface Parcel. China Post air mail/parcel is the most popular because it is cheap and convenient. EMS is faster than China Post Mail but more expensive.

The average delivery speed depends on the type of service and the trade and communication links with the destination country of the cargo or parcel. For instance, the delivery time for cargo from China to the USA, regardless of the service type, is approximately 19 days.

China Post does currently not offer shipping by boat to the United States from Mainland China. This policy went into effect November 2021.[citation needed]

Operations

A mail truck in Beijing
A postal car towing trailers with mail, at a train station,
notice that the right side door signage is transposed:
CHINA POST
TSOP ANIHC
China Post logo with (New) Tai Lü script in Mohan, Yunnan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Local Postal Administrations and Their Main Functions". State Post Bureau. October 31, 2008. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Top Officials of the State Post Bureau". State Post Bureau. October 31, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "China Post". Fortune Global 500. Fortune. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  4. ↑ "About Us". englishmake.chinapost.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. ↑ "中国邮政集团有限公司改制公告 - 中国邮政集团有限公司". China Post. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  6. ↑ China Post. "组织架构". China Post (in Chinese (China)). 中国邮政集团有限公司. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "China Post Service". chinapostaltracking.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  8. ↑ "Average Delivery Time of China Post". chinaparcels.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-06.