Khorgos left the international which means. How does international mail work?

Delivery to the addressee

Delivery to the recipient

Means the actual receipt of the postal item by the recipient specified in the postal item.

Flew to destination country

The postal item will be handed over to the post office of the destination country for delivery to one of the places of international postal exchange, and subsequent import/export operations.

Departed from the airport

The following status will not be displayed immediately upon arrival at the airport of the destination country, but after the mail item arrives and is accepted (unloaded, processed and scanned) by the postal service.
This may take from 3 to 10 days.

The postal item has departed from the airport of the sender's country and is heading to the destination country.

After the parcel leaves the territory of the sender's country and arrives at the destination country, such shipments are re-marked with untraceable track codes and are no longer tracked.

When the parcel arrives at your post office, you will receive a paper notification with which you need to come to the post office and receive the parcel.

Issued by customs

The customs clearance procedure has been completed, and in the near future the postal item will be handed over to the post office of the destination country for further delivery to the recipient.

Ready for shipment

Ready to ship

Means that the postal item is packaged, marked and will be sent soon.

Detained by customs

This operation means that the postal item is detained by FCS employees to carry out measures to determine the purpose of the postal item. When receiving goods by international mail during a calendar month, the customs value of which exceeds 1000 euros, and (or) the total weight of which exceeds 31 kilograms, in part of such excess, it is necessary to pay customs duties and taxes using a flat rate of 30% of the customs value of the goods , but not less than 4 euros per 1 kilogram of their weight. If information about the goods sent to the MPO is missing or does not correspond to the actual information, this significantly increases the time spent on processing shipments, since there is a need to conduct a customs inspection and document its results.

Submission

The parcel was sent to the wrong zip code or address, an error was discovered and the parcel was redirected to the correct address.

Import international mail

The operation of receiving the item in the recipient's country.

All mail arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation from air flights begins its journey at the aviation postal department (AOPP) - a special postal warehouse at the airport. Within 4–6 hours, shipments from the aircraft arrive at the AOPP, the containers are registered, and their integrity and weight are checked. Mail is registered in an electronic database. During registration, the barcode is scanned, data is entered on where the container is addressed (for example, MMPO Moscow), from which flight it arrived, about the country and date of formation of the container, etc. The time of these operations can be increased from 1 to 7x days due to the limited capacity of the AOPP.

The next operation after export from the country of origin, which is reflected on the website when tracking the shipment, is import into the destination country. Import information appears after the shipment is transferred by the carrier to the postal operator of the destination country. Operation “Import” means that the shipment arrived on the territory of Russia and was registered. International shipments arrive in Russia through the international postal exchange place (IMPO). There are several MMPOs in Russia: in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Orenburg, Samara, Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Bryansk. The choice of city where exactly the international shipment will arrive depends on the sender’s country. The choice depends on the availability of regular flights and free carrying capacity in a particular direction.

Unsuccessful attempt of delivery

Assigned if the postal operator reported that an attempt was made to deliver the item to the recipient, but for some reason delivery did not take place. This status does not reflect the specific reason for non-service.

Options for further action:

New delivery attempt
The parcel will be transferred for storage until demand or until the circumstances are clarified.
Return to sender

What to do if you receive this status:

It is necessary to contact the post office delivering the item and find out the reason for non-delivery.
You must contact the post office yourself to receive the shipment without waiting for notification.

Treatment

Processing at an intermediate point

The parcel arrived at one of the sorting centers for processing and further dispatch to the recipient.

Processing at the sorting center

Status Processing at the sorting center - assigned in the process of delivering the item through intermediate sorting centers of the postal service. In sorting centers, mail is distributed along main routes. Parcels are reloaded from one transport to another, for further dispatch to the recipient.

Processing completed

Generalized status, meaning the completion of processing of a mail item before sending it to the recipient.

Awaiting delivery to the post office

Means that the postal item is packaged, marked and will be sent soon.

Awaiting shipment

Means that the postal item is packaged, marked and will be sent soon.

Awaiting quality check

Means that the parcel is not yet complete and is in the seller's warehouse awaiting verification of the contents before shipping.

Upload operation completed

Generalized status, meaning that the parcel has left the warehouse / intermediate sorting center and is heading to the next sorting center towards the recipient.

Export operation completed

The customs clearance procedure has been completed, the postal item has been handed over to the post office of the destination country for further dispatch to the recipient.

Shipment from the seller's warehouse

The parcel has left the seller's warehouse and is moving towards a logistics company or post office.

Cancel shipment

Generalized status, meaning that the parcel (order) for some reason cannot be sent (continue further movement).

Sending to terminal

The parcel is sent to the postal terminal at the airport to be loaded onto a plane and sent to the destination country.

Item is ready for dispatch

Means that the postal item is packaged, marked and will be sent soon.

Sent

Generalized status, meaning the sending of a postal item from an intermediate point towards the recipient.

Sent to Russia

The postal item will be transferred to Russian Post for delivery to one of the places of international postal exchange, and subsequent import/export operations.

Sent to destination country

A postal item in the process of being transferred to the mail of the country of destination, for delivery to one of the places of international postal exchange, and subsequent import / export operations.

Note!
The following status will not be displayed immediately as soon as the parcel arrives in the country, but after the postal item is accepted (unloaded, processed and scanned) by the postal service.

This may take from 3 to 14 days, depending on the workload of the international postal exchange location.

Sent from warehouse to sorting center

As a rule, this status means that the foreign sender (seller) brought your parcel to the local post office.

Transferred for storage

Means the arrival of the item at the recipient's post office (OPS) and transfer to storage until it is delivered to the recipient.

As soon as the item arrives at the department, employees issue a notice (notification) that the item is in the department. The notice is given to the postman for delivery. Delivery is carried out on the day the item arrives at the department or the next day (for example, if the item arrived at the department in the evening).

This status indicates that the recipient can independently contact the post office to receive the shipment without waiting for a notification.

Transferred to customs

In the sender's country

In the recipient's country

Loading onto the plane

Loading onto the plane before departure to the destination country.

Loading into transport

Preparations for shipment are completed

Means that the postal item is packaged, marked and will be sent soon.

Preparing for shipment

Means that the postal item is packaged and marked for further dispatch.

Preparation for export

Packaging, labeling, loading into a container and other procedures necessary for shipment to the destination country.

Left the airport

In the sender's country
The postal item has departed from the airport of the sender's country and is heading to the destination country.
The following status will not be displayed immediately upon arrival at the airport of the destination country, but after the mail item arrives and is accepted (unloaded, processed and scanned) by the postal service. This may take from 3 to 14 days.

In the recipient's country
The postal item is delivered to one of the places of international postal exchange for subsequent import operations.

Left the international sorting center

The postal item is sent to the country of destination, for delivery to one of the places of international postal exchange, and subsequent import/export operations.

Left the international exchange site

The shipment has left the place of international postal exchange and is then sent to the sorting center. From the moment the shipment leaves the MMPO, delivery times within Russia begin to apply.

According to information received from Russian Post, the status “Left the place of international exchange” can last no more than 10 days. If after 10 days the status has not changed, this is a violation of the delivery time, which can be reported to the Russian Post Office by calling 8 800 2005 888 (free call), and they begin to respond to this application.

Left the mail terminal

The postal item has left the intermediate point of its route and is heading towards the recipient.

Left the warehouse

The parcel has left the warehouse and is moving towards the post office or sorting center.

Left the sorting center

The postal item has left the postal sorting center and is heading towards the recipient.

Left the ShenZhen Yanwen sorting center

The mail has left the sorting center of the logistics company Yanwen Logistics and is heading towards the recipient.

Left the country of transit

The postal item has left the transit country and is directed towards the destination country, for delivery to one of the places of international postal exchange, and subsequent import/export operations.

Left the transit country

The postal item left the sorting center in a transit (intermediate) country, was sent to the destination country, for delivery to one of the places of international postal exchange, and subsequent import / export operations.

Information about the postal item has been received

Received information about the postal item in electronic form

It means that the seller has registered the postal item (track code) on the postal (courier service) website, but in fact, the postal item has not yet been transferred to the postal service. As a rule, from the moment of registration until the actual delivery of the parcel, it can take from 1 to 7 days. After the parcel is transferred, the status will change to “Reception” or similar.

Received for further processing

The parcel arrived at one of the sorting centers for processing and further dispatch to the recipient.

Postal item is registered

Arrived

Generalized status, meaning arrival at one of the intermediate points, such as sorting centers, postal terminals, airports, ports, etc.

Arrived at the airport

The parcel arrived at the airport for unloading, loading, processing and further shipment to its destination.

Arrived at the international sorting center

Came to the place of delivery

Indicates the arrival of the item at the recipient's post office (OPS), which must deliver the item to the recipient. As soon as the item arrives at the department, employees issue a notice (notification) that the item is in the department. The notice is given to the postman for delivery. Delivery is carried out on the day the item arrives at the department or the next day (for example, if the item arrived at the department in the evening).

This status indicates that the recipient can independently contact the post office to receive the shipment without waiting for a notification.

Arrived at the international exchange location

Indicates the arrival of a postal item at an intermediate postal node for sorting, selecting a route and sending it to the recipient.

Arrived at the post office

Indicates the arrival of a postal item at the recipient's post office, which must deliver the item to the recipient. This status indicates that the recipient needs to contact the post office to receive the shipment.

Arrived in Russia

Arrived at the sorting center

Indicates the arrival of a postal item at an intermediate postal node for sorting, selecting a route and sending it to the recipient.

Arrived at ShenZhen Yanwen sorting center

Indicates the arrival of a postal item at the intermediate sorting center of the logistics company Yanwen Logistics, for sorting, selecting a route and sending it to the recipient.

Arrived at the sorting center of the destination country

The postal item has arrived at the sorting center of the destination country for subsequent import/export operations.

Arrived at destination country

The postal item has arrived in the country of destination at the place of international postal exchange for subsequent import/export operations.

Arrived in transit country

The parcel arrived at one of the sorting centers of the transit (intermediate) country for processing (sorting) and further dispatch to the recipient.

Arrived at the small package processing center

Indicates the arrival of a parcel at the postal distribution center for sorting, selecting a route and sending it to the recipient.

Arrived at warehouse

Arrived at the carrier's warehouse

The parcel arrived at the warehouse for unloading, labeling, processing, loading and further dispatch to its destination.

Arrived at the terminal

Means arrival at an intermediate terminal for unloading, loading, processing and further dispatch to the destination.

Arrived in the territory of the Russian Federation

The postal item arrived on the territory of Russia, for further import and dispatch to the recipient.

Reception

This means that the overseas sender (seller) has brought your parcel to the local post office. At the same time, he filled out all the necessary documents, including the customs declaration (forms CN 22 or CN 23). At this time, the shipment is assigned a unique postal identifier - a special bar code (Track number, Track code). It is located on the check (or receipt) issued upon acceptance of the postal item. The “Reception” operation shows the place, date and country of receipt of the item. After acceptance, the parcel moves on its way to the place of international exchange.

Reception by the customs service of the country of destination

The status means that the shipment has been transferred to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) for clearance. At MMPO, shipments undergo a full cycle of processing, customs control and clearance functions. Postal containers arrive under the customs transit procedure. They are then sorted by type and transferred to various areas. Shipments with product contents undergo X-ray inspection. By decision of the customs officer, the postal item may be opened for personal control; the reason for personal control may be violations of property rights, a commercial consignment, targeting a consignment that may contain substances prohibited for shipment. The postal item is opened by the operator in the presence of a customs officer, after which a customs inspection report is drawn up and attached to the item.

Reception at customs

In the sender's country
The postal item was handed over to the customs service of the sending state for inspection and other customs procedures. If the parcel passes the customs check successfully, it will be sent to the destination country.

In the recipient's country
The status means that the shipment has been transferred to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) for clearance. At MMPO, shipments undergo a full cycle of processing, customs control and clearance functions. Postal containers arrive under the customs transit procedure. They are then sorted by type and transferred to various areas. Shipments with product contents undergo X-ray inspection. By decision of the customs officer, the postal item may be opened for personal control; the reason for personal control may be violations of property rights, a commercial consignment, targeting a consignment that may contain substances prohibited for shipment. The postal item is opened by the operator in the presence of a customs officer, after which a customs inspection report is drawn up and attached to the item.

Reception at customs

The parcel has arrived at one of the sorting centers and is being processed. After some time, the parcel will leave the sorting center for further dispatch to the recipient.

Customs clearance

Transportation of mail from one sorting center to another, towards the recipient. On average, an export operation takes from 7 to 14 days, but sometimes this operation can take up to 60 days.

Export (content check)

The postal item was handed over to the customs service of the sending state for inspection and other customs procedures. If the parcel passes the customs check successfully, it will be sent to the destination country.

On average, an export operation takes from 7 to 14 days, but sometimes this operation can take up to 60 days.

If the shipment is in the “Export” status, then it is impossible to track it (find out what exactly is happening to it); only at the import stage will you be able to see your package and monitor its further movement. The use of transit transportation and certain restrictions often delay shipments. However, if your parcel was sent more than 3 months ago, but has not received the “Import” status, then the sender needs to contact the post office and apply for a search.

Export, processing

Indicates the actual dispatch of the postal item to the destination country.

The “Export” status includes the transfer of the parcel to a foreign carrier, which, by land or air transportation, transports it to the MMPO of the destination country. As a rule, this status is the longest and the transition to “Import” may take some time. This happens due to the characteristics of flight routes and the formation of the optimal weight for transporting it by plane. For example, shipments from China may be delayed due to the fact that cargo planes can carry at least 50 - 100 tons.
On average, an export operation takes from 7 to 14 days, but sometimes this operation can take up to 60 days.

Electronic registration of mail

The market town "Khorgos" is located on the border between the two countries in the Panfilov district of the Almaty region, 36 km from Zharkent. The center began work in 2012 and will begin to fully operate in 2018. According to the idea, in Khorgos you can get acquainted with the products and conclude contracts directly with manufacturers, without searching throughout China. Today, in fact, this is a duty-free trade zone where the Duty Free model is used.

“Khorgos” can hardly be called a real paradise for shopaholics (due to the cheapness and mass availability of Chinese-made goods), however, Kazakhstanis are increasingly going there for shopping (clothing, home decoration, electronics, dishes, office supplies), and tour operators are already “trumping "Affordable shopping tours. And some agencies “spice up” such packages with trips to hot springs in Chungju or Charyn.

So, if you still gather at Khorgos, remember:

1. Visa-free visits are open for Kazakhstanis and all citizens of the CIS. It is necessary to have a valid foreign passport; for CIS citizens - registration.

2. Each visitor to the center once a month can export duty-free goods for personal use in the amount of 50 kg equivalent amount 1500 euros.

3. Personal goods include:

*no more than 2 units of the same name, style and size per person: items of clothing, bedding sets, floor coverings, hats, shoes;

*1 item each of the same name, style and size: fur and leather products, household appliances, electrical appliances, bicycles, baby strollers;

*no more than 2 units: mobile phones, laptops, netbooks, tablets;

*no more than 5 pieces of jewelry;

*no more than 3 units of one name of toiletries, cosmetics and perfumes;

*no more than 10 kg of food;

*no more than 2 units of each name of other (not mentioned above) items.

4. You can carry goods through the Khorgos customs terminal in a bag whose dimensions do not exceed 60x40x20 cm and weight no more than 35 kg. This is considered carry-on luggage.

5. Goods over this weight must be sent using the services of Kazpost JSC (50 tenge per 1 kg - up to 15 kg accepted). The collection point is open until 16.00 (but it is better to start handing over purchases before 14.00). Receipt on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan immediately behind the customs terminal (the point is open until 18.00).

6. Goods whose quantity and weight exceed the permissible limit are considered commercial cargo and are subject to customs clearance (4 euros per 1 kg).

7. The border opens at 9:00, and at 8 in the morning there is already a queue of visitors. Approximately 2-3 thousand people pass through Khorgos on weekdays and 5-7 thousand on weekends.

8. You can get to the Khorgos bazaar in three ways: by train, by tourist bus and by car.

9. The average cost of a one-day shopping tour from travel agencies is 7,000 -8,000 tenge. There is no point in staying in Khorgos for several days.

10. The road from Almaty to Khorgos takes about 5 hours (350 km along the Kuldzha highway).

11. Passage of visitors to the Khorgos market is carried out through the passenger terminal, where they undergo passport and customs control.

12. You can get to the shopping area by minibuses (one way fare is 500 tenge).

13. Today, on an area of 560 hectares, there are several shopping centers: “Yiwu”, “Golden Port”, “Jian Yuan”, “Zhong He”, and the fur city “King Kong”.

14. You can pay for purchases in tenge, yuan or dollars.

15. It is better to send large purchases (for example, car tires) immediately by Kazpost, and then continue shopping.

16. Goods prohibited for transportation across the border from China to Kazakhstan: stun guns, gas and pneumatic weapons, camera pens, various recording devices and other “spy” goods.

17. The most popular product that Kazakhstanis buy is textiles. A set of bed linen can be purchased for 3000 tenge and above.

18. And yes, fur coats can be vacuum packed to dimensions of 60x40x20 cm. To buy two fur coats, you need two people. Although there is a radical way - to put on a fur coat. But probably in the spring it will be too much.

Opinions of those who have already gone shopping in Khorgos:

Svetlana:

- I’ve gone to Khorgos three times already. The most important thing is to get there on weekdays, since on weekends there is a risk of spending 4-5 hours at the border (both there and back). We got to Khorgos by car and the journey took five hours. The road is wide and comfortable, driving along it is a pleasure. You can choose high-quality dishes, textiles - especially blankets.

Danara:

- I would recommend buying fur coats and textiles in Khorgos. The quality of clothes and shoes is not worth going this far. Many people come there for a few hours, choose, buy and immediately head back. But you can also stay overnight - there is a hotel and a bathhouse. If you want to get things done quickly, it’s better to find a guide who can show you everything and take you straight to the places you need and suit.

Photo source: vk.com/mcpskhorgos, algritravel.kz, unikaz.asia

ICBC "Khorgos" (International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation "Khorgos") is located on the border of China and Kazakhstan. ICBC Khorgos is a SEZ (free economic zone “Khorgos - Eastern Gate”), a huge Chinese market, a huge bazaar, a flea market on the border of China and Kazakhstan. In Khorgos shopping centers you can buy everything, or almost everything. Those who want to buy cheap mink coats, chandeliers, bed linen, etc. come here for themselves and their families.

Entrepreneurs and wholesalers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and other countries travel to purchase goods in large and small wholesale for their retail outlets. Prices for goods in Khorgos are, of course, cheaper than at flea markets in Almaty and Kazakhstan; it will be even cheaper if you buy in Khorgos in bulk or in small wholesale.

To get to the bazaar on Khorgos, you don’t even need a visa - Kazakhs can visit Khorgos with an identity card, where the IIN must be indicated (can be located at the bottom on the machine-readable line) or with a Kazakhstani foreign passport. Citizens of the CIS can visit Khorgos using foreign passports. For citizens of other countries - visa regime (presence of a Chinese visa in the passport).

In 2019, Chinese New Year celebrations will last from February 4 to 10. Most trading platforms of ICBC "Khorgos" will be closed from 1 to 15 February.

From the latest news on ICBC "Khorgos":"In accordance with the decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated November 1, 2018 No. 91 “On amendments to the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 20, 2017 No. 107”, from January 1, 2019, import standards are reduced with exemption from customs duties for goods for personal use in accompanied and unaccompanied baggage when moving across the customs border by rail and road transport (except for air checkpoints) from 1500 euros to 500 euros and from 50 kg to 25 kg." So now: Without paying customs duties, goods for personal use are allowed to be transported, the total weight of which does not exceed 25 kg and the customs value of which does not exceed 500 euros (in equivalent). If the norm is exceeded, you will have to pay a customs payment of 30% of the value of the goods (but not less than 4 euros per 1 kg of weight if the limit on total value and/or weight is exceeded).

Operating hours of ICBC "Khorgos"

ICBC "Khorgos" is open from 7:00 to 19:00, seven days a week. Shopping centers on the Chinese side close at approximately 17.30 Almaty time. If you don’t make it in time for the checkpoint to close, you’ll stay overnight on the Chinese side. For basic purchases that are concentrated in the shopping center, one day is enough for you. Boutiques begin to close at 17.00.

Approximate prices for goods in the Khorgos ICBC shopping centers. Retail:

Frame children's car seats - 10,000 tenge; frameless - 2,500 tenge.
Samsung TV (plasma, 55") - 56,000 tenge.
Women's long fur coat, solid mink - $650 - $900. Mink short fur coat, whole mink - $500 - $1,700.
Short sheepskin coat with a hood - from $200.
Men's hats from 500 tenge and up to 18,000 tenge (mink).
Women's fur vests from 30,000 tenge.
Down jacket - from 7,000 tenge. Winter short down jacket - from 5,000 tenge.
Cotton bed linen - from 1,500 tenge, 2,700 tenge and above.
Winter shoes - from 2,000 tenge.
Leather shoes - from 8,000 tenge.
Tracksuit - from 2,500 tenge.
DVD radio with screen - 20,000 tenge.
Blanket - 3,000 tenge. Warm blanket (1.5-bed) - 2,000 tenge.
Curtains with eyelets (set) - from 10,000 tenge.
Toy “Teddy Bear” (180 cm) - from 12,000 tenge. Children's musical rocking chair - from $60. Plastic toys - from 500 tenge.
DVR - from 2,500 tenge. Car speakers - from 3,000 tenge. Pioneer car radio - from 7,000 tenge.
Winter tires (11-15") - 6,500 tenge (1 piece).
iPhone 5s - from 76,000 tenge.

Shopping centers ICBC "Khorgos". Goods. Where and what is sold?

The International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation "Khorgos" is a huge duty-free trade zone on the Kazakh-Chinese border, where you can buy literally everything at manufacturer prices - from Chinese tea to a mink coat.

Many Kazakhstanis believe that it is profitable to buy in Khorgos textiles (bed linen, bedspreads, blankets, pillows, etc.), as well as fur coats, fur vests. These goods are inexpensive to buy here compared to Kazakh markets and the quality is good. And we generally remain silent about the assortment.

If you are going for specific goods, then it is better to inexpensively hire a guide at the entrance, who knows his way around thousands of boutiques in Chinese shopping centers, knows where to buy everything and even very cheaply. This guide will quickly lead you to shopping areas where the goods you are looking for are concentrated. This way you will save time and effort. Having made your main purchases, you can turn your attention to other products.

So, today there are 7 shopping centers operating on a huge area:

Shopping center "Yiwu"(here are bed linen, carpets, dishes, souvenirs, toys, leather goods, interior items, musical instruments, strollers, bicycles, inflatable boats and swimming pools, children's slides, sporting goods, household goods, clothing (women's, men's, children's), underwear, hats, jeans, national costumes, etc.)
Shopping center "Golden Port"(wedding dresses, goods for children (including clothes and toys), outerwear and sportswear, hats, seasonal shoes, cosmetics and jewelry, dishes, bedding (linen, blankets, pillows, etc.) household appliances and electronics, furniture, power tools and car accessories, leather goods (bags, suitcases), souvenirs, curtains, wallpaper, products of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, etc.)
Shopping center "Jian Yuan"(sold toys, mobile phones, household goods (dishes, textiles, curtains, etc.), jewelry (jewelry and costume jewelry), clothing and footwear (women's, men's, children's), sporting goods and leather goods, warm underwear, fur coats, accessories (scarves, shawls), medicines, perfumes and cosmetics, TVs, tents, car tires, leather goods, tools, etc.)
Shopping center "Jun Ke"(electrical goods, shoes, clothing (men's and children's), jeans, rugs, bed and table textiles, leather goods (bags, travel suitcases, etc.), hosiery, cosmetics, jewelry, food, auto accessories, titanium wheels, automobile tires, tourist and sporting goods (tents, sports equipment), souvenirs, dishes, kitchen utensils, parquet, wallpaper, bicycles and much more)
Fur City "King Kong"(this is not only fur products from mink, beaver, fox, arctic fox (fur coats and sheepskin coats, hats and sheepskin coats, jackets and coats, vests and stoles), but also telephones, tires and tools for motorists)
Shopping center "Jun Ke - 2"(opened in August 2017) (you can buy fur coats, vests, other fur products, clothing, leather goods).
International shopping center "Feng E"

And also functions here:

trade and exhibition pavilion “Dong Fan Jin Xiu”,
Hong Kong Duty Free Shop,
German duty free shop,
Korean Duty Free Shop.

Shopping centers in Khorgos

International Fur City "King Kong"- these are about 600 retail outlets where you can buy not only all kinds of fur products from mink, beaver, fox, arctic fox (fur coats and sheepskin coats, hats and sheepskin coats, jackets and coats, vests and stoles), but also telephones, tires and tools for motorists .

Yiwu International Trade Center (Yiwu Mall) occupies a colossal area - about 155 hectares, and the territory occupied by buildings is 380,000 square meters. m, which allows us to call it the largest market for small goods of the ICBC. More than 7,000 stores of the Yiwu shopping center offer about 2,000 types of products, which belong to 43 sectors, including bed linen, carpets, dishes, souvenirs, toys, leather goods, interior items, musical instruments, strollers, bicycles, inflatable boats and swimming pools, children's slides, sporting goods, household goods, clothing (women's, men's, children's), underwear, hats, jeans, national costumes, etc.

Zhong Ke International Trade Center is a shopping complex in which there are about 500 retail outlets selling electrical goods, shoes, clothing (men's and children's), denim, rugs, bed and table textiles, leather goods (bags, travel suitcases, etc.), hosiery , cosmetics, jewelry, food (including tea and Goji berries), car accessories, titanium wheels, car tires, tourist and sporting goods (tents, sports equipment), souvenirs, dishes, kitchen utensils, parquet, wallpaper, bicycles and much more other.

Department store "Golden Port" offers visitors wedding dresses, goods for children (including clothes and toys), outerwear and sportswear, hats, seasonal shoes, cosmetics and jewelry, dishes, bedding (linen, blankets, pillows, etc.), household appliances and electronics, furniture , power tools and car accessories, leather goods (bags, suitcases), souvenirs, curtains, wallpaper, products of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry and many others. etc.

In the shopping center "Jian Yuan" There are about 300 stores selling toys, mobile phones, household goods (dishes, textiles, curtains, etc.), jewelry (jewelry and costume jewelry), clothing and shoes (women's, men's, children's), sporting goods and leather goods, warm underwear, fur coats, accessories (scarves, shawls), medicines, perfumes and cosmetics, televisions, tents, car tires, leather goods, tools, and many others. etc.

What to buy in Hogos? What do you often buy in Khorgos?

Usually people go to Khorgos to buy profitable goods such as:

bed dress
car tires
outerwear (jackets, down jackets)
sportswear
fur items (fur coats, vests, fur scarves)
clothing (children's, men's, women's)
leather goods (bags, suitcases)
hosiery
electric scooters, Segways, etc.
toys
Appliances.

What documents are needed for a trip to Khorgos for citizens of Kazakhstan. How to find out whether you will be released from Kazakhstan (find out the debt)

Citizens of Kazakhstan can visit Khorgos using an identity card, where the IIN must be indicated (can be located at the bottom of the machine-readable line) or according to the international passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Pay attention to the expiration date of the ID card or passport so that the ID card does not expire.

Before planning a trip to the Chinese Khorgos market, find out whether you will be allowed to leave Kazakhstan. Maybe you still have unpaid alimony, fines, taxes, etc. Check yourself in the lists of debtors temporarily restricted from leaving Kazakhstan, follow this link, enter your data and get the result, if your name is on this list of citizens:
http://www.adilet.gov.kz/ru/kisa/zapret

If you have debts to the budget, you will not be able to pass passport control.

What documents are needed to visit Khorgos for citizens of the CIS countries and other countries

Citizens of the CIS can visit Khorgos if they have a foreign passport.

Citizens of other countries (not the CIS), including those on vacation in Kazakhstan, can visit ICBC Khorgos if they have a Chinese visa in their passport.

What mobile communications (cellular operators) work in Khorgos?

Mobile communications on Hogos: Beeline, Altel and Tele2 are in normal mode. Kcell and Active in roaming. On the territory of the Khorgos shopping center, our cells automatically switch to roaming and begin to work on Chinese networks. And you will have to pay for roaming. So don't miss this when making calls. And in the phone settings manually select the Kazakh telecom operator. There is no Wi-Fi in Khorgos.

Hotels in Khorgos. Prices. If you did not have time to go through customs or receive your goods at Kazpost, where you can spend the night

If you did not have time to go through customs or receive your goods at Kazpost- You can stay overnight in a hotel.

Don’t delay clearing customs and sending your luggage until the last minute! You may not make it in time. If you have large purchases (for example, car tires), send them immediately by Kazpost, and then come back for the rest of your purchases. Try to do this before 11.00.

Hotels on the territory of the ICBC where you can spend the night. then accommodation on the territory of ICBC Khorgos - in a hotel (on the Chinese side) - from 5,500 tenge. or in cheap hostels. The price of a place in a hostel on the Kazakhstan side is 2,500 tenge.

How to pay for purchases, what money to take, where to withdraw money. What kind of money do Chinese sellers accept, how to pay

Chinese sellers accept tenge, yuan, dollars, and rubles. Cash only. Therefore, withdraw the required amount from the card in advance. There is an ATM on our side near passport control. The queue can be long. Therefore, it is better to have cash with you.

Goods prohibited for transportation across the border from China to Kazakhstan:

stun guns,
gas and pneumatic weapons,
camera handles,
various recording devices and other spy products.

Who is prohibited from entering China?

If you are traveling to Hogos ICBC, please note that entry into Chinese territory is prohibited for people with a beard, people wearing hijabs, and also wearing clothes with the image of a “star” and “moon”.

There is a reminder at the entrance. The implementation of this rule is vigilantly monitored by the armed police of the PRC and returns tourists back.

Photo from the site https://motor.kz/. Photo enlarges

Rules for the carriage of goods by individuals through Khorgos. Latest news and changes

In accordance with the decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated November 1, 2018 No. 91 “On amendments to the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 20, 2017 No. 107”, from January 1, 2019, the import standards with exemption from customs duties for goods for personal use are being reduced. use in accompanied and unaccompanied baggage when moving across the customs border by rail and road transport (except for air checkpoints) from 1500 euros to 500 euros and from 50 kg to 25 kg.

In particular:
frequency of crossing the border of the Customs Union and/or movement of goods by individuals - once a month (30 days);

Without paying customs duties, goods for personal use are allowed to be transported, the total weight of which does not exceed 25 kg and the customs value of which does not exceed 500 euros (in equivalent).

Personal goods include:
no more than 2 units of the same name, style and size per person: items of clothing, bedding sets, floor coverings, hats, shoes;
1 item each of the same name, style and size: fur and leather products, household appliances, electrical appliances, bicycles, baby strollers;
no more than 2 units: mobile phones, laptops, netbooks, tablets;
no more than 5 pieces of jewelry;
no more than 3 units of one name of toiletries, cosmetics and perfumes;
no more than 10 kg of food;

no more than 2 units of each name of other (not mentioned above) items.

You can carry goods through the Khorgos customs terminal in a bag whose dimensions do not exceed 0.6 x 0.4 x 0.2 m and whose weight does not exceed 25 kg. This is considered carry-on luggage. Carrying excess cargo (more than 25 kg) - 300 tenge/kg. Goods over this weight must be sent to Kazpost JSC (up to 25 kg) - 50 tenge per 1 kg.

Goods whose quantity and weight exceed the permissible limit are classified as commercial cargo and are subject to customs clearance.

ICBC Khorgos - how to get there?

There are three ways to get to the Khorgos bazaar: by train, by tourist bus and by car.

Train. Passenger train Almaty - Altynkol 393T departs at 23.15 (on odd numbers) from the station. Almaty-2 and arrives at Altynkol station at 05.21 the next day (journey time 6 hours 06 minutes). In the opposite direction, departure of the Altynkol-Almaty train 393C from the station. Altynkol at 20.59 (on even days) and arrival in Almaty at 03.35 (travel time - 6 hours 36 minutes). The train stops at the station. Almaty-1.

Ticket prices are approximately: 1,626 tenge (seat in a reserved seat carriage), 2,499 tenge (compartment). Carriage of luggage weighing more than 35 kg - 30 tenge per 1 kg.

Tickets can be purchased at railway ticket offices or online ticket offices - https://epay.railways.kz/

You can get from Altynkol station to ICBC "Khorgos" by minibus (fare is approximately 500-800 tenge one way).

By tourist bus

On a comfortable tourist bus (usually travel agencies conduct shopping tours on such buses) the trip to Khorgos takes 6-7 hours, in winter - 7-8 hours.

By car (Almaty - Khorgos highway)

Automobile. Almaty - Khorgos. Distance. Autobahn "Almaty-Khorgos". Previously, the road from Almaty to Khorgos took about 5 hours along the Kuldzha highway (distance - approximately 350 km). Now the new, modern Almaty-Khorgos highway has already been launched and is operating. Along a new highway 305 km long. the journey from Almaty to Khorgos now takes only 2.5 - 3 hours! The officially permitted speed is 110 km/h.

Photo from the site https://motor.kz/.

This is a 4-lane road with a cement-concrete surface. Thanks to the new road, it has become much faster to get from Almaty to Shelek, Zharkent, and the turn to Chundzha. got even closer! The new highway "Almaty-Khorgos" - if you drive from Almaty, then turn from the Kapchagay highway onto the road to Khorgos (on the left), and then follow the road signs. The road will be tolled in 2018. The constructed toll points at the beginning and end of the route will collect tolls for travel on the road. The cost will be 1 tenge per 1 km. It turns out about 300 tenge. There are also several arches with CCTV cameras installed along the route.

Well, the old free route from Almaty to Khorgos along the Kuldzha highway:

Leaving the city, following the Kuldzhinsky tract (road A351). Having passed the village. Shelek, at the fork turn left and after 200 m - smoothly right. Continuing along the highway. After 99 km turn left onto the R-21 road. On the roundabout near the village. Koktal turn to the 1st exit onto A353 and further along the highway another 52 km (through the town of Zharkent and the village of Pidzhim) to the village. Khorgosa.

Entry to the ICBC territory occurs through block “B” from 8.30 (spring and summer), from 9.00 (winter and autumn).

The car remains in the parking lot. You leave the car in the parking lot, go to passport control and present your ID.

Then you immediately need to go to the ticket office and buy a ticket for the bus that will take you to the shopping centers. The ticket price is 1,500 tenge, the ticket is valid both ways, so don’t lose it. Otherwise, he will go back by taxi, at a price of up to 4000 tenge per person. Only if you have a ticket will the exit door be opened to you.

Boarding the transport takes place at the landing site of block “B”.

If you decide to spend the night in Khorgos and continue shopping the next day, then accommodation on the territory of ICBC Khorgos - in a hotel (on the Chinese side) - from 5,500 tenge. or in cheap hostels. The price of a place in a hostel on the Kazakhstan side is 2,500 tenge.

Shopping tour from Almaty to Khorgos: program, prices, addresses, features

Many travel agencies in Almaty offer Shop Tours to China from Almaty (MPTS "Khorgos").

1 or 2 day tours to the Khorgos bazaar are usually carried out by tourist buses with large luggage compartments. Trips are organized regularly, several times a week. The group is accompanied by a guide who can freely navigate the Khorgos market, who can advise if necessary on purchases (where and what is sold, what are the approximate prices, where you can buy cheaper).

General information:

one way distance: 356 km,
total tour duration: 26 hours,
travel time one way: about 6-7 hours in summer and 7-8 hours in winter.

Approximate trip program:

21.00 - collection,
21.30 - departure from Almaty.
7.00 - arrival of buses at the parking lot at the Khorgos ICBC.
8.00-10.00 - border control, travel from the terminal to the shopping center by bus (7 km) price 1,500 tenge per person (tickets can be purchased at the terminal’s ticket office),
10.00-14.00 - purchase of goods from the International Customs Service “Khorgos”,
14.00-16.00 - travel from the shopping center back to the terminal, passing through customs, passport control, collection at the tourist bus,
16.00-17.00 - receipt of goods at the branch of Kazpost JSC,
17.00 - departure to the city of Almaty,
21.00-21.30 - sanitary stop, dinner in a cafe,
22.55 - arrival in Almaty.

The tour program is indicative. Depending on the selected travel agency, times may change.

Tour cost: from 5,000 tenge - one-day tour, two-day tour - from 6,500 tenge.

The cost of the trip includes transport services and cargo transportation up to 50 kg (per 1 person).
“Excess” weight is paid according to the tariff (200 tenge per 1 kg).
Overnight at the hotel is paid separately (from 168 to 300 yuan - from 8,500 tenge).

To track your parcel you need to take a few simple steps.
1. Go to the main page
2. Enter the track code in the field with the heading "Track postal item"
3. Click on the "Track parcel" button located to the right of the field.
4. After a few seconds, the tracking result will be displayed.
5. Study the result, and especially carefully the latest status.
6. Forecasted delivery period is displayed in the track code information.

Try it, it's not difficult ;)

If you do not understand the movements between postal companies, click on the link with the text “Group by company”, which is located under the tracking statuses.

If you have any difficulties with the statuses in English, click on the link with the text “Translate into Russian”, which is located under the tracking statuses.

Carefully read the "Track Code Information" block, there you will find estimated delivery times and other useful information.

If, when tracking, a block is displayed in a red frame with the heading “Pay Attention!”, carefully read everything that is written in it.

In these information blocks you will find 90% of the answers to all your questions.

If in the block "Pay Attention!" it is written that the track code is not tracked in the destination country, in this case, tracking the parcel becomes impossible after the parcel is sent to the destination country / after arriving at the Moscow Distribution Center / Item Arrived at Pulkovo / Arrived in Pulkovo / Left Luxembourg / Left Helsinki / Sending to the Russian Federation or after a long pause of 1 - 2 weeks, it is impossible to track the location of the parcel. No, and nowhere. Not at all =)
In this case, you need to wait for a notification from your post office.

To calculate delivery times in Russia (for example, after export, from Moscow to your city), use the "Delivery Time Calculator"

If the seller promised that the parcel would arrive in two weeks, but the parcel takes more than two weeks, this is normal, the sellers are interested in sales, and that’s why they are misleading.

If less than 7 - 14 days have passed since the receipt of the track code, and the parcel is not tracked, or the seller claims that he sent the parcel, and the status of the parcel “the item pre-advised” / “Email notification received” does not change for several days, this is normal, You can read more by following the link: .

If the status of the mail item does not change for 7 - 20 days, do not worry, this is normal for international mail items.

If your previous orders arrived in 2-3 weeks, and the new parcel takes more than a month, this is normal, because... Parcels go on different routes, in different ways, they can wait for 1 day to be sent by plane, or maybe even a week.

If the parcel has left the sorting center, customs, intermediate point and there are no new statuses within 7 - 20 days, do not worry, the parcel is not a courier who is delivering the parcel from one city to your home. In order for a new status to appear, the parcel must arrive, unload, scan, etc. at the next sorting point or post office, and this takes much more time than just getting from one city to another.

If you do not understand the meaning of such statuses as Reception / Export / Import / Arrived at the place of delivery, etc., you can look at the breakdown of the main statuses of international mail:

If the parcel is not delivered to your post office 5 days before the end of the protection period, you have the right to open a dispute.

If, based on the above, you do not understand anything, read these instructions again, and again, until you are completely clear;)

To make it easier to carry out international shipments, we will consider the important points during them and reveal the necessary and frequently encountered concepts.

In order to understand the concept of “import of international mail”, we must clarify the meaning of import.

In fact, it refers to the import of any products or results of intellectual activity (as well as various works and even services) from abroad without obligations for re-export.

Accordingly, the import of international mail will indicate a certain status of the item (there are other statuses, for example, “Reception”, “Dispatching”, “Arrival”, passing certain checks, authorities, etc.).

This status is issued to the cargo in the Russian aviation department of mail transportation (or abbreviated as AOPP). This service, in turn, receives the parcel directly from the air transport. Immediately, according to the stipulated regulations, the cargo goes through certain stages of processing:

its mass is checked;
the integrity of the packaging is checked;
a barcode is scanned, which reveals information about the shipment;
the flight number is recorded;
it is determined which MMPO is best to send the cargo to.

The cargo stays at the AOPP for about one to two days - the exact period depends on the efforts of the workers and the overall workload of the service. This means that the “import” status usually remains for one or two days.

What is international mail?

International mail is also called international or abbreviated as IPO. They are items that are processed in places specifically designed for international postal exchange. They include a variety of parcels, from “standard” letters to especially valuable cargo.

What to do if an international shipment does not reach the recipient

In this case, you should first check the status of your parcel. This can be done using a unique track number. If you see that the status of your shipment has not changed for a long time or the cargo simply does not arrive at its destination, you need to start searching for the package. To do this you need:

submit an application to search for an international shipment;
give out the receipt that was given to you along with the parcel or just a copy of it;
documents proving your identity.

Your application will be considered within six months - do not be surprised, sometimes the consideration of such documents takes even longer. If this is the case with EMS delivery, then the period is reduced to four months.

In this case, this application can be submitted both by the person who sent the letter and by the person who was supposed to receive it. Also, a person who is a representative of the first or second has the right to submit it.

Russian postal employees usually respond to applications within two to three months. They may respond by sending a letter to your address or email.

Place of international exchange

Many Internet users are wondering what it means “Khorgos.. Left the sorting center... Left the place of international exchange” and similar phrases.

In fact, the very concept of a place of international exchange means a federal postal facility that processes foreign shipments. That is, international parcel exchange is carried out here.