Ship from China to Finland

How much does it cost to ship a package from China to Finland?

People often think that the shipping costs from China to Finland must be very expensive since both countries are located far from each other and Finland is known for being a country where life is very expensive.
However, different courier companies are bringing new solutions today to make the shipment of parcels from China to Finland accessible for everybody. 
This is the case for example of Ship24 which proposes cheap shipping from China to Finland. The company works with 4 different and fixed price bands based on the parcels’ weight:

• Up to 500g, the shipping price from China to Finland is ¥99 (approximately US$14,50).
• Up to 1kg, this shipping from China to Finland will cost ¥149 (approximately US$21,80).
• Up to 1,5kg, the shipping from China to Finland prices are ¥199 (approximately US$29,10).
• Up to 2kg, you will have to pay ¥249 (approximately US$36,40) for your shipping.

As you can notice, the shipping proposed by Ship24 applies only for parcels weighing less than 2 kilos (with packaging and labels included). 
Before sending your package, you need to check which company will provide the best shipping solution that suits your needs. If you need to ship a light parcel (2000 grams maximum), within a short time and for a cheap price, then Ship24 and its service “Ship from China” will be the best solution for you.

How long does it take to ship from China to Finland?

The shipping time from China to Finland has been reduced thanks to the progress of the technology. Many years ago, people had to wait for a long time before receiving their package, sometimes without the certainty of receiving it on time.
Today, some companies propose express shipping able to send your parcel in less than 10 days from a continent to another.
Ship24 for example and its service “Ship from China” will deliver your parcel from China to Finland in 8 days on average. The company proposes the same shipping time for all its destinations around the world. Thanks to the free pick-up service the company offers to its customers, the shipping from China to Finland time has been considerably reduced with this time-saving operation. Besides, when the controls at the Finnish borders are fast, the delivery time can be reduced to 5 days.
In case your parcel is delayed, which is very rare, you don’t have to panic. This situation can happen when unpredictable events occur (meteorological issues, Peak times of the year…). You can always track your parcel on Ship24 to check where your parcel is and when it should reach its final destination.

How can I ship from China to Finland? 

Realizing international shipping from China to Finland can seem complicated at first look, especially if you never did it before.
However, some companies propose today a very easy process to ship to Finland from China. It is the case of Ship24 and its service “Ship from China” that allows you to order your parcel delivery online and to pay for it through the website.
Besides, Ship24 offers a free pick-up service so you don’t even have to bring your package to an office to send it to Finland, an agent will come to your place to pick it up. The agent will call you by phone in Chinese after your delivery purchase to schedule a convenient pick-up time.
To make your delivery purchase on Ship24, you just need to follow these easy steps:

• You have to go first on the Ship24 homepage.
• Then, you will click on the “Ship from China” button located on the top right.
• After that, you will click on the button “send parcel now”.
• The next step is to fill in the necessary information asked (your name, your Chinese ID card number or passport number, your email address, the province where you are living, etc), in short, all the necessary information for the pick-up of your package. The pick-up service works in more than 120 Chinese cities, you just need to select your city and province.
• You will then have to fill in the recipient information for the reception of the package.
• After that, you will securely pay by credit card.
• The last step is finally to wait for the pick-up partner to call you by phone in Chinese to schedule a convenient pick-up time.

How can I track my package from China to Finland?

Tracking your package will let you know different useful information about your delivery from China to Finland:

• The order status
• The real-time location of your package
• The name of the transporter in charge of the delivery
• The next steps of the delivery
• the date you should receive the package

Some companies provide this service but not all of them. The advantage of Ship24 is that the website works as a universal tracking tool. It means that it doesn’t matter which courier company you used for your shipping from China to Finland, you will always be able to track your package on the Ship24 website.
Tracking your package with Ship24 is very easy, you just need to follow 3 steps:

• Go first on the Ship24 homepage
• Then Copy-paste the tracking number in the search bar
• Finally, click on the blue and white arrow button to enter

After that, you will receive all the tracking details related to your shipping to Finland from China mentioned above. 
If when you click on the enter button you see “not found” instead of receiving the tracking details, it can be due to two different reasons:

• You may put the order number in the search bar instead of the tracking number. Both numbers often look similar and people often confuse them. You can double-check in the confirmation email you received after making your delivery purchase which one is the tracking number.
• The second reason can be due to the fact that the system needs sometimes one day to receive all the tracking details. It is better to wait for one day after making your delivery purchase or at least a few hours, before trying to track your parcel.
  If after that you are still not able to see the tracking details, you can send a message to Ship24 through the contact page. An agent will give you feedback as soon as possible.

How can I pay for my shipping from China to Finland?

If you order your shipping to Finland from China with Ship24, you will have the possibility to pay through the website and do your online payment with different cards:

• Visa
• Diners Club
• JCB
• Mastercard
• Discovers
• American Express

Your payment is secure thanks to “Stripe”, a payment processing software used by other big companies to bring the most secure payment experience possible to their customers. Soon, Ship24 will allow you to pay through AliPay and Wechat too.

What is the import tax in Finland?

The import tax is the fee that you have to pay when you will import your package to Finland. 
You will need to pay this tax only if the total value of your parcel exceeds the threshold fixed by the European authorities. For all European countries like Finland, the threshold is fixed at 22 euros, which is a small amount to favor the exchanges between countries members of the European Union.
It is recommended to check the threshold fixed by Europe before sending your parcel, in case it would change because the courier company is not responsible for this possible modification. This is the responsibility of the sender to check this, to avoid any additional costs that the receiver of the package would have to cover when you will send your parcel from China to Finland.

What items can I ship from China to Finland? 

To ship a package from China to Finland, you will have to check first the list of the prohibited items of the company you will ship with. For your China to Finland international shipping, Ship24 does not allow you to ship:

• Liquid, Powder, or paste (liquid cosmetics products with liquid, powder, capsule drugs...)
• Magnetic objects (speakers…)
• Batteries or any types of electronic products with batteries
• Perishable products ( except properly packaged bees, silkworms and leeches)
• Some categories of product (drone, electronic cigarette…)
• Documents (currencies, advertisement,...)
• Hazardous goods (explosive, flammable…)
• Weapons (real weapon, imitation guns, ammunitions)

There are other forbidden products that you will find on this page.
Besides, do not forget to respect the limited weight and size of the parcel to be able to ship it to Finland:

• Your parcel’s weight doesn't have to exceed 2 kilos (2000 grams) maximum with packaging and labels included.
• The longest side of your parcel should not exceed 60 cm.
• The sum of all the sides length should not exceed 90 cm.

All parcels are scanned before, if one of the prohibited items is found and if the weight and size of the parcel are not respected, it will be returned at your own expense.