Ship from China to Slovakia

What is the cheapest way to ship from China to Slovakia?

The shipping costs from China to Slovakia will depend on the courier company you will select for your shipping, the type of service you will opt for (express services or not for example) and the type of product you want to ship (its size, its weight and its nature).
If you need to ship a light parcel, less than 2 kilos with packaging and labels included, then the cheapest way to ship from China to Slovakia will be to use the service “Ship from China” of Ship24. 
Besides, you won’t have any bad surprises related to the shipping price from China to Slovakia with Ship24 because the company proposes 4 different and fixed price bands based on the parcel’s weight:

• Up to 500g, the shipping price China to Slovakia is ¥99 (approximately US$14,50).
• Up to 1kg, China to Slovakia shipping cost is ¥149 (approximately US$21,80).
• Up to 1,5kg, to ship from China to Slovakia costs ¥199 (approximately US$29,10).
• Up to 2kg, the shipping price from China to Slovakia is ¥249 (approximately US$36,40).

How long do products take to ship from China to Slovakia?

The shipping time from China to Slovakia will vary according to the company you will ship with and the type of service selected. 
Usually, if you opt for express services, you should receive your package within 5 days on average, but these types of services are very expensive. It can be better sometimes, if you can afford it, to opt for normal services that will cost less but still propose fast shipping. It is the case for example of the “Ship from China” service of Ship24. The company can deliver your parcel in more than 35 different countries worldwide, Slovakia included, and propose the same shipping time for all its destinations, 8 days on average.
When unpredictable events happen such as meteorological issues, this shipping time can exceptionally take a few days more, however, when all the controls at the Slovakian borders are fast, this one can be reduced and reach the express services shipping time.
In addition, the pick-up service offered by Ship24 allows the company to be faster in its parcel delivery service.

How can I ship from China to Slovakia?

Organizing your parcel shipping from China to Slovakia is not as complicated as it seems at first look. If you find the right company with the adapted service, it can even be really easy. If your parcel’s weight is under 2 kilos and if you are looking for fast and cheap delivery at the same time, then the service “Ship from China” of Ship24 will be the most adapted solution for you.
To order your parcel delivery from China to Slovakia with Ship24, you just need to follow these steps:

• Go on the Ship24 homepage.
• Click on the “Ship from China” button located on the top right.
• Click on the button “send parcel now”.
• Fill in the necessary information (your name, your Chinese ID card number or passport number, your email address, the province where you are living, etc…. All the necessary information for the pick-up of your package.
• Fill in the recipient information.
• Securely pay for your shipping to Israel from China.
• Wait for the pick-up partner to call you by phone in Chinese to schedule a convenient pick-up time.

As you can notice, with Ship24, you can realize all the steps of your delivery online: you can order the delivery through the Ship24 website, pay for it online too and finally you will even have the possibility to track your parcel on the homepage.

How can I track my parcel from China to Slovakia?

Sometimes, it can be stressful to do an international delivery from China to Slovakia, especially if it is the first time you are doing it. It’s in these cases when being able to follow your package from China to Slovakia becomes interesting. Tracking your package during the delivery process will totally release the stress and delete all the different questions you had in mind. You will be able to see information such as:

• The order status
• The real-time location of the package
• The name of the transporter or the transporters
• The next steps of the delivery
• The date when you should receive the package

To know more about this information, you just need to:

• Go first on the Ship24 homepage
• Then copy-paste your tracking number in the search bar
• Just click on the blue and white arrow button to enter

After these three easy steps, you will receive all the tracking information related to your parcel. If instead you see the two words “Not Found”, it may be due to two reasons:

• You may put the order number instead of the tracking number in the search bar. Both numbers often look very similar and people confuse them sometimes. You can check in the confirmation email you received after your delivery purchase which one is the tracking number.
• If you put the tracking number in the search bar and don’t receive any tracking information, it’s maybe because you are doing it too early. Sometimes, it is better to try to track your package one day after your delivery purchase or at least a few hours after.
  If after that you are still not able to see the tracking details, you can send a message on the contact page present on the Ship24 website. An agent will reply within the shortest time.

Is there a pick-up service in China to deliver my parcel to Slovakia?

You can find different courier companies proposing a pick-up service to send your parcel from China to Slovakia, however, the advantage with Ship24 is that the company proposes this service for free. Other courier businesses often propose this service but with additional charges. The free pick-up service of Ship24 is available in more than 120 Chinese cities, when you order your parcel delivery on the website, you will just need to select your city and your province.
Once you have paid for your shipping to Slovakia from China, you will receive a confirmation email and after that, an agent will call you by phone in Chinese, to schedule a convenient pick-up time and date.
The pick-up service represents a time-saving method that has allowed Ship24 to provide a service even faster than express services of other companies during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020.

What is the import tax in Slovakia?

The import tax corresponds to the amount you will have to pay to the Slovakian authorities if the total value of your parcel exceeds the threshold imposed by the authorities. For all the European countries, Slovakia included, this amount is fixed at 22 euros.
Please always make sure that the threshold fixed by Slovakia is fixed at 22 euros, the courier company is not responsible for any import tax that could arise. You will avoid in this case any additional cost that the receiver of the parcel would have to cover.

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

Ship24 offers you an easy solution to pay for your shipping from China to Slovakia. After ordering your delivery and filling in all the necessary information for the parcel delivery, you will get to the payment page. There, you will have the possibility to pay online and to choose between different payment cards:

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

You don't have to worry because your payment is secured thanks to a payment processing software called “Stripe”. This software is used by other big international companies to provide the customers with a reliable payment experience. 
Very soon, Ship24 will allow you to pay through WeChat and Alipay too.

What can I ship from China to Slovakia? 

For your international shipping from China to Slovakia, you won’t be able to send any type of product. Every shipping company has its own rules and restrictions for safety measures. Before sending your package, you will have to check what type of items are allowed to avoid any bad surprises. 
With Ship24 for example, you won’t be able to send items such as:

• Magnetic goods (speakers, products with strong magnetic fields…)
• Batteries and electronic products with batteries (mobile phones, computers…)
• Weapons (hand weapons, imitation and ammunition)
• Liquids, powder, or paste
• Perishable articles
• Hazardous goods (compressed gas products, erosive, toxic gas, flammable, erosive,…)
• Some types of documents

To see more precisions, you can check the following page. Please note that all packages are scanned before being sent, so if one item of the prohibited list is found, the package will be returned at your own expense.
Other restrictions you have to take into account are the weight and the size of your package:

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