When will Shanghai express delivery resume in 2022? Can I send things to Shanghai now?

Due to the epidemic lockdown, many friends in Shanghai said that express delivery has not been delivered since March. Today, there is good news that express delivery in Shanghai is about to resume work! So, when will Shanghai express delivery resume in 2022? Can I send things to Shanghai now?

1. When will Shanghai express delivery resume in 2022?

Currently, express delivery in Shanghai has gradually resumed. Recently, the Shanghai Postal Administration stated that based on the actual situation in Shanghai and the industry, the city's postal and express delivery industry will divide the industry into three stages: ensuring supply, ensuring access, and ensuring smooth traffic, and will actively, steadily and gradually carry out the resumption of work and production in an orderly manner.

The first step is to ensure supply. According to the arrangement, the current main task of the industry is to carry out supply guarantee work entrusted by governments and departments at all levels, undertake the delivery services of epidemic prevention materials, emergency medicines and daily necessities of the people, as well as point-to-point services for enterprises that have resumed work and production, and outlets will not be open for business.

The second step is to ensure traffic flow. After the social dynamics are cleared, depending on the epidemic prevention and control situation, some distribution and processing centers and business outlets will be reasonably opened, with the service guarantee focus on production and living materials and the industrial chain supply chain related to the national economy and people's livelihood to meet some delivery needs.

The third step is to ensure smooth traffic. Until the social and economic order is gradually and fully restored, the industry will fully open the operations of distribution and processing centers and business outlets, and fully resume express delivery services.

2. Can I send things to Shanghai now?
Currently, ordinary couriers cannot send items to Shanghai. Only key materials can be transported into Shanghai by express delivery. On April 24, Shanghai issued its first "Key Materials Transport Vehicle Pass". It is expected that things will return to normal in mid-to-late May, but the specific time will depend on the epidemic prevention and control and will be subject to official announcements. According to the manager of STO Express Pudong Transfer Center, the STO Express Pudong Transfer Center is currently operating normally, with 239 front-line employees and 62 drivers. Affected by the epidemic, the daily processing volume has decreased compared to normal. However, the processing volume has been gradually recovering in recent days. In addition to STO, other express delivery companies are also actively promoting the resumption of work and production.

3. Why can Shanghai Express still deliver goods?
Because according to the response from the Shanghai Postal Administration, the overall operation of express mail in Shanghai is normal, and some express deliveries into and out of Shanghai are normal. However, due to the temporary closure and management of some residential areas in Shanghai, the requirements for receiving and delivering parcels in each area are different, so the service hours and timeliness of some outlets have been affected. Since the delivery standards implemented in other shipping destinations across the country are different, whether or not the goods can be delivered to Shanghai depends on the specific standards of each place.
In general, express delivery in Shanghai is gradually recovering, and it is expected that delivery in epidemic-free communities will return to normal in mid-to-late May. We hope that everyone will understand and be patient for the possible delays in mail and express delivery during the resumption of work and production.