Best Ways to Track Your International Shipment

Best Ways to Track Your International Shipment From China

There are a number of ways to track your shipment on air, sea, rail and express shipping through the carrier’s website.

– Get a tracking number from the carrier and use an online tracking service.

– Use an international cargo tracking platform such as MarineTraffic that will track all your shipments automatically.

The first thing you should do is check if your carrier offers a tracking service for international shipments If not, then you may want to contact them and ask about it.

How to track Air freight shipment From China

To track a shipment by air, the AWB number is essential. The AWB is shown on a document called Air Waybill which always travels along with all goods shipped by an airline. The number provide useful information about your order, but most importantly it is used to track the shipment.

The AWB number is an 11-digit document code composed of a three-digit airline prefix and eight digits to represent the waybill number. It can be presented as such: 321-87654321.

Listed below are the most common airlines in airline code order.

Airline Code	Airline IATA code	Airline Name
1	AA	American Airlines	Cargo tracking for AA
6	DL	Delta Cargo	Cargo tracking for DL
16	UA	United Cargo	Cargo tracking for UA
20	LH	Lufthansa Cargo	Cargo tracking for LH
57	AF	Air France	Cargo tracking for AF
74	KL	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	Cargo tracking for KL
81	QF	Qantas	Cargo tracking for QF
125	BA	British Airways	Cargo tracking for BA
157	QR	Qatar Airways	Cargo tracking for QR
160	CX	Cathay Pacific Cargo	Cargo tracking for CX
526	WN	Southwest Cargo	Cargo tracking for WN
607	EY	Etihad Cargo	Cargo tracking for EY
618	SQ	Singapore Airlines	Cargo tracking for SQ
695	BR	EVA Air Cargo	Cargo tracking for BR
784	CZ	China Southern	Cargo tracking for CZ
932	VS	Virgin Atlantic Cargo	Cargo tracking for VS
999	CA	Air China Cargo	Cargo tracking for CA

How to track Sea freight shipment From China

The best way to track your sea freight shipment is to use a shipping line container tracking system, which will provide you with the location and status of your shipment.

Container Number – The serial number starts with four letters. The following six digits are the serial number, and the last digit is a check digit.

Bill of Lading Number – The Bill of Lading is a document required by the shipping carrier to move your shipment by ocean.

Booking Number – This is the cargo reservation number provided to you by the shipping company.

It can be hard to keep track of every container, so it makes sense to use China freight forwarder like SIS. They can give you a full overview of all the containers that are registered to your company, You can also check your shipping line’s website directly.