Are you tracking your package on DHL, and see a message saying ‘arrived at delivery facility?’

Normally, seeing anything with the word ‘delivery’ in it is reason for excitement!

But what does this actually mean, and how long will it be until your package is delivered? Additionally, what should you do if DHL gets stuck on this message?

In this article, I’ll be answering all of these questions and more!

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Are you tracking your package on UPS, and see that there’s been a sortation delay?

This may be accompanied with a message like, ‘We’re sorry this package has experienced a sortation delay. The package has been rerouted to the correct destination.’

While any message with the word ‘delay’ in it is never something to get excited about, the meaning behind this is actually pretty straightforward.

So, in this article I’ll be covering what sortation delays actually are, how long they will delay delivery, and how you can potentially get reimbursed as well!

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Although AliExpress is known for it’s incredibly cheap prices, one of the major downsides is how long it takes products to arrive.

Because most of them ship directly from China, the shipping process is handled a lot differently than if you ordered something in your home country.

Anyhow, one message you’re likely to see while tracking your AliExpress package is ‘dispatched from sorting center.’

But what does this actually mean, how long will it take to arrive, and what should you do if it gets stuck?

In this article, I’ll be answering all of these questions and more!

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Ordering or shipping packages internationally is complex, even when using a courier service like UPS.

Because shipments have to be cleared by customs as they enter or leave each country, there is always the potential for issues to arrive.

If you see a message on your tracking page that says ‘clearance information required’, this unfortunately means that something went wrong while clearance was in progress. Thankfully, this message is actually pretty straightforward, and is usually resolved quite quickly.

So, in this article I’ll be covering what ‘clearance information required’ actually means, what causes it to appear, and what you need to do to solve it!

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