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China Post

State-owned postal service of China

China Post, officially the China Post Group Corporation, is the national postal service corporation of the People's Republic of China. It is incorporated as a state-owned enterprise. China Post shares its office with the sub-ministry-level government agency State Post Bureau, which regulates the national postal industry.2 It is headquartered in Beijing.1 Its revenue was CN¥566 billion in 2018.1 It is part of Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1949Founded1
  • Industrylogistics1
  • HeadquartersBeijing1
  • Founded inBeijing1
  • Websitewww.chinapost.com.cn
  • Legal formChinese wholly state-owned enterprise, central state-owned enterprise1

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Photo: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

China Post, officially the China Post Group Corporation, is the national postal service corporation of the People's Republic of China. It is incorporated as a state-owned enterprise.2

Corporate structure

China Post sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by State Post Bureau in 1949, in Beijing.1

The current postal service of People's Republic of China was established in 1949. It replaced the Chunghwa Post in mainland China in 1949, as well as in the Universal Postal Union in 1972. It was formerly administered by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

China Post is directly supervised by the State Post Bureau which has overall responsibility for regulating postal service in China. The State Post Bureau operates under the State Council of China.

From Wikipedia’s article on China Post, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

China Post Service

International services for China Post include Small Parcel, Large Package and EMS. The Small parcel and large package of China Post can be tracked if registered. According to transportation methods, it can be divided into three categories: Air Parcel, Surface Air Lift (SAL) Parcel, and Surface Parcel. China Post air mail/parcel is the most popular because it is cheap and convenient. EMS is faster than China Post Mail but more expensive.

The average delivery speed depends on the type of service and the trade and communication links with the destination country of the cargo or parcel. For instance, the delivery time for cargo from China to the USA, regardless of the service type, is approximately 19 days.

China Post does currently not offer shipping by boat to the United States from Mainland China. This policy went into effect November 2021.

Operations

Postal offices and branches: 373,600 (2019)

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Mail processing centers: 236

First and second class truck route: 6.3 million kilometers (2014)

Transportation vehicles: 86,000 (2014)

Aircraft: 33 (2020)

Railway carriages: 174 (2014)

Letter sorting machines: 155

Automatic parcel sorting machines: 209

Computerized postal offices: 20,000

From Wikipedia’s article on China Post, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China

Owners

  • People's Republic of China

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2018566.4B CNY1

Timeline

  1. 1949Founded Founded in Beijing1

Sources

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