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How to work with Packages at Taiwan's convenience stores

A service provided by the major convenience store chains in Taiwan is to use their network to send a package from one store to another.  This post is an aggregation of information about working with packages across the various chains.

 Family Mart

To know when to receive your package, visit the Famiport tracking site, enter the 11-digit tracking number and pay attention to the status, which is listed with the most recent status at the top of the page. You will see the following in order:
 
  • 訂單成立未寄件  - paperwork completed
  • 已完成寄件 - sent from the origin
  • 貨件前往物流中心 - on the way to the distribution center
  • 貨件抵達物流中心 - at the distribution center

 

 7-Eleven

To know when to receive your package, visit the tracking site, enter the tracking number and pay attention to the status.
 

OK-Mart

To know when to receive your package, visit the tracking site and pay attention to the status.
 
Hi-Life
 
 
To know when to receive your package, visit the tracking site and pay attention to the status.
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