Shipping delays are far more common than everyone wants to think. It is true not only in the case of China. According to the worldwide statistics, from 6 to 12% of shipments are usually delayed regardless of shipping company or carrier. So, on average, every tenth package is delayed. This number can increase even more, to over 30% during times when service companies are overloaded. One of five shipments deals with certain troubles during the delivery process (like delays or wrongly applied fees). Even such carrier giants as USPS and FedEx have troubles with the timing of their shipments. According to US government statistics, the delay rate in January 2020 was 12.87% (for USPS and FedEx packages sent between the USA and Canada). Speaking of Chinese trading market, the situation with shipping delays is quite the same. There are no official numbers about the percentage of shipments that were delayed. However, we believe, that it is about 10 % of cargo is delayed each year when shipping from China.