Dear overseas children, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. What fillings do you want to eat in mooncakes?

Egg yolk, lotus seed paste, five-nut, Yunnan ham...

Each one tastes like home, and every bite is full of longing.

So can mooncakes be mailed abroad?

What should you pay attention to when mailing mooncakes abroad?

How to mail mooncakes abroad?

In this issue of FLY, we will share with you the strategy of mailing mooncakes abroad

1. Can mooncakes be sent abroad?

The answer is yes, YES!

2. What should I pay attention to when sending mooncakes abroad?

Sealed packaging: As a food that is susceptible to moisture and deterioration, sealed packaging is essential for mooncakes. It can effectively prevent mooncakes from getting damp and moldy during long-distance transportation, and ensure the taste and quality of mooncakes.

Mail in advance: Considering the shelf life of mooncakes and the time cost of international transportation, it is recommended to arrange mailing at least one month in advance to reserve sufficient transportation time to avoid missing the Mid-Autumn Festival due to delays.

Pay attention to the shelf life: Choose mooncakes with a shelf life of more than 3 months for mailing to ensure that the mooncakes can still be kept in good edible condition after a series of links such as warehouse packaging, long-distance transportation, and delivery.

Do not send refrigerated items: Mooncakes that need to be refrigerated, such as snow skin, ice cream, and chocolate fillings, are not recommended for mailing. Whether it is shipped by sea or air, there is no refrigerator, and they will all melt when shipped.

Pay attention to anti-shattering: Mooncakes are very fragile. It is recommended to place fillers in the parcel box before mailing to protect them from being crushed during transportation.

3. How to mail mooncakes abroad?

Mooncakes are food and belong to the sensitive category. Ordinary express delivery does not carry them! Therefore, most of them are mailed through sensitive food channels.

4. Common restrictions on mooncake transportation in popular countries/regions

Canada: It must not contain meat. It must be indicated in the express information that it is a personal gift without meat.

The United States: It must not contain meat and egg yolk. It must be stated in the express information that it is a personal gift.

Japan: It must not contain any meat, eggs, milk, cheese, or unprocessed whey protein. The food ingredients and personal gifts must be indicated in the declaration form.

South Korea: It can be brought into the country, but it must not contain meat. You must fill out a customs declaration form to declare the food before entering the country.

Singapore: It can be brought into the country, but it must not contain meat and seafood products. It must be stated in the package that it is for personal consumption.

Australia: No meat is allowed. If the mooncake contains dairy or egg products, the weight content must be less than 10%.

UK: No meat, egg, milk, or nut products are allowed. It must be stated in the express information that it is a personal gift.

*Note: Germany, France, Russia, Thailand, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, etc. prohibit the entry of mooncakes by mail.

5. Common shipping process

1. Place an order online through the official website/app of the courier company/third-party shipping company and fill in the mailing information;

2. Send the package to be mailed to the warehouse of the courier company/third-party shipping company (for items purchased online, the delivery address can be directly changed to the warehouse address of the courier company/third-party shipping company);

3. The warehouse counts the items, packs and weighs them after confirmation;

4. Confirm the postage and pay, and ship;

5. Wait at home for the delivery to sign for the goods, and the official staff will track the logistics in real time until the goods are received.

Finally, if you still have questions or you have shipping needs, you can send us a private message~