What does it mean when the courier shows that it arrives before the 18th?

This means that it is estimated that the express will arrive at the destination on the 18th at the latest.

Express delivery, also known as express delivery or express delivery, refers to a new mode of transportation in which logistics companies (including freight**) through their own independent networks or in the form of joint ventures (i.e., networking) will quickly and safely deliver documents or packages entrusted by users from the sender to the recipient's door to door (hand-to-hand).

As an important part of the postal industry, the express delivery industry has the characteristics of driving a wide range of industries, absorbing a large number of employees, high economic added value, and significant technical characteristics. It integrates various functions such as information transmission, goods delivery, capital circulation and cultural communication, and is an irreplaceable basic industry in modern society.

SF. It is also possible that the estimated delivery time will be advanced. SF's estimated arrival time is based on the average time of arrival of the usual express delivery, and the estimated arrival time is to provide customers with a reference for the time of express delivery, not the final arrival time of the express delivery.

In general, the estimated arrival time is the average.

Therefore, in the estimated time of arrival, sooner or later, as long as the difference is not big, it will not matter. It is only used as an expected point of arrival and will generally be earlier than or equal to the estimated time of arrival.

That is to say, it will be delivered before the 18th of this month, and it may be delivered on the 16th and 17th.

Generally, it is an estimated arrival time, and if there are no surprises, it will be delivered on the same day.

Express delivery, also known as express delivery or express delivery, refers to a new mode of transportation in which logistics companies (including freight**) through their own independent networks or in the form of joint ventures (i.e., networking) will quickly and safely deliver documents or packages entrusted by users from the sender to the recipient's door to door (hand-to-hand).

Express delivery is divided into broad and narrow senses. Express delivery in a broad sense refers to the express delivery of any cargo (including bulk shipments); In the narrow sense, express delivery refers to the urgent delivery of business documents and small items. On November 16, 2015, according to the Legal Affairs Office, China intends to stipulate that express delivery companies shall not receive express delivery with false information on waybills.

1] December 25, 2015 from the State Post Office.

**It is learned that the annual business volume of China's express delivery exceeded 20 billion pieces for the first time and continued to rank first in the world. The coverage rate of township express delivery services in the country has exceeded 70%, and some eastern provinces have realized "towns and towns have outlets". [2]

On December 20, 2016, China's express delivery business volume exceeded 30 billion pieces in 2016, a year-on-year increase.

53%, continuing to rank first in the world. Thanks to the promotion of the "express delivery to the countryside" project, the coverage rate of China's township express delivery outlets has increased to 80%. [3]

On March 28, 2017, the State Post Bureau released the 2016 China Express Development Index report, showing that China's express delivery business volume continued to rank first in the world, accounting for more than 40% of the world's total, and contributing 60% to the growth of the world's express delivery business. [4]

The development of the modern express delivery industry is even inseparable from the economic development of various regions of the world.

With the acceleration of the process of global economic integration, the best barriers between countries.

Constantly eliminating, international and domestic activities are becoming more and more active, production, business and social activities tend to be efficient and fast-paced, time value is becoming more and more important, a large number of samples, documents, business letters, data rapid transmission needs, for the mail express industry to provide a large number of supplies.

With the development of science and technology, the scientific and technological content of products has increased, and a large number of products of high-tech enterprises are small in size and light in weight, but the value of goods is very high, occupying working capital.

Greatly, express transportation can send these products to customers as soon as possible, and provide good packaging, warehousing, customs declaration and logistics services, to meet the needs of enterprises, to achieve the greatest possible social division of labor.

In the process of continuous development, gradually formed to deal with documents, materials, drawings, documents, etc., mainly mail express and processing samples, high add-on items, social activities gifts and high-end family goods and other goods express, these two ways have been developed at the same time, but small-scale express companies due to their limited capacity, business focus is different. Relying on its strong technology and network advantages, internationally renowned express companies continue to expand their power, gradually form advantages in a certain region or even the world, and open up a variety of new service methods and means. It is very necessary to analyze the basic characteristics of the development of the express delivery industry and seek its development law for the developing Chinese express delivery industry.

It will be delivered on the 16th.