SF Express Reviews 559

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

1.5

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Review summary

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Evaluating 36 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers reported significant delays in receiving their packages, with some waiting months for items that never arrived or were delivered incorrectly. The service was frequently described as poor, with customers struggling to get updates or answers regarding their shipments, and tracking information often being slow, limited, or inaccurate. Reviewers also expressed frustration with the website's tracking capabilities, which often failed to provide clear or consistent information about their parcel's location. However, some customers experienced remarkably fast delivery times, especially for international shipments, and were satisfied with the overall efficiency of the service. These positive experiences often highlighted clear tracking and smooth handovers to other delivery agents, leading to timely and secure package arrivals.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'm expecting a package from overseas, it's personal items. It's already more than a week delayed, the tracker says it's cleared customs but pending customer to pay taxes, while nobody has contacted m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Parcel from KEX express was collected by courier personnel on 18 October. Delivery never arrived. Remarks saying already contacted me for delivery at another appointed date. This is no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No Good... Seriously they are useless.. Once the parcel gets to the U.K it all go's belly up.. Tracking details slow and limited.. Mostly saying in transit.. with no details of from where to where..... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible Experience with SF-Express – Avoid at All Costs! scammers I shipped a large stock of products with SF-Express in February to be delivered to Uganda. It’s now July and I still haven... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful SF “Service!”

The service is awful. We asked many many times for a Manager and were refused ongoing! English speakers are needed on the “English” service line, Managers made available for complaints, and couriers who actually accept packages! Two courier collectors refused the packages on the two occasions we attempted to use the service and then they left without explanation or assistance!
The first phone Rep couldn’t order the pick up because she couldn’t understand the address! The next Rep didn’t even know what an envelope is!! She said SF has NO managers so we could not complain!

6 February 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Serious Delay and Lying to Clients!

Very pissed off by the crappy services. My parcel from China was scheduled for delivery on 28 Jan but was stuck in Shenzhen for 10 whole days before it finally showed 'departed from Shenzhen' on 31, passing through Thailand and UAE. However, NOW the tracking system shows it is in Shenzhen again!!! We're totally confused and disappointed with this! I expected it as a gift for Chinese New Year, and was frustrated not only by the endless delay, but also the contradicting updates!!!
We have wasted so much time and energy in futile trying to contact their service team, who initially promised a special expedition, then the next day saying it was not possible to pick out an individual parcel (why assure us something that you cannot do)?! Over the last 10 days nothing ever happened, and now the system has begun faking journey records to cover up the delay???
The repeated lying, which is even worse than the failure to fulfill the promise to deliver in time, is utterly unacceptable. They also desperately need to improve how they work with shipping partners as UPS said they had no idea what was going on, and that the updates they extracted from SF had no reference value.This should have never happened to any international company.

1 February 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Still waiting for my package…

Still waiting for my package 080082187262 . I ordered something from Vietnam to arrive in my country, Bulgaria. On 14.01 was the last update on the SF site , it said the package is in Koeln, Germany. More than a week already no update and I can't find a way to contact them since they don't have an English service or I'm not finding but I tried everything. I don't know what to do.

25 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dont use them!!!

Tracking number:SF1330034129399. Very unprofessional and rude customer service. They charged me £12.23 for customs charges for a £13 gift from my father overseas. According to Gov.uk (2022), "VAT is not charged on goods that are gifts worth £39 or less". The customer service just kept repeating "I must pay otherwise they won't release the package". Very difficult communication. We used to use royal mail and never been charged anything.

17 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not purchase anything from DHgate

Do not purchase anything from DHgate. This is the shipping service they use. Received the scarf I ordered yesterday. Nothing close to what I ordered. There are 2 more pcs I ordered and have little faith I'll receive them. It's a risk ordering from them. I'll consider it a loss and move on. I DID check the reviews for DHgate prior to ordering. They are most likely fake. There may be a few lucky ones but I wasn't one of them. Stay away from DHgate! Consider yourself warned.

6 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

so sorry i didn't read the…

so sorry i didn't read the reviews...scumbags is my review...the jacket that came wasn't even close to what i ordered..i'm not holding my breath on getting my money back...isn't there something that can be done with these people?...lowlife thieves...

4 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BEWARE OF CHINESE COMPANIES

BEWARE OF CHINESE COMPANIES:
Purchased this on 25NOV for $25.99and just received it. TOTALLY SHOCKED at what I received. Look at what THEY say it is, and look at what I received!!! If it wasn’t so pathetic, it would be funny. This thing is not even worth the POSTAGE to mail it!!!!
Circle Of Life-Metal Tree Wall Art
Company’s Product Details
• Handmade
• Materials: copper wire, metals, minerals.
• Height: 10 inches
• Width: 10 inches
• Depth: 4 inches
Actual Details:
• Machine made – possibly laser or “cutout”
• Materials-looks like aluminum cutout with NO wires, DECALS for “minerals, trees, and moon"
• Height: 10 inches
• Width: 10 inches
• Depth: 0 inches !!!!!!! FLAT

Kanny Fu, Project Manager at S.F. Express Corporation
Xiaoxing Zhao, Project Manager at S.F. Express Corporation
2805 W El Segundo Blvd Ste 1
Hawthorne, CA, 90250-3397
United States
Phone: (650) 416-5500

16 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SF Chinese Branch is the worst express…

SF Chinese Branch is the worst express company ever, basically if you are not Chinese you are screwed as they speak ONLY Chinese : delays in delivery, absurd requests for documentation ( asking me to do fake documents) and employees just reply like robots. Prefer any other express company to this one, it can only be better

6 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is the most decieving items Ive…

This is the most decieving items Ive recieved. wreaths that were a wagon wheel, mr and mrs Clause, and a snowman wreath. I recieved 3 pore quilety small placks with holes in them and 3 pcs. of thin rope to put them up. This is a deffinate rip off and I'm contacting the better business b. Good luck if you order something from the sights decriptions are not what the items are..

1 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered from Japan to usa and they…

Ordered from Japan to usa and they never delivered my package. I will refuse to use them and amazon.jp from now on. I saw my package get delivered to California not oregon. So they clearly stole my package.

20 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad experience with SF

One star is even a compliment for their poor and terrible service according to my experience of trying to send one box from San Francisco to Shanghai through SF, the box is still in the US after more than 40 days! They just don’t have the ability to handle the international transportation, and what makes you even more angry about is that they didn’t give you any updates or response despite of your consistent questioning, then after keeping quiet for more than 40 days, they showed up trying to shift the responsibility to me when I found out that my cargo was still in the US! They passed a long list of needed documents and forms , and said the goods will be returned to original place if Any of the documents or forms missing! How could you tell me this after 40 days when I was already in China?? Where were you in the last 40 days? For your comparison, I sent another box from La to Shanghai through FedEx just a couple of days earlier, FedEx kept me updated all the time and the goods arrived at destination smoothly a few weeks ago! I do think SF international express is incapable of doing international transportation business!! They are doing very poor job in international business!!

7 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have been scammed

I have been scammed by kankali.com, aka etsydaddy1 aka service[at]opparales.com

The company pretends to be from San Francisco but they are from China.

The package was delivered with SF Express. I contacted them to stop the scamming channel they support.

No reply back from them. Shame on you!

31 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect!

Used twice. To ship my package to a warehouse and then to return it. Each time took 2 days. Perfect!

22 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I seriously don't even feel like giving…

I seriously don't even feel like giving 1 star... go there and you will be slaughtered like a pig...
Firstly says amt by flight is xxx. When confronted says its in different currency. I asked to open package and pay for knowing what's in it cos it was a long time back. Now telling me sensitive n normal air is same price. Truly a place u wanna avoid at all costs

19 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a clothing item from Aldoph

I ordered a clothing item from Aldoph. No where on the site did it state the shipment would be coming from China or I would have never ordered from this site. The site uses SF Express. I have been checking the status of my shipment for about three weeks and it is still in China! Looking at the status it shows a bunch of transactions from shipping stations to distribution centers back to shipping stations, etc.. which means absolutely nothing because it is still in China. When I contact them they advise the it’s being shipped and they can’t do a refund because it’s in transit. Scammers!

16 September 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute load of poo no uk contact and…

Absolute load of poo no uk contact and they still holding my parcel hasn’t moved in 6 days and it’s in the uk like seriously how poo are you normally takes about two days to deliver anything from anywhere In uk Poo poo poo wouldn’t ever use again rather pay the extra and go to shipping company who doesn’t take the Wee

15 September 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam site and scam shipping

I ordered $70 worth of products from a site that I’m now realizing had a slight change to the URL from the legitimate site. Obviously a knock off site that takes your money and never delivers. My package was marked delivered and signed for 2 days ago and still no sign of it.

20 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING ON THIS…

DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE
TOTAL SCAM! BOUGHT 3 DRESSES CHEAP POLY MATERIAL NOT A COTTON MIX AS STATED AND DOESN’T FIT. NO WAY TO RETURN UNLESS YOU PAY TO RETURN TO CHINA WHICH IS MORE THAN THE PURCHASE PRICE. TOTAL RIP OFF!

18 August 2021
Unprompted review

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