The main office of the Chinese postal service offers express domestic and international package delivery with its EMS service. Rates are comparable to private package-delivery services. Every branch will accept packages for express shipment. At the main international post office, the customs desk is open 9-11:30 am and 1-4 pm. All packages must be inspected before shipping, and no inspection is available outside of those hours. Two other branches are at the Holiday Inn Lido Hotel and the China World Trade Center. Monday-Friday 9 am-7 pm. (The customs desk is open till 5 pm.) Second Ring Road (on the east side of the road, north of the Jianguomenwai intersection), Beijing. Phone 6512-8120.
