🇨🇳 Faxing Mainland China: How to Enter the Number
To fax mainland China, choose China (+86) in our list, then type the fax number without its first 0 and without 86. The price is $4.99 for up to 3 pages plus $0.99 for each extra page, and a fax that cannot be delivered is refunded automatically.
Entering a Chinese Fax Number
When a number is dialed inside China, it begins with 0, which is the national prefix. When you call from another country, that 0 is left out and the country code 86 takes its place. Our site adds +86 for you as soon as you choose China, so you only type the digits that remain. Chinese numbers do not all have the same length, because the national plan allows from 5 to 12 digits after 86, so please copy every digit after the 0 exactly as it is printed and do not try to shorten it.
Printed in the domestic form, starting with 0: type every digit except that first 0.
Printed with +86 in front: type only the digits that come after 86.
Printed as +86 (0) and more digits: ignore the 0 in brackets and type the digits after it.
Hong Kong and Macao are not dialed through +86. Hong Kong has its own country code, +852, and you should choose Hong Kong in our list for those numbers, where the price is $2.99. Macao uses +853 and Taiwan uses +886, so a number from either place cannot be reached through the China option either.
What a Fax to China Costs
China is priced at $4.99 for 1 to 3 pages, and each page after the third costs $0.99. For a 5-page document you pay $4.99 plus two extra pages at $0.99 each, which comes to $6.97. You see this total before you pay, there is no account to open, and nothing is charged again later.
Sending the Fax Step by Step
You can do all of this from a phone or a computer in a few minutes, without a fax machine.
Go to overseasfax.com and add your document. One fax can carry up to 10 files, such as a PDF, a Word file or a clear photo.
Choose China in the country list, not Hong Kong. The +86 code is added for you and the price of $4.99 is shown.
Copy the digits that follow the first 0, or the digits that follow 86 if the number is printed in international form.
Enter your email and pay by card. Delivery usually happens within a few minutes, some international routes can take up to about 30 minutes, and the email shows the destination number, the page count and the time in US Eastern Time.
What to Write on the Cover Page
Because nothing is printed on your pages by us, the cover page is where the recipient learns who the fax is for and who sent it. Please include the recipient's name and department, the fax number you are sending to, your name and email address, the number of pages, and any reference number that the office gave you. If the office wrote your contact's name in Chinese characters, you can copy it exactly as they wrote it. A fax prints in black and white at a modest resolution, so please use a clear font that is large enough to read easily, especially for Chinese characters.
If Your Fax to China Does Not Go Through
The most common reasons are a 0 left at the front of the number, a number that belongs to Hong Kong or Macao, or a fax line that was busy or switched off. China is 13 hours ahead of New York while the US is on standard time and 12 hours ahead during US daylight time, so a fax sent at 8 p.m. in New York in November arrives at 9 a.m. the next day in China. A fax machine can receive at any hour, but someone is more likely to collect your pages during office hours. When a fax cannot be delivered, the payment is refunded automatically, and you can correct the number and try again.
Getting a Fax Back From China
If the office in China needs to send you a document by fax, GetAFax.com gives you a private US fax number for 24 hours for $5. It accepts up to 30 pages, and every fax arrives in your email as a PDF, so you do not need a machine at home.
Who in the US Sends Faxes to China
People and companies in the US fax China when an office there asks for a signed paper copy, for example a consulate, a university, a bank or a business partner such as a supplier. Please always take the fax number from the office's own official website or from the letter they sent you.
Your Questions About Faxing China
🌐 This Guide in Other Languages
发传真到中国大陆时，请选择中国（+86），然后输入号码中第一个 0 之后的所有数字。费用为4.99 美元，最多 3 页，每增加一页另收 0.99 美元。无需注册账户，也无需订阅。如果传真未能送达，费用将自动退还。
Para enviar un fax a China continental, elija China (+86) y escriba todos los dígitos que siguen al primer 0 del número. El precio es de $4.99 USD por hasta 3 páginas, y cada página adicional cuesta $0.99. No necesita crear una cuenta ni pagar una suscripción. Si el fax no se entrega, el importe se reembolsa automáticamente.
Pour envoyer un fax en Chine continentale, choisissez Chine (+86) et saisissez tous les chiffres qui suivent le premier 0 du numéro. Le tarif est de 4,99 $ USD pour 3 pages au maximum, puis de 0,99 $ par page supplémentaire. Aucun compte ni abonnement n'est nécessaire. Si le fax n'est pas remis, vous êtes remboursé automatiquement.
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Choose China (+86), type the number without the first 0, and pay $4.99 for up to 3 pages. A fax that fails is refunded automatically.
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