China Southern Airlines Cargo Tracking

China Southern Cargo, established in April 2000 with dedicated freighter operations, is the cargo division of China Southern Airlines and one of Asia's largest air freight carriers by fleet size. The carrier operates a dual-cargo-hub strategy from Guangzhou and Shanghai, with 12 Boeing 777-200F and 2 Boeing 747-400F freighters serving 10 domestic and international stations. In 2021, the division formally received its own Air Operator Certificate, establishing it as an independent airline entity with CNY 1 billion in registered capital.

1. Go to tang.csair.com/EN/WebFace/Tang.WebFace.Cargo/AgentAwbBrower.aspx to access the Tang cargo tracking system. 2. Enter your AWB prefix number in the format 784-XXXXXXXX where the 7-digit serial is followed by a check digit calculated as the serial modulo 7 (example: 784-12345675). 3. View status updates including booking confirmation, cargo received, manifested, departed, arrived, and available for collection. 4. If your shipment shows no movement for over 24 hours, contact your freight forwarder or call 020-86112345 for IT support.

The AWB prefix 784 identifies China Southern Airlines as the issuing carrier for air waybill tracking and routing purposes. The 7-digit serial number following the prefix is the unique shipment identifier assigned by China Southern's cargo system. The final digit is a check digit calculated using the mod-7 formula: divide the 7-digit serial by 7 and use only the remainder (for serial 1234567, the check digit would be 6 since 1234567 ÷ 7 = 176,366 remainder 6). This prefix ensures cargo systems worldwide recognize China Southern Airlines as the handling carrier for routing and liability purposes.

China Southern independently developed the Tang cargo IT system covering all air cargo processes with 24-hour online reservation capabilities and multi-system EDI integration for freight forwarders.