Hi.  I was at the post office yesterday, getting 
quotes on the options to another country.  The 
clerk (not a newbie clerk, but a "veteran" postal 
employee) told me that Global Priority, Global 
Express (our version of EMS,right?), or even 
registered Air-Mail, when you say "trackable", it 
means they are only tracked as far as the Customs 
office in this country and are then "untrackable" 
since other countries' postal systems deliver 
them. (And yet they have no problem tracking an 
international money order - because it gets 
returned after being "cashed"?)

He said it's the same for registered mail going 
out of country.  (Which would mean it's not worth 
insuring anything going out, since nothing can be 
proved.)

Then how come EMS mail coming in is touted as 
being trackable to delivery?

Was he in error? Is Fed Ex or UPS Global really 
the only things you can depend on in this world, 
if you might want to track something?