I definitely would get a certificate of mailing, insure it, and get delivery confirmation. If it is being shipped back to the retailer you need to follow their return instructions and they probably should send you a shipping label. Hope all works out, and Autel give you a reasonable window of time to update it to current level.
Kinda would suck if they shipped you a new unit that boots up , but you can't register it and have authorization to access the diagnostic software because you are a little past your expiration.