What this status means
Austrian Post has passed your parcel to a partner company, a subcontractor, that carries out part of the journey on its behalf. The partner may be a transport firm, a local delivery company or a postal service abroad. The parcel is in the hands of that partner, not at an Austrian Post counter or in a delivery van of its own.
Is my package delayed?
No, this message by itself is normal. Although the status is labelled "being prepared for delivery", the next messages show that the parcel is often still on its way. It may be moved on, sorted again or sent abroad before the last delivery step. A delay is only likely if the tracking history stops updating for longer than usual.
What happens next
The next scan varies. Most often the parcel is bundled with others (transit unit consolidation), or it is recorded as arriving in the destination country. In about a fifth of cases it is marked as distributed. Sometimes it is recorded as forwarded to another country. These are all ordinary steps between handover and final delivery.
What you can do
- Wait and keep checking the tracking history. New scans may appear from the partner rather than Austrian Post.
- If nothing changes for longer than the previous steps took, contact Austrian Post first.
- If that does not help, ask the seller to open an inquiry.
- Have your tracking number and order details ready.
Previous status updates:
- Item distributed 267
- Transit unit consolidation 57
- Item handed over to subcontractor 6
- Item could not be delivered - return 1
- Transit unit deconsolidation 1
- Item misrouted 1
- The sender has provided electronic shipment information 1
Next status updates:
- Transit unit consolidation 114
- Item arrived in country of destination 101
- Item distributed 73
- Item forwarded to destination country 24
- Transit 12
- Item handed over to subcontractor 6
- Transit unit deconsolidation 1
Other Austrian Post statuses associated with «package is being prepared for delivery»
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