What this status means
Cyprus Post has placed your parcel into a sealed mail bag at the office of exchange, the international mail centre that handles items leaving Cyprus. "Otb" stands for outbound, meaning the bag is going abroad. Your parcel is still in Cyprus, but it has finished domestic processing and is being prepared for export.
Is my package delayed?
No, this message by itself is normal. It is a routine step for international mail leaving Cyprus. It usually follows the parcel's arrival at the office of exchange, and it does not point to a problem.
What happens next
The bagged parcel is sent on to the destination country. Most often, in about 84% of cases, the next entry is "Receive item at office of exchange (Inb)". That means the receiving country's mail centre has taken the bag in and the parcel has entered the import stage. Occasionally the parcel is classified at a logistics centre or shows another bagging step first. Updates can take longer than the previous steps, because the parcel is in transit between countries and scans are less frequent.
What you can do
- Wait and keep checking the tracking history. A pause after this message is common.
- If the status has not changed for longer than usual, contact Cyprus Post or the seller.
- Have your tracking number and order details ready when you do.
- Once the parcel reaches your country, check for customs duties or a local delivery notice.
Previous status updates:
- Receive item at office of exchange (Otb) 251
- Receive item from customer (Otb) 16
- Send item to domestic location (Otb) 8
- The shipment will be transported to the destination country/destination area and, from there, handed over to the delivery organization6
- Remove item from bag (Otb) 5
- Insert item into bag (Otb) 5
- Item not delivered 3
- The shipment has arrived at the export parcel center2
- Receive item at sorting centre (Inb) 2
- Receive item at office of exchange (Inb) 2
Next status updates:
- Receive item at office of exchange (Inb) 217
- Classified, Shipment has been classified in the Logistics Centre10
- Remove item from bag (Otb) 5
- Your item has just arrived in France5
- Insert item into bag (Otb) 5
- Item not delivered 4
- Accepted by origin carrier4
- The shipment has been booked for transport on an aircraft3
- The shipment has arrived in the destination country/destination area3
- Foreign International Dispatch2
Tracking package of Cyprus Post
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