What this status means
PostNL has received your parcel at one of its acceptance centres. This is an early step in the Dutch network. The parcel has usually just been handed over by another carrier, a customs process or the sender's own shipment, and PostNL has taken it into its system. It is now in a PostNL facility, not yet out for delivery.
Is my package delayed?
No, this message by itself is normal. It marks a routine hand-over point. After it, the parcel most often moves to sorting. It can also be followed by a customs update or a plain "received" scan. Only a long wait with no new scan afterwards would suggest a problem.
What happens next
- Most often, the parcel is processed at a PostNL sorting centre (about 30% of cases) or shows a general "being processed" update (about 23%).
- Sometimes a "received by PostNL" scan appears (about 16%).
- Sometimes a customs duties and taxes confirmation appears (about 10%).
- After that, the parcel travels on to a local sorting centre and then to delivery.
What you can do
Wait and check the tracking history again later, since updates can come in bursts. If the status stays the same for longer than the previous steps took, contact the seller first, as they hold the shipping contract. Have your tracking number and order details ready. If the parcel came from outside the EU, watch for a request to pay import duties and taxes, because the parcel may be held until they are settled.
Previous status updates:
- The shipment is handed over in bulk final acceptance of the item to be confirmed 650
- The item is being processed 293
- Item is cleared by customs 235
- Duties and Taxes confirmed by customs 89
- The item is ready for shipment 76
- Consignment received at the PostNL Acceptance Centre 37
- IOSS Customs Duty Received17
- The shipment is handed over in bulk, final acceptance of goods to be confirmed12
- Package arrived at facility of the local delivery company9
- The item is pre-advised to PostNL 8
Next status updates:
- The item is processed at the PostNL sorting center 421
- The item is being processed 312
- The item is received by PostNL 217
- Duties and Taxes confirmed by customs 137
- The item is at the local sorting centre 114
- The item is at the PostNL sorting center 69
- Consignment received at the PostNL Acceptance Centre 42
- Semi-tracked mix bag arrived in NL 28
- The item is pre-advised to PostNL 26
- The shipment is handed over in bulk final acceptance of the item to be confirmed 19
Other Netherlands Post statuses associated with «in transit - arrived at the waypoint»
- — The item is at the PostNL sorting center
- — The item is at the local sorting centre
- — The item has arrived at the domestic sorting centre
- — The item has been received by the operator in the origin country
- — Item arrived at transit hub
- — The item is received at the processing location in the originating country
Tracking package of Netherlands Post
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