Re: Your item departed a transfer airport in HEATHROW, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

[sonic1506]

I have bought some items through eBay, the seller has sent a parcel from Califonia to the UK via USPS. I've gathered through research that Royal Mail will be the UK carrier, that will deliver the parcel. Details are below:

October 11, 2019, 12:43 pm
Departed
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Your item departed a transfer airport in HEATHROW, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM on October 11, 2019 at 12:43 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination.
October 10, 2019, 5:51 pm
Departed
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES
October 10, 2019, 3:11 pm
Arrived
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES
October 9, 2019, 9:01 pm
Processed Through Regional Facility
LOS ANGELES CA INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
October 9, 2019, 5:40 pm
Arrived at Regional Facility
LOS ANGELES CA INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
October 9, 2019
In Transit to Next Facility
October 8, 2019, 9:51 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
CITY OF INDUSTRY CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
October 8, 2019, 9:23 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
CITY OF INDUSTRY CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
October 8, 2019, 8:08 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
BREA, CA 92821
October 8, 2019, 12:16 pm
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
BREA, CA 92821

What happens next and what exactly does that latest tracking update mean?

[sonic1506]

Bit of an update. I decided to put the tracking number into Royal Mail Tracking, it then said it will be delivered by Parcelforce and redirected me, when I look at Parcel force, I see this:

Item tracking history
Date Time Location Tracking event
9/10/2019 21:01
Delivery Agent -LOS ANGELES AMU…+Delivery Agent - LOS ANGELES AMU

Despatched to the UKView an extended tracking event description

9/10/2019 17:40
Delivery Agent -LOS ANGELES AMU…+Delivery Agent - LOS ANGELES AMU

Prepared for despatch to the UK
8/10/2019 20:08
Delivery Agent -UNITED STATES AMERICA…+Delivery Agent - UNITED STATES AMERICA

Collected

But according to track17 and USPS tracking:

Destination - Tracking consuming: 2116 ms
2019-10-09 21:01
Delivery Agent - LOS ANGELES AMU, Despatched to the UK

2019-10-09 17:40
Delivery Agent - LOS ANGELES AMU, Prepared for despatch to the UK

2019-10-08 20:08
Delivery Agent - UNITED STATES AMERICA, Collected

Origin - Tracking consuming: 650 ms
2019-10-11 12:43
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON, Departed -> Your item departed a transfer airport in HEATHROW, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM on October 11, 2019 at 12:43 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

2019-10-10 17:51
UNITED STATES, LOS ANGELES, Departed

2019-10-10 15:11
UNITED STATES, LOS ANGELES, Arrived

2019-10-09 21:01
LOS ANGELES CA INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Processed Through Regional Facility

2019-10-09 17:40
LOS ANGELES CA INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Arrived at Regional Facility

2019-10-09 00:00
In Transit to Next Facility

2019-10-08 21:51
CITY OF INDUSTRY CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Departed USPS Regional Facility

2019-10-08 21:23
CITY OF INDUSTRY CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Arrived at USPS Regional Facility

2019-10-08 20:08
BREA, CA 92821, Accepted at USPS Origin Facility

2019-10-08 12:16
BREA, CA 92821, Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item

Is it on the plane to come over (which I don't think it is, because surely, it won't take 3 days to fly over and scan) or is it in the UK already, stuck in customs, waiting to be cleared and then awaiting to be scanned by Parcel Force?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Your guess is the most likely scenario.

[sonic1506]

Your guess is the most likely scenario.

I've asked Parcel Force for some further information but seems weird that they both say very different tracking information.

Track17 and USPS leads me to believe it's already in the UK and it's departed the airport and on the way to the local depot.
Parcelforce leads me to believe that it's still in America/In the air.

[SpacePhoenix]

Your guess is the most likely scenario.

I've asked Parcel Force for some further information but seems weird that they both say very different tracking information.

Track17 and USPS leads me to believe it's already in the UK and it's departed the airport and on the way to the local depot.
Parcelforce leads me to believe that it's still in America/In the air.

afaik any Parcelforce item that originates from abroad gets a "released by customs" scan once customs have released it

[sonic1506]

Your guess is the most likely scenario.

I've asked Parcel Force for some further information but seems weird that they both say very different tracking information.

Track17 and USPS leads me to believe it's already in the UK and it's departed the airport and on the way to the local depot.
Parcelforce leads me to believe that it's still in America/In the air.

afaik any Parcelforce item that originates from abroad gets a "released by customs" scan once customs have released it

I've got no idea what's going on. It's all gone dark, tracking wise. There's been no update on USPS or Track17 since 11/10/2019.

Parcelforce shows last tracking on the 9/10/2019.

[sonic1506]

Just got another update from USPS:

COVENTRY PARCELFORCE, UNITED KINGDOM
Your item was processed through a facility in COVENTRY PARCELFORCE, UNITED KINGDOM on October 15, 2019 at 12:19 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

Parcel Force:
15/10/2019 12:57 National Hub Sorted

So basically, it was in customs for 4 days and Parcel Force has given it a new tracking number.

[Smillward2019]

Did you ever receive your parcel? The same thing is happening to me. USPS is saying it’s in London on the 9/12/19 but Parcelforce says is still in transit from US. Surely it’s not floating around 10 days later since it’s last check point.