What does this customs scan mean?
Pick where the parcel is going, the carrier and the exact status. Parcelsline tells you how serious it is, what to do next, and which legal deadlines actually apply. No tracking lookups and no accounts.
Decode a status
Result
Choose a status to see what it means. Parcelsline does not predict release dates: there is no reliable public data for that, so it shows the legal clocks instead.
Statuses by severity
Watch = nothing to do yet · Hold = customs needs something · Pay = charges assessed · Move = released or going back.
What “held in customs” usually means
A held scan means customs or the carrier needs information, a document, or a payment before the parcel moves. It is not, by itself, a seizure. What happens next depends on the country and the exact words on the scan.
In the US, unpaid mail can be treated as general order after 15 days, and a protest of a customs decision is generally 180 days. In the UK, Royal Mail gives 21 days to pay a Fee to Pay. Parcelsline shows those clocks after you decode a status. It does not predict a release date.
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