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Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item

Also seen as: Pre-Shipment, USPS Awaiting Item; USPS Awaiting Item; pre-shipment

What does USPS Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item mean? A shipping label has been created, but the package has not yet been given to USPS. The official What It Means is the same as Pre-Shipment, USPS Awaiting Item, so both titles are on this page. Contact the shipper with questions. A delivery date is provided after USPS receives the package.

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Who must act
Shipper
Official deadline or hold
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Official wording

A shipping label has been created with a USPS Tracking® number. The package has not yet been given to USPS. When the package is received, it will be processed and transported to your delivering Post Office™ and a delivery date will be provided.

Source: USPS — Where is my package?

What to do

Contact the shipper with any questions—that is the official instruction on the USPS Where is my package page. USPS does not yet have the package. A delivery date is provided after the package is received and processed toward your delivering Post Office. This is not the same as In Transit after USPS already has the package. No official deadline for this status was found on 2026-11-12.

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