Okay, so I’ve been ordering stuff from AliExpress for years now, but I’m still sometimes confused when I see “In Transit” in the tracking info. Like, I get the basic idea—it’s on the way—but it can stay “In Transit” for 10+ days without any update. Does that mean it’s still moving, or is it stuck somewhere? And why does it sometimes jump straight from “In Transit” to “Delivered” with no in-between? Just trying to make sense of this.
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I totally get where you’re coming from. “In Transit” is one of those vague statuses that can mean a lot of things depending on which part of the journey the package is in. For example, if it’s between export customs and your local courier, it might not get scanned for several days, especially with shipments from China. I once had a pair of headphones stay “In Transit” for 17 days, and it turned out they were just sitting in a warehouse in Shenzhen waiting to be loaded on the next cargo flight. Nothing was wrong—it’s just that tracking systems sometimes don’t register intermediate movements. You might find it helpful to check out this page about tracking packages from China en/country/china . It shows more detailed insights on how shipments from there typically move and why the tracking gaps happen. Also, if you see it stuck too long without updates, I’ve found that opening a chat with the seller can sometimes reveal info that doesn’t show up on the main tracking page.