Who delivers YTO Express packages in the UK?

YTO Express hands off UK e-commerce parcels to Royal Mail (Tracked 48) and Evri after customs clearance.

Can I track my YTO Express UK parcel on the Royal Mail app?

Yes—once you extract the `...GB` Royal Mail tracking number using `lastscanned`, you can track it directly in the Royal Mail app.

YTO Express (yto)→Royal Mail (royalmail)

YTO Express International to Royal Mail & Evri UK Handoff

How YTO Express (Yuantong) international parcels fly from China to the UK and hand off to Royal Mail or Evri.

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Barcode transition: YTO Express to Royal Mail

When YTO Express clears customs and hands off to Royal Mail, lastscanned surfaces the secondary tracking number in the top-level message field.

YTO Express lookup →Royal Mail lookup →Format & check-digit detector →

Origin / middle-mile carrier: YTO Express (yto)
YTO Express Waybill (YT… / 13–15 chars): YT… / 80…
Origin example: YT8192837461528
Final-mile carrier: Royal Mail (royalmail)
Royal Mail Tracked (AA999999999GB): AA999999999GB
Final-mile example: TQ918273645GB
Extracted in .message: Arrived at UK hub - Handed over to Royal Mail / Evri

How the YTO Express → Royal Mail handoff works

Follow the parcel across both networks without waiting on asynchronous webhooks or losing visibility at the handoff boundary.

1. YTO Aviation air uplift from Hangzhou/Shanghai/Shenzhen: YTO Express consolidates export parcels and flies them via YTO Cargo Airlines or commercial air belly cargo to the UK.
2. Heathrow customs release & UK hub injection: After UK import clearance, parcels are handed over to Royal Mail or Evri near Heathrow.
3. Final UK delivery: Royal Mail or Evri delivers the parcel to your UK address with photo proof of delivery.
YTO Express query: GET /v1/track/YT8192837461528?carrier=yto
Royal Mail query: GET /v1/track/TQ918273645GB?carrier=royalmail

Chain YTO Express → Royal Mail in code or MCP

Resolve both legs synchronously in TypeScript, curl, or your AI support agent via Streamable HTTP MCP.

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REST (Synchronous GET)

# 1. Query YTO Express origin waybill (extracts final-mile barcode in .message):
curl "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/YT8192837461528" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

# 2. Query the extracted Royal Mail barcode:
curl "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/TQ918273645GB" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

TypeScript (Automatic Handoff Chaining)

const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.LASTSCANNED_API_KEY}` };
const originRes = await fetch(`https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/${encodeURIComponent(number)}`, { headers });
const originPkg = await originRes.json();

// Extract secondary barcode from top-level message ("Arrived at UK hub - Handed over to Royal Mail / Evri")
const handoff = originPkg.message?.match(/^Handed to (.+?) as ([A-Z0-9-]+)$/i);
if (handoff) {
  const [, , lastMileNumber] = handoff;
  const destRes = await fetch(`https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/${encodeURIComponent(lastMileNumber)}`, { headers });
  const destPkg = await destRes.json();
}

Remote MCP (Claude Code / Cursor / ChatGPT)

claude mcp add --transport http lastscanned https://mcp.lastscanned.com \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"