Who delivers Yunda Express packages in the UK?

Yunda International partners with Royal Mail (Tracked 48) and Evri for final-mile delivery across the United Kingdom.

Why does Royal Mail say 'Sender despatching item' while my Yunda parcel is in China?

Yunda generates the UK Royal Mail barcode before the parcel leaves China; Royal Mail's first live scan appears once the parcel clears Heathrow customs.

Yunda Express (yunda)→Royal Mail (royalmail)

Yunda Express Cross-Border to Royal Mail & Evri UK Handoff

How Yunda Express International parcels from China clear UK customs at Heathrow and hand off to Royal Mail Tracked 48 or Evri.

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Barcode transition: Yunda Express to Royal Mail

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

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

Origin / middle-mile carrier: Yunda Express (yunda)
Yunda Express Waybill (13–15 digits / YD…): 13–15 digits / YD…
Origin example: 4312345678901
Final-mile carrier: Royal Mail (royalmail)
Royal Mail Tracked (2 letters + 9 digits + GB): AA999999999GB
Final-mile example: WG839201948GB
Extracted in .message: Arrived at LHR UK gateway - Handed over to Royal Mail

How the Yunda Express → Royal Mail handoff works

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

1. Domestic Chinese collection & export hub consolidation: Yunda collects the parcel from the Chinese factory or marketplace seller and routes it to its international export hub in Shanghai, Yiwu, or Shenzhen.
2. Air linehaul to London Heathrow (LHR): Consolidated bags fly to London Heathrow, clear HMRC import customs, and are broken down at a Slough or Hayes customs warehouse.
3. Royal Mail or Evri final-mile induction: Parcels are injected into Royal Mail's Princess Royal / Midlands Super Hub (or Evri's Rugby hub) for UK doorstep delivery in 48 hours.
Yunda Express query: GET /v1/track/4312345678901?carrier=yunda
Royal Mail query: GET /v1/track/WG839201948GB?carrier=royalmail

Chain Yunda 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 Yunda Express origin waybill (extracts final-mile barcode in .message):
curl "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/4312345678901" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

# 2. Query the extracted Royal Mail barcode:
curl "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/WG839201948GB" \
  -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 LHR UK gateway - Handed over to Royal Mail")
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"