“Your item is being sorted for delivery (Dublin Parcel Hub)”Normalized: in_transit (In transit)An Post (Ireland) (anpost) (fastway)

What An Post 'Your item is being sorted for delivery (Dublin Parcel Hub)' means.

Your parcel has been processed on the automated sorter at An Post's Dublin Parcel Hub in Ballymount (or Portlaoise/Athlone Mail Centre) and is traveling overnight to your local Irish Delivery Service Unit.

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What is happening in the supply chain

An Post operates its flagship automated parcel sorting facility at the Dublin Parcel Hub in Ballymount, Dublin 12 (IEDUBA), supported by regional hubs in Portlaoise and Athlone. When tracking logs 'We have your item at Dublin Parcel Hub' followed by 'Your item is being sorted for delivery', the parcel has cleared Irish Revenue electronic customs (for UK, US, or China imports) and is being routed by Eircode to your county Delivery Service Unit (DSU) for next-morning dispatch.

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Verbatim carrier scan
“Your item is being sorted for delivery (Dublin Parcel Hub)”
Normalized API status
in_transit
Typical time to delivery
1 business day
Recommended recipient action
Wait for tomorrow morning's 'Your item is out for delivery' scan. If An Post sent an SMS/email with an Irish Revenue Customs Reference Number, pay any due VAT online at anpost.com.
Developer / WISMO action
Query GET /v1/track/{number}?carrier=anpost to verify Dublin Parcel Hub sorting and local DSU out-for-delivery scans.

How lastscanned normalizes this scan

Instead of maintaining brittle regexes for every carrier's raw scan phrasing across 273 carriers, query GET /v1/track/{number} or connect https://mcp.lastscanned.com.

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Synchronous GET request

curl "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/CE123456789IE" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

Normalized JSON response

{
  "carrier": "anpost",
  "trackingNumber": "CE123456789IE",
  "status": "in_transit",
  "statusDescription": "Your item is being sorted for delivery (Dublin Parcel Hub)",
  "events": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-10-26T14:22:00Z",
      "localTime": "2026-10-26T10:22:00",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Your item is being sorted for delivery (Dublin Parcel Hub)",
      "location": "DUBLIN PARCEL HUB, DUBLIN 12, IE"
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

How long after 'Your item is being sorted for delivery' at Dublin Parcel Hub does An Post deliver?
Once sorted at Dublin Parcel Hub without a customs hold, An Post delivers across the Republic of Ireland on the very next working day.
Why was my UK parcel held at Dublin Parcel Hub for TARIC code issues?
Irish Revenue's automated import system requires electronic CN22/CN23 customs data with valid HS/TARIC item codes from Great Britain and non-EU senders before releasing parcels into domestic sorting.

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