“Handed over to partner carrier / Received by partner carrier”Normalized: in_transit (In transit)Chit Chats (chitchats)USPS (usps)Canada Post (canadapost)

What Chit Chats 'Handed over to partner carrier' means for Canadian cross-border sellers.

Chit Chats has transported your parcel from its Canadian drop-off branch (or cleared the US border via Section 321 / CBP) and inducted it into the final-mile partner network (USPS, Canada Post, Chit Chats Select, or Asendia).

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What is happening in the supply chain

Chit Chats consolidates Canadian e-commerce shipments in Ontario, BC, Alberta, Quebec, and the Maritimes, trucks US-bound freight across the border to Niagara Falls NY, Blaine WA, or Champlain NY, and hands the parcels directly to USPS or regional couriers.

92… USPS Awaiting Item Checker →
Verbatim carrier scan
“Handed over to partner carrier / Received by partner carrier”
Normalized API status
in_transit
Typical time to delivery
2–5 business days
Recommended recipient action
Your parcel is now in the final-mile carrier's network and will be delivered within 2–5 business days.
Developer / WISMO action
Query GET /v1/track/{id}?carrier=chitchats for full origin-to-handoff milestones.

How lastscanned normalizes this scan

Instead of maintaining brittle regexes for every carrier's raw scan phrasing across 199 carriers, query GET /v1/track/{number} or connect https://mcp.lastscanned.com.

Get an API keyChit Chats API docs

Synchronous GET request

curl "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/CC1234567890" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

Normalized JSON response

{
  "carrier": "chitchats",
  "trackingNumber": "CC1234567890",
  "status": "in_transit",
  "statusDescription": "Handed over to partner carrier / Received by partner carrier",
  "events": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-10-26T14:22:00Z",
      "localTime": "2026-10-26T10:22:00",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Handed over to partner carrier / Received by partner carrier",
      "location": "Niagara Falls, NY US"
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

How do I track a Chit Chats alphanumeric ID via API?
Pass ?carrier=chitchats to GET /v1/track/{number}?carrier=chitchats on lastscanned.
Why did my USPS tracking number show Pre-Shipment while in Canada?
Because Chit Chats prints the USPS label in Canada and trucks the parcel across the US border before USPS scans its first physical acceptance.

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All 199 supported carriers

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