“Objeto em processamento aduaneiro / Para apresentação à Alfândega”Normalized: in_transit (In transit)CTT Correios de Portugal (ctt)CTT Expresso (cttexpress)

What CTT Portugal 'Objeto em processamento aduaneiro' means.

Your non-EU parcel has arrived at CTT's Lisbon international center and is undergoing Portuguese customs verification (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira) before domestic CTT delivery.

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What is happening in the supply chain

When international parcels from outside the European Union (such as the UK, US, Brazil, or China) arrive at CTT's Centro de Produção e Logística (CPL Lisboa / PTLISA), CTT logs 'Objeto em processamento aduaneiro' ('Item in customs processing') or 'Para apresentação à Alfândega'. If the sender transmitted a valid EU IOSS VAT identifier (standard for AliExpress, Temu, SHEIN, Amazon, and eBay), Portuguese customs clears the item electronically into 'Saída de Alfândega'. If VAT was not pre-paid, CTT notifies the recipient to upload documentation on the Portal de Desalfandegamento CTT.

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Verbatim carrier scan
“Objeto em processamento aduaneiro / Para apresentação à Alfândega”
Normalized API status
in_transit
Typical time to delivery
1–3 business days (IOSS) or 3–10 days (manual clearance)
Recommended recipient action
If you paid VAT at checkout (IOSS), wait 1–3 working days for automatic release. Otherwise, check the Portal de Desalfandegamento on ctt.pt with your tracking number.
Developer / WISMO action
Query GET /v1/track/{number}?carrier=ctt to monitor Lisbon customs release ('Saída de Alfândega') and domestic delivery.

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.

Get an API keyCTT Correios de Portugal API docs

Synchronous GET request

curl "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/LA123456789PT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

Normalized JSON response

{
  "carrier": "ctt",
  "trackingNumber": "LA123456789PT",
  "status": "in_transit",
  "statusDescription": "Objeto em processamento aduaneiro / Para apresentação à Alfândega",
  "message": "Autorização de saída pela Alfândega",
  "events": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-10-26T14:22:00Z",
      "localTime": "2026-10-26T10:22:00",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Objeto em processamento aduaneiro / Para apresentação à Alfândega",
      "location": "LISBOA CPL / ALFÂNDEGA, PT"
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to pay customs fees when CTT says 'Objeto em processamento aduaneiro'?
Not if the marketplace already collected 23% Portuguese IVA at checkout via IOSS. In that case, 'Objeto em processamento aduaneiro' clears automatically without fees within 1 to 3 days.
How long after 'Saída de Alfândega' does CTT deliver?
Mainland Portugal addresses receive delivery within 1 to 2 working days after customs release.

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