In plain English
The parcel has gone missing on the way, so its current location is not known. In this status, it cannot be found during transport and it does not arrive at its destination.
In context
Here, it labels a shipment status showing that a parcel cannot be located during transport and has not reached its destination.
- Situation
- Handling delivery attempts, address problems, damage, loss, holds, and returns
- What it communicates
- labels a lost-shipment status
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say why the parcel cannot be located or what result will follow from that status.
Examples
“The parcel was lost in transit; the carrier could not locate it anywhere on the route, and it never reached the recipient.”
“After days without any trace, the parcel was marked as lost in transit.”