In plain English
This means the shipment reaches the point of handover, but the person meant to receive it is not available at that moment. As a result, the delivery attempt cannot be finished then.
In context
Here, it reports that the delivery attempt failed because the intended recipient was not available to receive the shipment at the time it was attempted.
- Situation
- Tracking parcels through acceptance, transit, sorting, delivery, and proof of receipt
- What it communicates
- gives the stated reason for a failed delivery attempt
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say anything about the shipment's later delivery outcome or why the recipient was unavailable.
Examples
“After knocking twice, the courier marked the parcel recipient unavailable.”
“The shipment was scanned as recipient unavailable when no one came to receive it.”