I have been using USPS for more than 5 years, and until now I haven’t received any such notification claiming that your Package has been “Delivered to Agent for Final Delivery”.
Do you know what it means? Do I have to do anything to get my package? I have done extensive research to know the answer to all these questions.
After reading this blog post, you don’t need to visit anywhere else to get the answers to all your questions.
What’s the Meaning of “Delivered to Agent for Final Delivery”?
“Delivered to Agent for Final Delivery” simply means that your package has been received by a local delivery agent which will make the final delivery attempt to the recipient’s address.
To be exact, the status update means that your package has been handed off from a larger distribution center to a local delivery service that will complete the delivery to the recipient’s address.
As it’s the last step in the process of delivering a package, it means if you got this update then your package will be delivered to you very shortly.
What does a Package get the “Delivered to Agent For Final Delivery” Update?
No One Available to Receive the Package
An agent is a person who can collect your package on your behalf when you are not there to pick up your package. If you are living with another person at the same address and your package arrives then your roommate can collect your package on your behalf and sign the documents.
Its something like that happens, then you are sure to receive this update where USPS informs you that someone has collected your package on your behalf.
Delivered to a Local Post Office
It really happens a lot when the US base faces a heavy volume of packages. They usually send a significant number of packages to the local post office to make the final delivery attempt on their behalf to the recipient’s address.
During this time of COVID, this happened a lot as USPS was overwhelmed with the packages, they handed over a significant portion of their packages to the local post office so that they could make the final delivery attempt within the given time frame.
Package Got Delivered to Wrong Mailbox
This doesn’t happen a lot, but there have been many instances where USPS has delivered the package to the wrong delivery address because of an error in their own system.
Whenever something like this happens, USPS generally updates the status to “Delivered to Agent For Final Delivery”.
The real problem arises when you wait for weeks in the hope that your package will be delivered. In reality, your package has been delivered to the wrong address and getting rerouted to the local post office.
If something like this happens to you, then you need to visit the local post office after a week, if your tracking status remains stuck on the very same notification.
Incomplete Address or Contact Information
If the recipient’s address is incomplete or inaccurate, then the delivery agent may have trouble contacting and locating the actual address of the recipient, which further can lead to delays in delivery attempts thereby causing the tracking status to remain stuck on the same update for too long.
If you are facing any such problem, then you need to contact USPS customer care and provide them with the correct delivery address so that they can make the delivery within the given time frame.
Late Arrival of Consignment
This generally happens at the time of some holiday seasons as there is a shortage of labor and the facility gets filled up with thousands of packages. It ultimately leads to the creation of long queues of packages which in turn delay the scheduled departure of the consignment.
To tackle this problem, USPS sends most of the packages to the local post office so that they can make the final delivery attempt on behalf of the USPS and get the package delivered to the recipient’s address on time.
What to do if you don’t get your package?
If you’re tracking status shows that your package has been delivered and you haven’t got the package then there is nothing to worry about. Here’s what you can do to get your package.
If your tracking status shows that your package has been successfully delivered to the required delivery address and you haven’t received your package, then you need to visit the nearest USPS location And speak to their representative about the issue. as this is the most effective way they can provide you the accurate information about your package and how you can retrieve or file a claim in case it of lost.
If you didn’t notice any progression with the USPS, then you need to contact the sender and let them know that you haven’t received the package yet. Politely ask them to contact the USPS on your behalf and know the true status of your package. If the USPS is unable to locate the package then they might need to resend a new package to you.
If you have lost insurance with your package, then you can request or file a claim to get the declared value of your package.
