Any Day NowWhich carrier is my tracking number?
You can usually tell the carrier from the tracking number's length and the letters at the start or end.
Quick guide
- Starts with 1Z, 18 characters (1Z999AA10123456784): UPS.
- 22 digits starting with 92, 93, 94 or 95 (9400 1000 0000 0000 0000 00): USPS.
- Two letters, nine digits, two letters (LM153306435CN): international post, such as China Post, Royal Mail or Canada Post. In the US, USPS delivers it.
- 12 or 15 digits: usually FedEx. Longer FedEx numbers are often FedEx Ground Economy, where USPS does the last step.
- 10 digits: usually DHL Express.
- Starts with GM, LX, RX or JJD: DHL eCommerce or DHL Parcel.
- Starts with TBA: Amazon's own delivery network. These only work inside Amazon; see how to track an Amazon package.
Reading an international postal number
Numbers like LM153306435CN follow a worldwide postal standard. The last two letters are the country it was sent from (CN is China, GB the United Kingdom, CA Canada). The first letter hints at the service: R is registered mail, E is express mail (EMS), C is a parcel, and L or U is a tracked small packet. The ninth digit is a check digit, so a single typo usually makes the number invalid — Any Day Now checks it and tells you before looking it up.
A longer number from a barcode
If you scanned a USPS label and got a number starting with 420 followed by your ZIP code, the real tracking number is the part after the ZIP code. Any Day Now trims it for you.
When the number isn't found
- New numbers can take up to a day to show up. Try again later.
- Check for missing or swapped characters: O and 0, I and 1, S and 5 are easy to mix up.
- Some numbers fit more than one carrier. Any Day Now checks each likely carrier, so you don't have to pick one.
- Still nothing after two days? Ask the seller to confirm the number and the carrier. See where to find your tracking number.