La Poste tracking help
Les formalités d'importation sont en cours
La Poste says import formalities are being processed for an eligible non-EU or metropolitan-France/overseas shipment and that this processing can take several days.
The short answer
What you need to know now
Do I need to do anything?
No action is stated by the in-progress phrase alone. La Poste says tracking will indicate a missing-information block and its teams will contact the recipient for applicable France-bound flows.Where is the package now?
The import-formalities process controls the next step; the phrase does not identify a warehouse, customs officer, or physical holder.What update should I wait for?
A suspended-formalities message can indicate that information or a document is missing.When should I check again?
There is no verified waiting time that applies to every package with this status.Exact words from the carrier
How the carrier writes this status
Les formalités d'importation sont en cours
Parcels may show a translated message. We call wording official only when it matches the cited carrier source.
Useful later updates
What may change the answer
La Poste describes checks of import legality, declared value, and applicable rules; it does not say that every in-progress status requires recipient action.
Actions supported by the source
What you can do now
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Monitor the detailed La Poste tracking record for an explicit request rather than contacting customs from the broad in-progress phrase.
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If the destination is outside the flows handled by La Poste, follow the operator that the tracking record identifies for destination-country formalities.
Limits of the status
What this status does not tell us
- The exact check, responsible authority, remaining duration, and outcome are not established.
- A payment or document request is not established unless a separate message says so.
In short: In progress does not prove missing documents, duties, seizure, rejection, recipient fault, or a fixed release date.
This page explains the carrier's published tracking wording. It is not a delivery guarantee and does not establish liability, compensation, or a required action unless the cited carrier source says so.
Evidence
Official carrier sources
Each phrase is tied to a carrier-owned source. A missing or materially changed source blocks the affected explanation.
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Track the package separately
This guide explains a status phrase. The tracking page shows the actual timeline supplied for your shipment.