Shipped with AMAUS - What does it mean?
If you’ve purchased something from Amazon.com and go to check your tracking, you may be surprised to see it saying “Shipped with AMAUS”, instead of “Shipped with USPS” or other carrier. This just means that is is being shipped with Amazon’s own delivery service. You’ll often seem them with their blue branded Amazon vans, but may also be delivered to you by someone independently contracted using the Amazon Flex program were they will be using their own private vehicles.
You may see different abbreviations if you are getting a shipment from Amazon Logistics in another country, such as AMAUK for packages in the United Kingdom. In the United States you may also see abbreviations such AMZL_US. Once your item ships, the shipping name is often changed to ”Delivery by Amazon“.
These designators just mean that instead of using carriers like FedEx, UPS, or USPS, Amazon is using its own set of delivery people and trucks. Amazon has created their own logistics network so they have more control over the costs and efficiencies of their deliveries.
Not only do they have their own delivery trucks and fulfillment warehouses, the e-commerce giant has leased 12 Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, bringing its air fleet to above 80 jets.
Amazon Tracking numbers start with TBA
To find your tracking number, head over to the Your Orders page. There, you’ll see a history of your previous orders in a list.
You’ll want to click on the “Track package” button.
You’ll then see a “Tracking ID” which starts with “TBA” and is followed by 12 numbers, such as: TBA010284627509 or TBA039085637403 as an example. AMAUS tracking numbers will start with TBA.
Once your order is on an Amazon truck, the delivery status progress bar will update to “shipped” and “Shipped with AMUS” will change to “Delivery by Amazon”.
If your order is in transit and on a truck and you don’t want to log into your account, you may have luck with entering your Tracking ID into https://track.amazon.com/, but I have never gotten it working.
If you are outside of the United States, you may see a slightly different tracking number. For example, Canadian tracking numbers might start with TBC and Mexico might start with TBM for AMAUS shipping.