By Patrick McCurley
Zalando PostNL ingest gating — PROOF (reason-specific windows)
Full-file (2,413 trackable rows): None-category SKIP = 1,473 . Non-None = 940. Reason-specific PostNL windows: Lost/Dispute = 30d from shipment, Damaged = 7d from delivery (excl Sundays). (MoreInfo if picked up from warehouse, else auto-reject). 60-day window -> only 26 out-of-time. Window value is the key open question.
Live verdicts (10 samples, reason-specific window)
| # | Issue / Category | Reason | Tracking (picked up?) | Shipped | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RETURN / None | - | - | 2026-05-12 | SKIP | None category - nothing actionable |
| 2 | DELIVERY / None | - | - | 2026-05-28 | SKIP | None category - nothing actionable |
| 3 | DELIVERY / Lost in transit | Lost | Departed - Error during shipment delivery. More information to follow | 2026-05-25 | MoreInfo (VALID) | picked up + in time (shipped 2026-05-25) |
| 4 | DELIVERY / Lost in transit | Lost | Departed - Refused at delivery; return shipment to sender | 2026-05-26 | MoreInfo (VALID) | picked up + in time (shipped 2026-05-26) |
| 5 | RETURN / Missing Return | Lost | Departed - Shipment delivered | 2026-05-02 | Auto-REJECT | out of time: Lost window exceeded (shipped 2026-05-02) |
| 6 | DELIVERY / Damage Delivery | Damaged | NoData | 2026-06-09 | Auto-REJECT | not picked up (tracking: NoData) |
| 7 | DELIVERY / Delivered - Neighbor | Delivery Dispute | Departed - Shipment delivered to neighbour at no. 56-1 | 2026-05-21 | MoreInfo (VALID) | picked up + in time (shipped 2026-05-21) |
| 8 | DELIVERY / Receipt Denied(no delivery event) | Lost | Departed - Shipment to be collected at PostNL outlet | 2026-06-02 | MoreInfo (VALID) | picked up + in time (shipped 2026-06-02) |
| 9 | DELIVERY / Delivered - Mailbox | Delivery Dispute | Departed - Shipment in letterbox | 2026-05-25 | MoreInfo (VALID) | picked up + in time (shipped 2026-05-25) |
| 10 | DELIVERY / Lost in transit | Lost | Departed - Shipment delivered | 2026-05-25 | MoreInfo (VALID) | picked up + in time (shipped 2026-05-25) |