The following command returns the status the specified job:

aws importexport get-status  --job-id EX1ID

The output for the get-status command looks like the following:

2015-05-27T18:58:21Z    manifestVersion:2.0
generator:Text editor
bucket:myBucket
deviceId:49382
eraseDevice:yes
notificationEmail:[email protected];[email protected]
trueCryptPassword:password123
acl:private
serviceLevel:standard
returnAddress:
    name: Jane Roe
    company: Example Corp.
    street1: 123 Any Street
    street2:
    street3:
    city: Anytown
    stateOrProvince: WA
    postalCode: 91011-1111
    country:USA
    phoneNumber:206-555-1111    0       EX1ID   Import  NotReceived     AWS has not received your device.       Pending The specified job has not started.
ktKDXpdbEXAMPLEyGFJmQO744UHw=    version:2.0
signingMethod:HmacSHA1
jobId:EX1ID
signature:ktKDXpdbEXAMPLEyGFJmQO744UHw=

When you ship your device, it will be delivered to a sorting facility, and then forwarded on to an AWS data center. Note that when you send a get-status command, the status of your job will not show as At AWS until the shipment has been received at the AWS data center.