Post time between the UK and USA these days

[Johnno]

For the OP...when did the miniatures ship?

I'm in Canada but I've noticed an increase of 1 to 2 weeks on average.

Pre-pandemic orders from the UK were 2-4 weeks for my stuff to arrive.

[BaronVonJ]

USPS has now lost 2 of my shipments to my UK distributor. Large orders. I got reimbursed for the shipping cost but not product so far.

[Sinewgrab]

Germany is not shipping to the US as per Stoessi's Heroes, and I was told at the local post office that international orders are being quarantined for two prior to moving them through USPS if they are from certain countries that are "high risk".

She did not like when I asked if that meant every piece of mail locally too.

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

I suspect it depends when it was posted - in lockdown terms. I have heard about parcels ordered later arriving before those ordered at the height of the lockdown. (The first lockdown, I mean). So it seems last in, first out is the way things are working. From the USA to Canada, the timing seems to be about 3 weeks. From the UK, 3-4 weeks. From Russia or Ukraine, a month or more.

[ErikB]

For the OP...when did the miniatures ship?

It took about 6 weeks to arrive.  Oddly, two packages arrived within two days of each other which implied to me that there was a hang-up in the postal system, somewhere, so the second package could catch up with the first.

The boxes were both a little bit beaten up, too.  Glad Empress packed the minis with some padding.  Good call, guys.

Again, just to be clear and fair to Empress, they packed and shipped quite quickly.  They are great just like they always have been! 

[mweaver]

Thanks everyone for the information. I have a package from Spain ordered about four weeks ago, and hadn't been worrying... but then starter to wonder if it might be a concern.  Sounds like it is still within the new average.

The postal entities do have my sympathy!

-Michael

[Cubs]

I just had a package arrive in the USA today that I posted 18 days ago from the UK. That was the premium postage with tracking and a signature.

[Ray Rivers]

I posted some minis from Spain to the states certified mail and it took almost 5 weeks to get there.

[mweaver]

My order from Spain was shipped on 24 June - so hopefully, soon!

-Michael

[wolfen]

My mother sent a package to me from the UK on July 4. According to the tracking it arrived in Chicago on July 6. It then sat there until July 25 when it started to move again. All it says now is In Transit to Next Facility. Still waiting, hopefully only a few more days.

[syrinx0]

I had a package from CA take a month from arriving in Chicago to actually move to being delivered to the suburbs of Chicago.  My last Warlord waited in NY for weeks.  All eventually arrived thankfully.  Good luck!

[ErikB]

My Empress Vietnam minis were just dispatched today.

Let's start the clock and see how long it takes from the UK to California.

Can't wait to see these!  That Empress thread got me really excited.

[Lovejoy]

More delays expected...   

Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting

[Elbows]

My experiences lately:

Domestic US to US: has been slowed by 1-2 days generally speaking.

UK to US: Two orders, one was around 9-10 days, the other 4-5 days (the faster one was DHL).

Russia to US: Order from early May is still sitting in Pulkov-3/St. Petersburg along with almost everything else anyone has ordered from Russia in the past 4-5 months.  I have heard of some US buyers getting products that shipped in April, so....maybe my time is coming soon.

Estonia to the US: About 20 days.  Did sit in Chicago for 3-4 days after arriving which is not typical of international packages normally.

[mweaver]

My Spanish order came today - so from 24 June to 30 July. I expect it spent most of its time in the U.S. waiting to clear customs or whatever. 

-Michael