– Why is there so much variability in international shipping times? Some things can arrive in a few days, other can take up to 8 weeks. These are consumer products shipping from a warehouse? Not made to order items.
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The major difference is in the mode of shipping between continents. Packages are either shipped on airplanes, trains or cargo ships. And these have very different speeds. The shipper can pay for faster delivery but if not it is random what mode your package will be sent on. Low priority packages are usually just sent on whatever is available at the time. Sometimes there is an airplane with some extra room and sometimes there is a convenient cargo ship to take the package. Bigger retailers do also ship the products to warehouses in each continent before the order is placed so they can get cheaper shipping and offer a faster delivery. But if this is the case you may also find that the warehouse is out and the product is shipped from another continent.
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