Jeff_Birt
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It is probably more efficient to send me an emal or PM directly. I may not always see changes in this thread and I don't want to leave you wondering. The international shipping situation is challenging at present.
Some countires implemented a 'essential shipments' only policy. No idea how they determine what is essential or not in any particular country, I don't know if these countires have ever publicly announced the criteria. It is also possible that USPS screwed up. I have had 4 international packages which were delayed and one lost that were shipped within a two week period in April. They seemed to have made it to Chicago and been sent to the wrong country or just disappeared. One to France showd back up in the USA then was sent out again and finally arrived.
Your package was dropped off at my local post office on 4/10/20 and the last tracking entry was on 4/29/20 which indicates it 'should' have been loaded on an airplane on its way to you. It has been nearly 4 weeks but as I don't know the situation with how international parcels are being handled in Oz I don't know what sort of time frame to tell you to expect. In normal times I a typical USPS first class parcel can take up to three weeks to arrive. If customs randomly pulls it for inspection, it can take 6-8 weeks and neither party will get any notice. The package to France I mentioned above took about 8 weeks, the one that got lost was also to France.
My suggestion is to check with your postal system about how they are handling 'non essential' packages. This my shed some light onto what to expect since you have several packages not show up yet. Give the package from me another two weeks to see if the tracking information is updated. That should be the outside range of the expected time frame for 'the new normal'. If you still don't receive it send me a PM.
Some countires implemented a 'essential shipments' only policy. No idea how they determine what is essential or not in any particular country, I don't know if these countires have ever publicly announced the criteria. It is also possible that USPS screwed up. I have had 4 international packages which were delayed and one lost that were shipped within a two week period in April. They seemed to have made it to Chicago and been sent to the wrong country or just disappeared. One to France showd back up in the USA then was sent out again and finally arrived.
Your package was dropped off at my local post office on 4/10/20 and the last tracking entry was on 4/29/20 which indicates it 'should' have been loaded on an airplane on its way to you. It has been nearly 4 weeks but as I don't know the situation with how international parcels are being handled in Oz I don't know what sort of time frame to tell you to expect. In normal times I a typical USPS first class parcel can take up to three weeks to arrive. If customs randomly pulls it for inspection, it can take 6-8 weeks and neither party will get any notice. The package to France I mentioned above took about 8 weeks, the one that got lost was also to France.
My suggestion is to check with your postal system about how they are handling 'non essential' packages. This my shed some light onto what to expect since you have several packages not show up yet. Give the package from me another two weeks to see if the tracking information is updated. That should be the outside range of the expected time frame for 'the new normal'. If you still don't receive it send me a PM.