USPS Priority Mail International - US to UK

WuMyster · 29 Dec 2014 at 17:47

Want to to order something from the US to the UK and need it by the 11th.
Do you reckon it'll come by then? If it were any other month, I wouldn't be concerned; but with Christmas just gone and New Year coming, I'm not sure whether or not it would.

Anyone dealt with a situation like this before?

Raymond Lin · 29 Dec 2014 at 17:48

It should, if it's not delayed by customs, about a week.

atpbx · 29 Dec 2014 at 17:55

I bought a jacket from the states in July and the sender used USPS and it was here in 8 days.

spoffle · 29 Dec 2014 at 17:58

Priority should be here quicker than a week. I've had it come in about 3 days before.

WuMyster · 29 Dec 2014 at 18:00

spoffle said:
Priority should be here quicker than a week. I've had it come in about 3 days before.

Sure that's not Priority Express?

spoffle · 29 Dec 2014 at 18:02

Oh lawd, really? It might have been then. Wouldn't you think priority would be, you know, the priority?

abui1806 · 29 Dec 2014 at 18:06

I ordered some watercooling parts from no competitors in the US, they posted it in 15th December. It arrived to the UK in the 21/12. It is still with the UK's Customs. Damn they are slow especially this time of the year. Same service as you ask "Priority Mail International Parcels".

WuMyster · 29 Dec 2014 at 18:16

Oh wow. I think I have to hold off then.

Werewolf · 29 Dec 2014 at 18:39

I had an item sent from the US on the 13th, it apparently was attempted for delivery on the 24th but I suspect they ran out of time.
So it's probably at my sorting office (if it doesn't arrive tomorrow I may pop down and see what they say).

Westyfield2 · 29 Dec 2014 at 18:57

Might be worth using a courier?

I had something dispatched in Los Angeles on the Friday, and delivered to my door on the Monday. 3 days for 5,000 miles. Not bad FedEx!

WuMyster · 29 Dec 2014 at 20:28

Westyfield2 said:
Might be worth using a courier?

I had something dispatched in Los Angeles on the Friday, and delivered to my door on the Monday. 3 days for 5,000 miles. Not bad FedEx!

Purchasing from a small time company and so they only offer 2 services.
USPS Priority being the fastest.

Kamwah · 29 Dec 2014 at 20:34

abui1806 said:
I ordered some watercooling parts from FrozenCPU in the US, they posted it in 15th December. It arrived to the UK in the 21/12. It is still with the UK's Customs. Damn they are slow especially this time of the year. Same service as you ask "Priority Mail International Parcels".

In the exact same predicament, sent from Canada though but arrived on the 21st and is sat at GBLALA which I assume is the airport.

Aod · 30 Dec 2014 at 00:33

WuMyster said:
Purchasing from a small time company and so they only offer 2 services.
USPS Priority being the fastest.

Unfortunately the big delay in the transit will be customs here in the UK, who might get it dealt with in a few hours, or it might take more than a week. Given the time of year, the latter is much more likely.

Expedited couriers like FedEx (don't use them though!), UPS and DHL speed things up partially by having their own sorting houses and planes, but mostly by having their own offices at HMRC where they expedite packages through in a more timely fashion, which they then bill you for later.

Surveyor · 30 Dec 2014 at 00:42

Kamwah said:
In the exact same predicament, sent from Canada though but arrived on the 21st and is sat at GBLALA which I assume is the airport.

GBLALA is the International Mail Processing Centre code for Langley, UK (Heathrow World Distribution Centre for Royal Mail).

They've probably been quite busy.

Kamwah · 30 Dec 2014 at 04:38

Surveyor said:
GBLALA is the International Mail Processing Centre code for Langley, UK (Heathrow World Distribution Centre for Royal Mail).

They've probably been quite busy.

So if it says gblala then it's past customs and rm is just back logged?

arknor · 30 Dec 2014 at 06:10

big delays over christmas from the states it would usually take around 10 days or less (lootcrate for my son every month)

Delayed In Transit
Post Operator:

Date Time Status
12/27/2014 10:00 Arrival in destination country
12/26/2014 22:00 Departed European Hub
12/26/2014 15:50 Arrived European Hub
12/16/2014 12:01 Departed USA
12/15/2014 12:01 Accepted by Post Office

Carrier Information:

Date Time Status
12/11/2014 14:01 In transit to Post Office/Delivery Agent
12/11/2014 12:01 Processed By US Carrier
12/08/2014 05:19 Electronic shipping information received

areksnumbr1sxylady · 30 Dec 2014 at 06:26

Use the priority mail, the red one... Blue one costs too much.

Cosimo · 30 Dec 2014 at 08:40

I've had stuff come over in five days from New York.

Scrutinize · 30 Dec 2014 at 08:45

USPS almost always seem to incur customs inspections and holdups our end. Still should be at your door in 2 weeks.

abui1806 · 30 Dec 2014 at 15:17

December 30, 2014 , 3:49 am
Customs clearance processing complete
UNITED KINGDOM
Your item cleared customs in UNITED KINGDOM at 3:49 am on December 30, 2014.

December 24, 2014 , 9:39 am
Customs Clearance
UNITED KINGDOM

December 24, 2014 , 9:38 am
Customs Clearance
UNITED KINGDOM

December 24, 2014 , 9:35 am
Processed Through Sort Facility
UNITED KINGDOM

December 21, 2014 , 11:50 am
Departed
London, UNITED KINGDOM

December 20, 2014 , 10:33 pm
Departed
Newark, UNITED STATES

December 19, 2014 , 8:25 pm
Departed
Chicago, UNITED STATES
December 18, 2014 , 11:52 pm
Arrived
Chicago, UNITED STATES

December 18, 2014 , 4:11 pm
Processed Through Sort Facility
ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)

December 18, 2014 , 4:10 pm
Arrived at Sort Facility
ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)

December 18, 2014 , 4:06 pm
Arrived at Sort Facility
ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)

December 17, 2014 , 9:59 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
CHICAGO, IL 60666

December 15, 2014 , 5:34 pm
Arrived at USPS Origin Facility
ROCHESTER, NY 14606

December 15, 2014 , 5:22 pm
Shipping Label Created
EAST ROCHESTER, NY 14445

December 15, 2014 , 4:19 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility
EAST ROCHESTER, NY 14445

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