the mean transit time is useless, the 90th percentile is what melts your pack
the mean transit time is useless, the 90th percentile is what melts your pack. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. Ordered from the warehouse in Poland instead of origin and the whole customs question disappeared. 16 days, door to door. Clearance took three days and the carrier…
Kept a spreadsheet of quoted versus actual across a year. The quote held; the variance was all in the last mile.
Split one order across two months on purpose to compare summer and winter. Four days apart, same carrier, same route.
customs clearance time is not carrier time and they get conflated
ask which lines are actually held in the regional warehouse
a quoted lead time you can hold them to is worth more than a fast one you cannot
Where did the time actually go — international leg, clearance, or last mile?
two identical orders a week apart is the cheapest experiment available