On Jan 27 I ordered from an Amazon merchant in the UK and received the following email:
Charles
Thanks for your order which has shipped.
Please be patient your end because since Nov. 2010 USA Homeland Security Department’s latest anti-terrorist requirements on international mail have sometimes delayed UK air mail into the USA by up to a month or longer – all the UK shippers I know are now experiencing late deliveries by USPS, air mail arrives in the USA then, I have been told, sometimes sits for a while in a bomb-proof container someplace before being handed over to the US post office for delivery. Most air mail from the UK to the USA came on passenger aircraft in 5-7 days on average, currently it has to travel on cargo planes.
The Royal Mail website states:
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/c...800088#1600085
“North America (USA & Canada) USA
Start date: 18th November
End date: Ongoing
Since November 2010, the United States Department of Homeland Security has increased security measures for items carried on passenger airlines. As a result, mail entering the US from around the world, and including the UK, that would normally be sent via passenger aircraft must now travel by other means, including ships and cargo planes. This is resulting in an extension to transit times.”
We're sorry if your package gets delayed, but this is outside our control.
Kind regards,
Nigel
The package was delivered on Feb 1.