Some of it depends on the method of shipping. We all know that while FEDEX gets your packages thorugh quickly they often come back at you with a delayed customs duty ding attached to an additional handling fee, quite substantial. Buut at least they are trackable.

Stuff sent from Scotland or the UK in general via Royal mails takes a slow boat, is less likely to be hit with customs duties unless it is an expensive and bulky item like a kilt, but often takes forever (read several weeks) getting thorugh customs, as it is a low priority for them. It may also be trackable from hte time it leave the shop until it hits customs in the states, but then disappears off the radart until it either shows up on your doorstep via USPS some time later, or you get a form leter about your package being held for whatever reason they deem necesary.

Parcel Force kind of splits the difference time wise, getting things through the system a bit faster, and often avoiding the customs duties fees, but is typically delivered by DHL on this side of the pond. Since DHL cut back their US services a couple years ago they are less reliable in delivery than others. I had a custom woven tartan handsewn kilt made and sent from Scotland last summer that they never bothered to deliver becasue they could not find my address, did not bother to call us at home, and did not attempt second delivery, instead holding it in storage for a month before alledgedly returning it to the scottish vendor (although they say they never got it either---hmmm) and it was lost completely in teh system for 5 months. The vendor is right now replacing it with an identical custom weave and handsewn kilt that should be finished in the next couple weeks, and hopefully will be in hand by the end of the month.

Yours is probably a Royal Mails service delivery that got to US customs, where Royal Mails cannot further track it, and will eventually be handed over to the USPS where tracking is not provided on international packages like your. so it will likely exit customs and show up on your doorstep without further adieu, one of these days. Have patience. As long as you don't get a letter stating that your item is illegal to import you should be fine.

jeff