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By bartje
#105792
I've ordered twice now and received them in about 3-4 days. Awesome speed in my opinion.

Luckily, no import tax bills so far. But beware with overseas shipping - you don't pay EU import tax when you pay SparkFun, you pay US tax. So potentially they can charge you as much as 19% + a base fee of about €20.

But then again, I'm lucky >:) so I'll just keep on ordering.
By jeroen3
#117304
It took my package 16 days. But, the order was placed in week 50 (2010) and deliverd in week 1 (2011)
By Kamiquasi
#118286
Shipping To: The Netherlands
Shipping Method: FedEx International Priority
Delivery time: 5 days, including weekend

Exact breakdown:
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Date/Time            Activity                            Location            Details
Jan 24, 2011 11:24   Delivered
Jan 24, 2011 10:43   At local FedEx facility             DRACHTEN NL
Jan 24, 2011 10:30   On FedEx vehicle for delivery       DRACHTEN NL
Jan 24, 2011 10:13   In transit                          OUDE MEER NL
Jan 24, 2011 05:57   Int'l shipment release              OUDE MEER NL
Jan 24, 2011 05:57   At local FedEx facility             OUDE MEER NL
Jan 21, 2011 21:23   Departed FedEx location             PARIS FR
Jan 21, 2011 20:10   Arrived at FedEx location           PARIS FR
Jan 21, 2011 20:00   Shipment exception                  PARIS FR            Delay beyond our control
Jan 21, 2011 06:23   Departed FedEx location             INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Jan 21, 2011 05:05   In transit                          INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Jan 21, 2011 00:46   Departed FedEx location             INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Jan 20, 2011 13:39   In transit                          INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Jan 20, 2011 12:05   Arrived at FedEx location           INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Jan 19, 2011 22:26   At local FedEx facility             DENVER, CO
Jan 19, 2011 18:40   Left FedEx origin facility          BOULDER, CO
Jan 19, 2011 16:36   Picked up                           BOULDER, CO
Jan 19, 2011 11:28   Shipment information sent to FedEx
There's no additional details as to what that 'delay beyond our control' was, and I have no idea why it departed Indianapolis twice, but it arrived plenty fast.
By Kamiquasi
#132304
Shipping To: The Netherlands
Shipping Method: USPS Express Mail International
Delivery time: 8 days, including weekend

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Date/time                  Activity                                Location
August 23, 2011, 9:51 pm   Customs clearance processing complete   NETHERLANDS
August 19, 2011, 3:08 pm   Customs Clearance                       NETHERLANDS
August 19, 2011, 3:07 pm   Processed Through Sort Facility         NETHERLANDS
August 17, 2011, 8:30 am   Processed Through Sort Facility         ISC SAN FRANCISCO (USPS)
August 17, 2011, 8:24 am   Arrived at Sort Facility                ISC SAN FRANCISCO (USPS)
August 16, 2011, 6:46 pm   Processed through Sort Facility         DENVER, CO 80266
August 16, 2011            Electronic Shipping Info Received
August 16, 2011, 5:23 pm   Processed through Sort Facility         BOULDER, CO 80301
August 16, 2011, 5:00 pm   Acceptance                              BOULDER, CO 80301
Holdup in customs probably means I'll get an import duties bill later. I should charge them for taking so long instead ;)
By Kamiquasi
#151381
Shipping To: The Netherlands
Shipping Method: USPS International Economy
Delivery time: 6 days, including weekend

Exact breakdown:
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Date/time                  Activity                                Location
Nov 5, 2012 4:57 PM        Delivered                               
Nov 5, 2012 9:58 AM        On FedEx vehicle for delivery           RODEN NL
Nov 5, 2012 8:45 AM        At local FedEx facility                 RODEN NL
Nov 5, 2012 5:02 AM        International shipment release - Import AMERSFOORT NL
Nov 5, 2012 5:02 AM        International shipment release - Import AMERSFOORT NL
Nov 4, 2012 2:26 AM        Departed FedEx location                 PARIS FR
Nov 3, 2012 10:33 PM       Departed FedEx location                 PARIS FR
Nov 3, 2012 6:24 PM        Departed FedEx location                 PARIS FR
Nov 2, 2012 10:14 PM       At local FedEx facility                 PARIS FR
Nov 2, 2012 9:29 PM        Arrived at FedEx location               PARIS FR
Nov 2, 2012 5:00 AM        Departed FedEx location                 INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Nov 2, 2012 4:37 AM        In transit                              INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Nov 1, 2012 11:28 AM       Arrived at FedEx location               INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Oct 31, 2012 9:59 PM       At local FedEx facility                 DENVER, CO
Oct 31, 2012 4:45 PM       Picked up                               BOULDER, CO
Oct 31, 2012 12:36 AM      Shipment information sent to FedEx