We ship from China, and we’d rather tell you exactly what that means than promise something vague. Here are our real processing times, real delivery windows and real shipping rates.
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Processing Time
We prepare and pack every order by hand, which takes 1–3 business days (Monday to Friday, China time, excluding Chinese public holidays).
If a piece needs to be freshly made — a paper cutting that has to be cut and mounted, or a bangle that needs a final polish — we’ll email you before anything runs late. We would rather tell you than leave you watching a tracking number that hasn’t moved.
Orders placed at the weekend or on a Chinese public holiday start processing the next business day.
Delivery Times
These are the windows we see in normal conditions, counted from the day your order leaves our workshop. Every order includes tracking.
| Destination | Estimated delivery time | Tracking |
| United States | 7–15 days | Included |
| Canada | 7–15 days | Included |
| Europe (UK, EU and most Western European countries) | 8–18 days | Included |
| Australia & New Zealand | 10–25 days | Included |
| Rest of world | 10–25 days | Included |
Delivery windows are estimates, not guarantees. Customs clearance, weather, peak-season backlogs (particularly around Chinese New Year, in January or February) and local postal delays are outside our control. If your order hasn’t arrived within 30 days of dispatch, write to us and we’ll sort it out — a replacement or a refund, whichever you prefer.
Shipping Rates
| Destination | Order value | Shipping |
| United States | Under $49.99 | $6.99 |
| United States | $49.99 and over | Free |
| Canada | Under $49.99 | $6.99 |
| Canada | $49.99 and over | Free |
| Europe | Under $59.99 | $7.99 |
| Europe | $59.99 and over | Free |
| Rest of world | Any order value | $9.99 |
Shipping is calculated automatically at checkout based on your delivery address. All prices are in US dollars (USD). Free shipping applies to your order subtotal, before any discount code is applied.
Tracking Your Order
Every order ships with a tracking number. We email it to you as soon as your parcel is handed to the carrier, usually within 1–3 business days of your order.
A note on tracking, honestly: international tracking can look quiet for the first few days while a parcel moves through sorting centres, and the last leg is often handled by your national postal service (USPS in the United States, Royal Mail in the UK, and so on). Once it reaches your country, your local carrier’s website will usually show more detail than ours.
If tracking hasn’t updated for more than 7 days, email hello@blessingofchina.com and we’ll chase it with the carrier ourselves.
Customs, Duties and Import Tax
Because we ship from China, your order is an international import. Here’s what that means for you:
United States Orders valued under $800 USD generally enter the United States duty-free under the de minimis rule, so most of our customers in the US pay no import charges. If any duty were assessed on a larger order, it would be the buyer’s responsibility.
European Union and United Kingdom Orders shipped to the EU and UK may be subject to import VAT and, in some cases, customs duties. These charges are set by your country’s customs authority and are the responsibility of the buyer. They are not included in our prices or our shipping rates. Your carrier will normally contact you by email or SMS if payment is needed before delivery.
Rest of world Import rules vary widely. Please check your country’s de minimis threshold before ordering — any duty or tax assessed on arrival is payable by the buyer.
We declare all parcels accurately and at their full order value. We cannot mark items as “gift” or under-declare their value; doing so is illegal and it also puts your parcel at risk of seizure.
Getting Your Address Right
Please check your shipping address before you pay — most delivery problems start here.
- Include your apartment, unit or flat number, not just the street address.
- Use the full postal code, and double-check it. An incorrect postcode is the single most common cause of a delayed or returned parcel.
- Add a phone number. Customs and carriers sometimes need to reach you.
- Use your name as it appears on your postbox or doorbell, so the carrier can complete delivery.
- If you’re ordering as a gift, put the recipient’s address in the shipping field and use the order notes to tell us it’s a gift — we’ll leave the price off the packing slip.
If you notice a mistake after ordering, email us immediately at hello@blessingofchina.com. Once a parcel has been dispatched, we can’t change the address, but we’ll do what we can with the carrier.
Still Not Sure About Something?
Email hello@blessingofchina.com and we’ll answer within 24 hours on business days — including questions like “will this arrive before my friend’s birthday?”, which we get a lot, and are happy to answer honestly.