I'll give it a go. I was curious about mail delays and custom delays. I would think more scrutiny would be given to packages coming out of a war zone. Sending the family jewels to safety in America! By the way, I got a Cannon lens from Japan last week. Ordered at 1030pm our time in Virginia on Tuesday night. It arrived by 3pm Thursday. According to Fedex Tracking it was on their plante bound to Memphis within 9 hours of me buying it on Ebay. $29 shipping from Japan vs $19 for regular UPS from stuff I get from KEH in Atlanta. Of course I am sure the selling price of the lens included a cushion to cover any cost over the $29 they put on shipping. Lens was as described so I was very happy.