Still no tracking after 2 weeks?

Check your spam folder too, sometimes tracking emails end up there

2 weeks is pushing it. Most vendors ship within 5-7 days and provide tracking. Hope it works out!

Tracking usually comes within a week max. I'd reach out to their support if they have any

Don't want to say publicly yet in case it's fine. Just wondering if 2 weeks no tracking is normal

Honestly, two weeks without tracking isn't that unusual — depends on who you went with. Some vendors are just slower to get the package out the door, like batch processing orders or waiting on a specific material run before they print the labels. I've had orders where tracking didn't pop up until day 12 or 13, and then suddenly it was already moving through the system.

Courier choice makes a huge difference too. If your vendor uses something like YunExpress or Yanwen for the first leg, it'll often sit in a consolidation hub for a week or more before it even gets scanned overseas. That's especially common if they're shipping from China through hubs like Shenzhen or Guangzhou. Once it hits the local carrier — USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, whichever — things usually speed up, but that initial handoff can be a black hole. I've also seen vendors that use DHL or FedEx from the start, and those tend to show tracking within a few days, but they're also pricier and more likely to get flagged by customs if the packaging isn't discreet.

Speaking of packaging — if your vendor is good, they'll use a plain bubble mailer or a simple box with no obvious branding. Cheap vendors sometimes use thin poly bags that can tear in sorting machines, which adds delays if the item needs repackaging. Customs observations can also throw off your tracking timeline — like, if the package gets randomly selected for inspection, it might sit in customs for another week without any update. That's more common with IDs that come with extra inserts or if the packaging looks a bit suspicious.

Overall, I'd say a 2-week wait for tracking is right at the edge of normal for budget-friendly vendors. If you're approaching week 3 with nothing, that's when I'd start reaching out for a status check. But for now, it's probably just the usual slow boat. Some vendors really do take their sweet time getting that label created.