How date estimation works

Shipping date

The shipping date refers to the day when the delivery is handed over to the shipping service provider. Several parameters are taken into account to calculate the shipping date:

Parameters
Current date and time
Shipping days and order deadlines
Shipping delays
Custom holidays

The following rules apply to determine the shipping date:

Rules
The date is a shipping day
The order deadline has not yet expired
The date is not a custom holiday

Delivery date

The delivery date represents the day when the delivery is received by the customer. Various parameters are used to calculate the delivery date:

Parameters
Shipping date
Transit time
Transit days
Delivery days
Delivery delays
Custom holidays
Public holidays

The following rules apply to determine the delivery date:

Rules
The date is a transit day
The date is a delivery day
The date is not a custom holiday
The date is not a public holiday
The remaining delivery time is zero

Please note that the estimation process takes all these factors into consideration to provide accurate delivery date estimations.

Delm
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