What moves the timeline

The clock starts when the print leaves the European fulfilment point, not when you place the order. An unframed poster travels as a flat parcel and usually clears the faster lane. A canvas or a framed poster adds weight, corner protection and a higher chance of a customs inspection that adds days without warning. The carrier selected at checkout matters more than the artist on the label. A tracked express service compresses the lower end of the range. A standard international service sits at the upper end and is the default on many orders. The real risk is not distance. It is the day your parcel sits at a border facility while paperwork is checked.

Build the wait into the decision rather than treating it as a defect. If the room is waiting on the print for a specific date, order the faster service and accept the higher cost as the price of certainty. If the date is soft, the standard service is usually enough and the extra days are the trade for a lower freight charge. Auvrique publishes its delivery assumptions in the shipping policy, which is the one document worth reading before you commit to a service level. Auvrique Shipping Policy

Framed, canvas and unframed compared

The format changes the handling, and handling changes the timeline. An unframed print ships in a rigid tube or a flat mailer and rarely triggers the careful re-checking that a boxed framed piece draws. A canvas print is heavier and often ships with corner boards, which adds a day or two at the packing stage and can nudge the parcel into a different service tier. A framed poster is the most vulnerable format on the route because glass or acrylic and a frame add weight and breakability, and the extra packaging can push the parcel toward the slower lane. None of this is unique to Fernando Lanhas. It is the standard shape of international delivery for art prints.

Choose the format with the timeline in mind, not only with the wall in mind. If you want the piece quickly and the room can take a tube or a flat mailer, the unframed option is the shorter road. If you want the work ready to hang and can absorb the extra days, the framed poster is the convenience purchase. The canvas sits between them on speed and on presentation. The size you pick changes the parcel dimensions, which can change the service tier available, so a larger edition often arrives later than a smaller one of the same format. View from North Quay, Canvas

When the parcel stalls

A parcel that stops moving is usually not lost. It is most often at a customs checkpoint, where a missing or incomplete customs form can hold a shipment for several business days while the carrier requests clarification. The fix is mundane and it is on the buyer to notice it early. Keep the tracking number from the confirmation email and check it at intervals rather than once a week. If the status freezes at a border facility, contact the carrier first, because they see the hold reason before anyone else. Auvrique can help interpret the status once you have it, but the carrier holds the live position. Auvrique contact

The anxious buyer tends to assume the worst on day ten. Most cross-border art print shipments are still on schedule at that point. The window in the answer box is wide because it is meant to absorb the ordinary friction of international delivery, not because every order takes the maximum. If your order has passed the upper end of the range with no movement, escalate with the tracking number in hand rather than waiting longer. A delay that is explained is a delay you can plan around. A delay you ignore is the one that turns into a refund conversation. How long does shipping take for a custom print order from Auvrique