Shipping Timelines for a Custom Print Order

A framed or canvas print is made after you order, so the clock starts in production, not at checkout. Here is how the days break down, and where deadlines go wrong.

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The short answer

A custom print typically takes 3 to 5 business days to produce, then 5 to 10 business days in transit for domestic delivery, so plan on roughly two to three weeks door to door. International orders add another one to two weeks. Framed pieces and canvases run at the slower end because they are built to order.

How the Timeline Actually Breaks Down

The honest answer is that no print ships the day you order it. Every piece is produced after purchase. Production takes 3 to 5 business days for most formats, and shipping adds 5 to 10 business days domestically. Put together, a realistic door to door window is two to three weeks within the country, longer abroad.

Format matters more than most people expect. A framed poster requires mounting, framing and a final quality check before it leaves the workshop, which pushes it toward the upper end of both ranges. A canvas is stretched by hand and needs curing time before packing. If you are weighing the two, the comparison of canvas versus framed poster covers what each format costs you in time as well as money.

Planning Around a Date

For a gift or an event, work backwards from the date, not forwards from the order. Give yourself three weeks minimum for a domestic delivery and five for international. That buffer absorbs a slow production day or a customs hold, either of which can add several days without warning. Ordering the day before a birthday is a gamble, not a plan.

It is worth saying plainly that these are estimates, not guarantees. Carriers miss windows during peak seasons, and a large canvas is more exposed to handling delays than a flat poster. Anyone choosing a bigger statement piece, like the kind of canvas edition built for a main wall, should build in extra margin. The Auvrique Shipping Policy sets out the current production and transit ranges in full.

Tracking and What Slows Things Down

Every order ships with tracking, and the number becomes active once the carrier scans the parcel, not the moment production ends. That gap confuses people. If your tracking shows nothing for the first few days, the piece is usually still in the workshop. Check the production estimate first before assuming the shipment is lost.

Three things most often stretch a delivery. Peak season volume, customs inspection on international orders, and an address that needs a second delivery attempt. None of these are common enough to worry about, but all of them are worth a buffer. If a date is genuinely immovable, contact support before ordering rather than after, and ask what is realistic for your region and format.

The clock starts in the workshop, not at checkout, and that is the detail most delivery promises quietly skip.

Stage	Typical duration	Notes
Production	3 to 5 business days	Framed and canvas formats sit at the upper end
Domestic transit	5 to 10 business days	Varies by carrier and region
International transit	1 to 2 additional weeks	Customs can add further delay

Typical timeline by stage

Key takeaways

Plan on roughly two to three weeks door to door for a domestic custom print.
Framed pieces and canvases take longer than flat posters because they are finished by hand.
Tracking activates at carrier pickup, so silence in the first few days is normal.
For a dated gift or event, order at least three weeks ahead, five for international.

Related questions

Does the artist affect how long shipping takes?

No. Production and transit times depend on format, size and destination, not on whose work is being printed. A Schanker print and any other edition move through the same workshop and the same carriers, so the same two to three week planning window applies.

Can I expedite an order if I am short on time?

There is no guaranteed rush service, so the reliable lever is ordering earlier. If a date is fixed, contact support before purchasing and ask what is achievable for your format and region. They can tell you honestly whether the window is realistic rather than optimistic.

What happens if my print arrives late or damaged?

A delayed parcel is usually still in transit, so check tracking against the production estimate first. If a piece arrives damaged, the refund policy covers a replacement or refund, and support will ask for photographs of the packaging and the print itself before resolving it.

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