UPS Tracking details for Altera DE1 shipped from Thief River Falls, Minnesota to Aberdeen, UK.

(All times below are relative to British Summer Time, BST).

03/07/2012 17:50 (BST-6) Order processed by UPS, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

03/07/2012 16:42 (BST-6) Entered into UPS system, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

03/07/2012 19:23 (BST-6) Departed UPS, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

03/07/2012 19:41 (BST-7) Arrived UPS, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

03/07/2012 22:23 (BST-7) Departed UPS, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

04/07/2012 01:10 (BST-5) Arrived Louisville, Kentucky (UPS "Worldport" air hub)

04/07/2012 08:19 (BST) Released by Clearing Agency, in-transit for delivery. Castle Donnington, UK

It looks like customs clearance are organised even before the goods have left the US.

04/07/2012 04:12 (BST-5) Departed Louisville, Kentucky (UPS "Worldport" air hub)

Good service so far, I hoped that it had made it onto a transatlantic flight within ~12 hours of the order!

I spoke to soon..... I'd hoped "Worldport" was the gateway to Europe, but obviously not.

04/07/2012 05:41 (BST-5) Arrived Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

04/07/2012 08:25 (BST-5) Departed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Maybe it's on a plane to UK now?

04/07/2012 20:02 (BST) Arrived Castle Donnington, UK

(Overnight in Caste Donnington)

05/07/2012 05:15 (BST) Departed Castle Donnington, UK

05/07/2012 06:08 (BST) Arrived Edinburgh, UK

05/07/2012 06:40 (BST) Departed Edinburgh, UK

05/07/2012 08:05 (BST) Arrived Dundee, UK

05/07/2012 08:44 (BST) Out for Delivery, Dundee, UK

05/07/2012 13:40 (BST Delivered, Aberdeen, UK!

Two days door-to-door - not bad at all!