[RedJon]

Anyone know how long they take to ship from China to the UK? I’m trying so hard not to be impatient!

[the_ape]

About 6 to 8 weeks by the looks at the moment. Depends which vessel its o and where their stopping though.

[kingachille]

Anyone who can help me on tracking the right vessel?

Production date is 13/10/2021 and it should arrive in Belgium at 04/01 (I know this from another client who had this date in his answer from his dealer).

How can I track the vessel knowing it probably departed from Dalian Port?

[t41l589]

Originally Posted by kingachille

Anyone who can help me on tracking the right vessel?

Production date is 13/10/2021 and it should arrive in Belgium at 04/01 (I know this from another client who had this date in his answer from his dealer).

How can I track the vessel knowing it probably departed from Dalian Port?

If it's due to arrive in Belgium in January it won't be departing Dalian until the first week in December. If it had departed Dalian already, it would be in Belgium around the end of November.

[kingachille]

Aha :-) Based on what information are you stating this?

I know cars produced after mine have already the "shipped" status, so I'm guessing mine does as well? Or would it be possible shipping is depending on country?

[IX3 Vines]

Originally Posted by kingachille

Aha :-) Based on what information are you stating this?

I know cars produced after mine have already the "shipped" status, so I'm guessing mine does as well? Or would it be possible shipping is depending on country?

I have also seen that cars built after mine have been given an earlier expected delivery however you do need to consider that BMW have given me 4 expected delivery dates since the car arrived at Southampton on the 2nd Oct, all of which have passed. Latest suggested date is the 1st Nov, if this happens that's a four week period in the docks prior to being dispatched to dealer.

Not sure if later built cars will leapfrog the older built cars but if not all vehicles may be prone to the delays in being dispatched.

[t41l589]

Originally Posted by kingachille

Aha :-) Based on what information are you stating this?

I know cars produced after mine have already the "shipped" status, so I'm guessing mine does as well? Or would it be possible shipping is depending on country?

It takes roughly 3.5 - 4 weeks at sea from Dalian to Belgium (Zeebrugge). This is based on the last dozen ships I have tracked so I'm fairly confident on timings.

So if your dealer has told you that it's arriving in Belgium in January then it won't be going on to a ship until December. If it makes it on an earlier ship, you won't know that until it actually arrives in belgium early. Many of us have discovered this when tracking our cars and we can't confirm which ship its on until it checks in to Bremerhaven and then we work back from there.

[kingachille]

Oh, nice. Well, it had the status "Transport", but when I check the BMW website, only once code does have the "Transport" in it, code 10. Ready for transport.

So maybe... my car is still awaiting in Dalian :-)

[t41l589]

Originally Posted by kingachille

Oh, nice. Well, it had the status "Transport", but when I check the BMW website, only once code does have the "Transport" in it, code 10. Ready for transport.

So maybe... my car is still awaiting in Dalian :-)

Yeah, it will probably stay in that status until it checked into Europe where it will then change to "Port of Exit"