FYI, I had a shipment from Amy come in and take over 3 months to arrive in The Netherlands, Europe.Got a reply from vendor on Alibaba this morning. Stated that the shipment " is still within the agreed delivery timeline ". I will need to check this up. Will comment later. Also that " this order has completed customs clearance, and the buyer is expected to receive an update in about a week ". But still the vendor has not supplied me with details from customs that I can verify what is said. I know Customs do not have it under the shipments waybill number as explained above.
And yes I am Australian. I live on a farm just outside of Dubbo, NSW. Retired. Have experience with Australian customs from the many air imports done in my business. Little sea freight experience. But sea freight is a different area as you have many shipments in one container that sometimes cannot be cleared till all shipments within the container are cleared. More complex. If US customs is like Australian Customs then they are bureaucratic and highly procedural. I found that if you tick the right boxes at the right time all is ok.