What happens in those 7–10 weeks
Ocean freight from the USA to Ghana takes time. Here's what your order is doing each week so nothing feels like a black box.
- 1Day 0
Order received
Your payment is confirmed and your order enters our sourcing queue.
- 2Days 1–5
Order placed with retailer
We purchase the item from the US retailer or vendor and schedule it into our warehouse.
- 3Weeks 1–2
Delivered to DDAB
The item arrives at our US facility, is inspected, photographed and prepared for freight.
- 4Weeks 2–3
Shipped to Ghana
Your item is consolidated into a container and departs for Tema Port.
- 5Weeks 6–8
Arrived at Tema Port
The container lands and we handle customs clearance and duties on your behalf.
- 6Weeks 7–10
Arrived at warehouse
Your item reaches our Ghana warehouse and we schedule final-mile delivery with you.
- 7Final day
Out for delivery
Your item is loaded onto our delivery vehicle and is on the way to your address.
What can shift the timeline
Retailer backorders, container sailing schedules and port congestion are the three things that can push an order toward the later end of the window. If any of them affect your order, we tell you rather than letting the date slip quietly.
Follow your own order
Each of the stages above updates live on the tracking page.