A parcel booked on Monday morning from Belgium to Germany with 1 business day order processing and a 2 business day transit has a total lead time of 3 business days, arriving on Thursday. The same consignment booked after Monday's cut-off shifts collectio

Standard services carry transit components of 2–5 business days on European lanes depending on distance, producing an estimated lead time that carries no contractual commitment. Express services commit to a transit of 1–2 business days on most European lanes, replacing the estimate with a confirmed lead time the shipper can hold the carrier to under the service level agreement.

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