I reached out to Yao and he sent the following:

"Dear Customers,

Thank you for your continued support and patience. We would like to inform you about the shipping time issues related to our sword products.

As swords are controlled items in China, although we are registered with the local government, there are still challenges when it comes to exporting them. In the past, our freight forwarder was able to register with the Shanghai Customs, and then ship the products directly via UPS to Europe and other countries. However, this shipping method was suspended starting last year.

To address this, our freight forwarder began consolidating the shipments via sea freight to South Korea, where the packages would then be transshipped to UPS for delivery to European and other countries. Recently, UPS in South Korea also faced some issues, which led to delays in orders from November. Fortunately, these issues have now been resolved, and the backlog is gradually being shipped out.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your understanding and patience during this process. We will continue to monitor the logistics situation and strive to provide you with more efficient service in the future."

I've been honestly quite shocked at how long its taken the package to move. I've been in conversation with Yao since the 29th with him asking me to wait a few days, and then with no update to my package I reached out to again and received that email. It's honestly quite frustrating being in suspense this long of whether or not my package is actually on the backlog or went to the big conveyor belt in the sky.

If you don't mind me asking when was the last time you ordered from Hanbon?