A complete guide to how your Docos fixture travels from our workshops to your home — and exactly how to follow every step of the way.
We use 17track.net as our universal tracking portal — because a single tracking number often passes through several carriers on its journey to you. 17track aggregates ocean freight, customs, and last-mile courier into one clean timeline.
Open 17track.net — or use the quick tracker at the top of this page. Enter the tracking number from your shipment confirmation email.
You'll see every scan from origin to destination. Use the language switcher in the upper-right corner to change languages, or click through to the carrier's own tracking page for the most detailed information.
Email info@docos.us with your order number and we will look up the latest shipping information on your behalf — including container-level GPS for shipments still at sea.
Every Docos fixture ships via one of two carefully engineered routes. For most US customers, your order travels by Standard Shipping — our flagship route that balances cost, care, and reliability.
Your fixture travels in a dedicated Docos container from our Asia workshop to a California port, clears US Customs, and is delivered to your door by FedEx, UPS, or freight truck.
Your fixture ships directly from our Asia facility via commercial air courier — FedEx, UPS, or DHL — straight to your address, bypassing ocean freight entirely.
Here's what happens after you place your order:
Ceiling lamps, wall sconces, and table lamps within normal courier dimensions are delivered via FedEx or UPS Ground from our California warehouse. You'll receive a tracking number by email.
FedEx and UPS are commercial couriers — they cannot deliver to a PO Box. Please provide a physical residential or business address at checkout. Orders sent to PO Boxes are returned to our warehouse, causing delays and re-shipping fees.
For large chandeliers, long linear fixtures, and any piece exceeding standard courier dimensions, we use less-than-truckload (LTL) freight. Our California team schedules a local trucking company to deliver directly to you.
Freight trucks are large. Before your order ships, please confirm:
If you have any concerns about access, please tell us before your order ships — we will find an alternative solution.
If you've selected Express Shipping at checkout, your fixture skips the ocean. It leaves our Asia facility within 1–3 business days and arrives at your door via FedEx, UPS, or DHL in 5–10 business days total.
The United States has eliminated the $800 de minimis exemption that previously allowed shipments under $800 to enter duty-free.
We recommend budgeting approximately 10–25% of your order value for potential duty. Standard Shipping customers will never receive a separate customs bill — duties are fully included.
If you know which courier is handling your package, track directly via the carrier's own portal for the most detailed information.
If your tracking number returns "No information available" or "Not found," please don't worry. In nearly every case, this simply means your order is still aboard the container ship crossing the Pacific.
Ocean freight typically does not generate tracking events during the 20–35 day voyage. Tracking becomes active once the container reaches a US port, clears customs, and is handed off to FedEx, UPS, or freight truck.
If it's been more than 40 days since your shipment confirmation and tracking is still empty, contact us. Using your order number, our team can:
For chandeliers, long linear pendants, and any fixture exceeding standard packaging dimensions, we manufacture custom wooden crates sized specifically to the piece. Not stock boxes — each crate is built around your fixture.
Each crate is engineered to:
Shipping damage is rare but not unheard of. If your fixture arrives damaged, missing parts, or with a visible defect, please follow these steps — it will dramatically speed up your resolution.
A dedicated specialist will review your case and reply with one of three outcomes:
We handle every case ourselves — no outside warranty office, no support queues, no return shipping cost for our error.
If you're planning to order fixtures in volume — for a hospitality build-out, a multi-unit residential project, or a design showroom — we have a sincere piece of advice:
Start with one sample. Always. Even if you love what you see on our website, even if you've ordered from us before, even if the project timeline is tight.
Purchase one unit of the fixture you're considering. If you decide to proceed with a bulk order within 30 days, we will credit the full sample price against your bulk order. Contact us before placing the bulk order so we can arrange the credit.
If something goes wrong, please reach out to us first. We can typically resolve an issue within 24 to 72 hours. A bank chargeback, by contrast, initiates a process that takes 4 to 8 weeks — and the outcome is nearly always worse for both sides than a direct conversation would have produced.
We have helped thousands of customers through their shipping journeys — across oceans, customs, last-mile couriers, and the occasional unexpected problem. You only have to ask.
Whether you need a tracking update, want to report an issue, or simply want to check in on your shipment — we are here. Every email receives a reply within 24 hours, from a real person on our team.
From a single residential pendant to a hundred-fixture hospitality install — our in-house design team builds custom lighting on spec. Free 3D render. No deposit. We start when you say so.
From first email to final delivery, the same designer stays on your project. No ticket queue, no handoffs to strangers.
A photo, a sketch, a floor plan, or a sentence. Whatever you have. Email, form, or WhatsApp — all read by a real person.
Photorealistic 3D MAX rendering of your fixture, placed in your actual space, at the dimensions you specified. No deposit.
Change scale, finish, drop, layout — as many revisions as you need. Every round free, every render within 24 hours of feedback.
Our Jiangmen factory builds your fixture from scratch. Trial-assembled and photographed before shipping from Maryland.
The list below covers most requests. Yours isn't on it? Ask — we've engineered stranger things.
Six categories of space where stock fixtures fall short — and where our makers spend most of their time.
Different scales, different rooms — same process. Each rendered in 24 hours, refined over a few rounds, shipped within six weeks.
The client wanted a single sculptural piece to anchor a double-height lobby in a renovated 19th-century building. Six rounds of 3D renders, two finish samples couriered to the architect, and a final fixture composed of 84 hand-blown glass elements at staggered heights.
Engineered with a hidden steel frame supporting the visible cascade — invisible from below, structurally sound for the next century.
Standard linear pendants top out at 1.8 meters. The client's reclaimed-oak dining table was four meters long. Our makers extended the fixture's internal frame, added two additional lamp modules, and matched the brass finish to a sample of the client's existing cabinet pulls.
Delivered in five weeks, including a trial assembly photographed and approved by the homeowner before shipping.
A chef-owner opening a wine-forward neighborhood bistro wanted the bar lit like a 1920s Parisian zinc — low, warm, and a little theatrical. Stock dish pendants felt too polished. Our makers hand-spun shallow brass shades, aged the finish to a soft patinated gold, and paired each with an exposed squirrel-cage Edison filament tuned to 2200K.
Nine pendants hung in a straight rhythm down the twelve-meter run, dropped low enough to graze eye level when standing — close to the marble, close to the conversation, exactly the mood the chef sketched on a napkin.
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