August 8 and FDA changes and regulations are NOT affecting shipping at all to the US...shipping is always fastest in the summer months, when no big holidays in the USA, China, or rest of the world , such as Chinese New Year (Feb) and Christmas (Decemeber) worldwide... however many Chinese shippers are now scaling back on allowing any ecig related items to some specific countries due to a stricter policy in many countries (not the US) and Customs is looking closer at imports..