Amazon shipping is currently slow due to a combination of factors impacting its complex logistics network in 2025. Key reasons include inventory positioning challenges where products are not always stocked close to buyers, causing longer transit times. There are capacity limits on carriers, both Amazon’s own delivery fleet and partners like USPS and FedEx, which struggle during high volume periods. Weather disruptions such as hurricanes or snowstorms also delay transportation routes and operations at fulfillment centers. Additionally, labor shortages affect staffing in warehouses and delivery, slowing the processing and shipping of orders. Third-party seller fulfillment issues and recent policy changes that lengthen delivery windows contribute as well. Sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing carbon footprints sometimes result in slower, combined deliveries. Port congestion and geopolitical tensions also worsen shipping delays, extending container shipping times and increasing costs. These issues are interrelated and currently make fast shipping difficult to maintain, especially during peak demand and ongoing supply chain stress.

To manage expectations, it helps to order earlier than usual and check tracking updates, as Amazon works to address many of these challenges but improvements may take time.