SHIPPING INFO

NIGHT OPERATORS / SHIPPING AND FULFILMENT

Built to order, then shipped. Here is exactly how long each part takes.

Analog night vision is not pulled off a shelf. Every PVS unit is assembled, collimated and quality checked against your specific tube assignment after you order. This page tells you what that means for your delivery date, what ships separately, and what happens if you need to cancel.

PVS-14 night vision monocular in a foam lined hard case on a packing bench, ready to ship
OUTBOUND PACKING / EVERY UNIT LEAVES WITH ITS QC SHEET
17,000+
Orders shipped since 2023
90+
Countries shipped to
Free
Shipping on every goggle
Prepaid
Duties and customs on goggles

Two clocks, not one.

Almost every question we get about delivery comes from people reading one number and assuming it covers everything. It does not. There are two separate stages, and only the first one is under our control.

Stage 1 / Build

The unit is assembled, collimated and QC passed against your FOM tier. This is the number in the tables below. It is measured from order confirmation to the moment the carrier label prints.

Stage 2 / Transit

Carrier time from our facility to your door. This is added on top of the build time and varies by destination and service level. Customs clearance is not included in any estimate.

Tracking

A tracking number is emailed the same day the label prints. Multi item orders generate more than one number because parts of your order leave from different places.

Read it as build plus transit

If a PVS-14 shows a four week build and you are in the continental United States, your realistic door date is four weeks plus domestic carrier transit, not four weeks total. We would rather you plan against the honest number than be disappointed by a tighter one.

Lead times, order confirmation to shipment.

Higher figure of merit tiers take longer because the tube inventory is thinner and the collimation pass is more rigorous. These are ranges we hold ourselves to, not best case marketing numbers. If your unit clears QC early it ships early.

Line
What is happening
Build time
Digital line
VIPER and the digital range are produced and inspected by our manufacturing partner under a streamlined QC process.
About 1 week
Digital, peak season
October to December and around major sale events, when volume rises and we refuse to shorten the QC pass.
Up to 3 weeks
HEAT thermal
Thermal units follow the digital production and inspection flow.
About 1 week
PVS-14 FOM 1250 / 1400
Tube pulled to your tier, housing prepped, collimated, QC sheet generated for your serial number.
3 to 4 weeks
PVS-14 FOM 1600 / 1800
Deeper inventory pull on higher tier tubes plus additional collimation passes.
Up to 5 weeks
PVS-31 PRO FOM 1400
Fully hand built. Lab grade collimation across both pods and tube pair matching before housing assembly.
Up to 4 weeks
PVS-31 PRO FOM 1600 / 2000
Same hand build with a narrower pool of matched pairs to select from.
4 to 5 weeks
Accessories in stock
Mounts, lasers, helmets, sacrificial lenses, cases and batteries picked from whichever warehouse holds stock.
2 to 3 business days

White phosphor and PRO housings

PRO housing and white phosphor variants follow the same build time as their FOM tier. Choosing a PRO housing does not add a separate delay on top.

Your order can arrive in more than one box.

This is the single most common support question we get, so it is worth being blunt about it. If your order has a goggle and accessories on it, those items almost never travel together.

Accessories go first

If the goggle is still being built and the mount is sitting in stock, we send the mount. We do not hold ready items hostage to a unit that is still on the bench.

Multiple tracking numbers

Each parcel gets its own number, emailed as its label prints. Two emails does not mean two orders, and it does not mean you have been charged twice.

More than one warehouse

We hold stock across North America, Europe and East Asia. Items ship from whichever location can serve you fastest.

Overseas accessory legs

Some accessories may ship from an international warehouse depending on stock at the time you order. When that happens it is disclosed on your order confirmation, and transit runs 7 to 14 business days.

Missing something from a delivered box?

Check your order confirmation for a second tracking number before contacting us. If there is only one number and an item is genuinely missing, contact us and we will resolve it, but the overwhelming majority of these turn out to be a second parcel still in transit.

What you pay to get it to the door.

Domestic United States

Free shipping on every goggle order. Accessories bought on their own ship at a flat rate under 100 dollars and free at 100 dollars and above.

International

Worldwide shipping is available. Duties, taxes and customs fees on goggle orders are prepaid by us, so the unit lands with nothing further owed at the door.

Restricted accessories

Lasers, helmets and similar items may need extra documentation for certain destinations. If yours does, we contact you directly rather than letting the order sit.

Analog units leaving the United States

Analog Gen 2+ image intensifier hardware is export controlled. Orders for PVS-14 and PVS-31 destined outside the United States are reviewed for export compliance before we accept and build them. If your destination is not one we can lawfully serve, we cancel and refund in full rather than ship and hope.

Customs delays are outside every estimate

No figure on this page includes time a parcel spends in customs. We prepay duties to make clearance as clean as possible, but we do not control how long an inspection takes.

What it costs to stop a build.

Because analog units enter the assembly queue within hours of the order landing, cancellation terms are structured around what has actually been committed. These are cost recovery, not penalties.

When
What has happened by then
Terms
Within 24 hours
Nothing has been pulled. Your unit has not entered the build queue.
Full refund, no fee
After 24 hours, before shipment
A tube has been pulled to your FOM tier, housing prep and collimation queueing have started. That labour and allocation cannot be recovered.
10 percent restocking
Within 14 days of delivery
Unit returned in original condition with all included accessories. You cover return shipping. Refund issued within 5 business days of inspection at our facility.
30 percent restocking
Accessory only orders
No build queue involved. Cancel any time before it ships. After delivery, standard 14 day return, original condition, you cover return shipping.
No restocking fee

We do use judgement

If a cancellation lands within the first few business days and the build has genuinely not moved, we look at it case by case and waive the 10 percent where we can. Ask.

Do not file a chargeback

A chargeback automatically cancels your order and blocks us from reshipping if the parcel clears. It is slower for you than simply asking. Email us and we process refunds immediately.

Emails you should expect.

Order confirmation

Sent immediately. Lists every item, and flags any line that will ship from a separate location.

Build updates

For analog orders, we write when your unit enters and clears the collimation and QC stage.

Shipping confirmation

Sent the day the carrier label prints, with the tracking number for that specific parcel.

A real person

Write in and you reach someone here, usually within one business day. We answer our own email.

SHIPPING QUESTIONS

Ask before you guess.

If your tracking has not moved, an item is missing from a box, or you need a unit by a specific date, tell us and we will give you a straight answer about where it actually is.

Build times on this page are measured from order confirmation to shipment and do not include carrier transit or customs clearance. Estimates are held in good faith and updated as production conditions change.