Mine read the same weight while in Shanghai. When it got to the states it changed to lbs. I dont think the weight will affect shipping time for this. Companies have fedex have special arrangements to speed up shipping. Mine went from Shangai - Anchorage - Indianapolis - Atlanta from October 29th to November 1st. I was impressed. Had it not been shipped late and missed the last pickup, as stated on the Fedex site, I probably would have gotten it on the 1st (Saturday) but it was delivered Monday at 8:30am.