My Xmax Apple leather case is shipped from Milano to Switzerland via DHL. The phone I guess will also come from Milano.
To be honest I don't care where it is, I just need to plan a day home office so I would like it arrives on planned/scheduled date. If this comes from China, or Uzbekistan... I don't care but I would be jealous as it would have seen countries I didn't visited yet...
BTW with UPS,DHL,TNT or any delivery service, are you supposed to open the package to check if nothing is broken before signing the receipt? The guy is always in hurry...