Got my Lava :amp today wot I ordered on the 23rd of November... 
so there was a light at the end of the tunnel then
Indeed!
I was worried that it would get caught up in the Post Brexit confusion as it came from Amazon UK... Lots of people are having to pay Duty and then 19% VAT on the entire cost (including shipping, UK VAT and Duty) on parcels that they ordered before Xmas...
IIRC orders placed before Dec 31st are OK for imports into the UK, can't speak for smugland of course
Think my days of ordering Canadian Whisky through France are gone. Hopefully duty free booze cruises will compensate when you know what is finally (what passes for) over