We were in USA, and did do some business with Phenomenex. We always kept a brand-new column of each type on-hand, and that's great for troubleshooting. All brands.
It's common for HPLC companies to pack and then test columns after orders are placed, they don't want to tie up labor and materials on columns that are rarely ordered; it's turnaround, like in any other business. Likely the more-common columns are on the shelf ready to ship.
I believe Agilent online store actually can tell user how many such columns are in stock, or one could find out by telephone.
And being in Europe, sure expect a few more days to receive.