The desk came in two boxes shipped from a factory in Thailand.  We bought this desk and also the "9.75" H x 54" W Desk Hutch." The desk came totally disassembled.  It wasn't overly difficult to assemble but time consuming for my wife and I.  Pros: Good color and clean look to the deskCons: the drawers don't sit exactly flush when closed and we have a small hairline crack in the desk's desktop right above the keyboard tray.