function wc_string_to_datetime( $time_string ) {
	// Strings are defined in local WP timezone. Convert to UTC.
	if ( 1 === preg_match( '/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})T(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})(Z|((-|\+)\d{2}:\d{2}))$/', $time_string, $date_bits ) ) {
		$offset    = ! empty( $date_bits[7] ) ? iso8601_timezone_to_offset( $date_bits[7] ) : wc_timezone_offset();
		$timestamp = gmmktime( $date_bits[4], $date_bits[5], $date_bits[6], $date_bits[2], $date_bits[3], $date_bits[1] ) - $offset;
	} else {
		$timestamp = wc_string_to_timestamp( get_gmt_from_date( gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', wc_string_to_timestamp( $time_string ) ) ) );
	}
	$datetime = new WC_DateTime( "@{$timestamp}", new DateTimeZone( 'UTC' ) );

	// Set local timezone or offset.
	if ( get_option( 'timezone_string' ) ) {
		$datetime->setTimezone( new DateTimeZone( wc_timezone_string() ) );
	} else {
		$datetime->set_utc_offset( wc_timezone_offset() );
	}

	return $datetime;
}