Buying Chinese carbon wheels: duties, shipping, delivery time and warranty of 36 shops

At a glance

Terms	Shops	Share
Included in the price 10PLUS, 8LIEN, BladeX, Bola, Carbonal, Elitewheels, Light Bicycle, MovingSports, Nepest, ONIRII, Tagoola, Tideace, Tukus, UPVINE, Wheelsfar, XMCS, Zen Carbon	17	47%
Taxes included, duties open Avian, Hygge, Superteam	3	8%
You pay them on import 9VELO, ICAN, LightFast, OG-EVKIN, Winow	5	14%
unclear DFS, EXS, Farsports, Karvon, Lún, No. 6 Racing, Serenade, Tavelo, Toccay, UNAAS, VeloBuild, Yoeleo	11	31%

With some shops, “included in the price” only applies to one shipping method. The brand page names it.

Customs duty depends on the duty rate of the goods and is charged on their value plus shipping. On top comes 19 % import VAT on value, shipping and duty.
Since 1 July 2026 there is no longer a 150 € exemption threshold.
The parcel service advances the charges and collects them on delivery, usually with a service fee it sets itself.
Essential bicycle parts from China are subject to an anti-dumping duty. Private persons are exempt for at most 3 essential bicycle parts a month for private use.

Terms	Shops	Share
Free 10PLUS, 8LIEN, 9VELO, Avian, BladeX, Bola, Elitewheels, Hygge, LightFast, Lún, MovingSports, Nepest, Superteam, Tagoola, Tukus, UNAAS, UPVINE, Wheelsfar	17	47%
Comes on top Carbonal, Light Bicycle, ONIRII, Serenade, Winow	5	14%
unclear DFS, EXS, Farsports, ICAN, Karvon, No. 6 Racing, OG-EVKIN, Tavelo, Tideace, Toccay, VeloBuild, XMCS, Yoeleo, Zen Carbon	14	39%

Terms	Shops	Share
Up to 10 business days BladeX, Farsports, Serenade	3	8%
11 to 20 business days 9VELO, Bola, Carbonal, Elitewheels, Hygge, Light Bicycle, Nepest, OG-EVKIN, ONIRII, Tagoola, Tideace, Toccay, Tukus, UPVINE, Wheelsfar, XMCS	16	44%
More than 20 business days 8LIEN, Avian, LightFast, Lún, MovingSports, UNAAS	5	14%
unclear 10PLUS, DFS, EXS, ICAN, Karvon, No. 6 Racing, Superteam, Tavelo, VeloBuild, Winow, Yoeleo, Zen Carbon	12	33%

Upper end of the shop’s statement, converted to business days.

Terms	Shops	Share
At least 14 days Avian, BladeX, Bola, Carbonal, Elitewheels, Farsports, Hygge, ICAN, Light Bicycle, LightFast, Lún, MovingSports, Nepest, OG-EVKIN, Serenade, Superteam, Tavelo, Tideace, Toccay, UNAAS, UPVINE, XMCS, Zen Carbon	22	61%
Under 14 days or none 8LIEN, Tagoola, Tukus	3	8%
unclear 10PLUS, 9VELO, DFS, EXS, Karvon, No. 6 Racing, ONIRII, VeloBuild, Wheelsfar, Winow, Yoeleo	11	31%

A shop counts for every payment method it names.

Terms	Brands	Share
Lifetime or at least 3 years 10PLUS, 8LIEN, BladeX, Carbonal, DFS, Elitewheels, Farsports, Karvon, Light Bicycle, LightFast, MovingSports, Nepest, No. 6 Racing, Superteam, Toccay, Tukus, UPVINE, XMCS, Yoeleo	19	51%
At least 2 years 9VELO, Avian, Bola, EXS, Hygge, ICAN, OG-EVKIN, ONIRII, Tagoola, Tideace, VeloBuild, Wheelsfar, Winow, Zen Carbon	14	38%
unclear Lún, Serenade, Tavelo, UNAAS	4	11%

Terms	Brands	Share
Yes 8LIEN, 9VELO, BladeX, Bola, Carbonal, DFS, Elitewheels, EXS, Farsports, ICAN, Karvon, Light Bicycle, Nepest, No. 6 Racing, Serenade, Tagoola, Tavelo, Tideace, Toccay, UPVINE, XMCS, Zen Carbon	22	59%
unclear 10PLUS, Avian, Hygge, LightFast, Lún, MovingSports, OG-EVKIN, ONIRII, Superteam, Tukus, UNAAS, VeloBuild, Wheelsfar, Winow, Yoeleo	15	41%

Warranty and crash replacement are brand terms and count per brand.

All terms come from the shops’ own pages and apply to delivery to Germany, as of 19 Oct 2026. The brand page shows the quote and retrieval date.
The levels are the same as for the ratings of the wheelsets.
Where a shop does not state something, it shows as “unclear”.
The shop’s terms at the time of ordering apply.