I am kind of worried about my wheelset, it seems like it is stuck in transit for 10 days after taking quite some time after the customs clearance. I ordered the wheelset on 24th of August to Europe. Has anybody experienced something similar?
This is my tracking from Cainiao:
Just a short update on that, Matter kindly offered me to look into that, so I did contact Tagoola(/him) on Aliexpress on the 27th of September. He assured me everything is fine and it as usual with standard Aliexpress shipping. Which was totally fine with me as when I ordered the expected date for arrival was 18th Sep - 23rd Oct. Also I appreciated the good communication. However nothing happened until 7th of October and I decided to ask again[1]. I then got some answer I did not understand fully:
Due to customs policies, your package may be delayed in delivery. Please refer to the actual delivery time for details
Estimated Delivery Time: October 31st [2]
However, the actual delivery time, AliExpress responded that this order will be overdue by December 30, 2025
[I kindly asked them to clarify if it is expected in October or December]
The estimated time is October 31st. The specific shipping is handled by AliExpress, and I can only provide consultation.
Aliexpress wasn't helpful either in that matter.
So all in all this is not the best experience until now, a frame I ordered at the same time with Aliexpress standard shipping arrived on the 24th. Not to mention all the smaller parts that shipped in no time. I probably have to use the tires of another bike to finish my build and check if everything else is alright

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[1] as the sorting, flight and customs process usually takes two weeks in Europe. So unless something happened the expected date would not be possible.
[2] estimated delivery time was 18th Sep - 23rd Oct when I ordered. I am not sure where they got that new date.