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Where exactly did you put it? Could you send me a photo, please? Thanks a lot.
I wanted to share my experience for those considering a frame from LightCarbon. If you are planning to order, I strongly suggest you double-check and insist on getting a realistic lead time before paying.
Here is my timeline so far:
Order placed: January.
Initial shipping estimate: End of February.
First delay: Pushed to the end of March.
Current status: It is now late April, and the frame still hasn't been shipped.
While the frame itself is finally painted, they now claim they don't have the handlebars in my size. It’s been a cycle of constant delays and moving targets.
It seems LightCarbon is currently overwhelmed by demand and, unfortunately, they are not handling it well—especially when it comes to being transparent with customers about actual production and shipping dates.
Well, yes and no. Avenger functions as HongFu's D2C retail layer targeted at Western markets.
Historically, Avenger frames and their raw HongFu equivalents shared a $700 price point, while baseline open-mold frames hovered around $500.
The newer Avenger platforms (excluding those distributed via DengFu) all exceed $1000. Without documented engineering improvements, the markup primarily funds a Westernized brand identity and increased marketing overhead.
This pricing shift is frustrating, but it aligns with current Tier-2 D2C market norms
I asked the why TT017 has disappeared for the website and this was their response "Yes ,we sell TT017 ,but as agent in Asia and Germany ,we will not post online, Just sell offline like we quoted you"
Which Taric (Customs) number is declared on your invoice?
Normally you should not pay Anti-dumping for all the listed Taric Code in Annex III of 88/97, if you fall under the exemptions of Anti-dumping of Article 14
("Where imports of essential bicycle parts are declared for free circulation
by a person other than an exempted party or a party under examination
pursuant to Article 5, as from the date of entry into force of the
Reference Regulation, they shall be exempted from the application of
the extended duty if declared in accordance with the TARIC structure in
Annex III and subject to the conditions laid down in Article 254 of the
Union Customs Code, which shall be applicable mutatis mutandis,
where: on a monthly basis, less than 300 units per type of essential
bicycle parts are, on average, either declared for free circulation by
a party or are delivered to it. The time limit to calculate that average
will not exceed 12 months, whereby the first period starts from the
date of entry into force of the concerned end-use authorisation, and
will in no case exceed its period of validity. ◄ The number of parts
declared by or delivered to any party shall be calculated by
reference to the number of parts declared by or delivered to all
parties which are associated with or have compensatory
arrangements with that party; or")
What I would do is check the Taric code, see if it's listed in Annex III, and then dispute the anti-dumping fee with customs.
Wondering if any EU customers can share or tune in, this is what happened to me recently:
Purchased a SENTYEH / SENSAH G13 grouset with a 11.11. coupon on AliExpress for around 270 EUR (thought this is a good deal for a future build):
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005009120344056.html
I am ordering through AliExpress for many years, but I am not an international logistics or customs expert.
In some cases shipments arrive without requiring any payment or effort, sometimes the courier would ask for handling & tax payment.
This time, the shipment was routed to the local customs.
They explained, because of a value of >150EUR and the content being bicycle parts that I had to pay anti-dumping duty.
Hard to argue with them, I ended up paying an additional 220 EUR to get the shipment released.
Indeed, you can find Regulation (EU) 2023/611, Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 which seem to confirm anti-dumping duty for products from China being in place.
However, this is the first time I have came in contact with this and that it was actually due and charged for a shipment from China.
Has anybody come across this, as well, any thoughts or experiences?
