Despite New EU Tariffs, Temu and Shein Continue to Flood the Market
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With a customs fee of three euros, the EU wants to reduce the number of cheap packages from China. Too little, says the trade association HDE and warns: Temu & Co. will adapt.
Every cheap package from China has cost customs since July, but Temu and Shein continue to sell millions of products to Germany. Head of Commerce Stefan Genth explains why the state is powerless.
From November, an additional processing fee will be added to cheap online orders. The German trade association is not satisfied with this.
An additional handling fee is to protect the EU market from cheap goods from November. The German trade association does not go far enough.
The Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE) warns against an ongoing flood of cheap packages from countries outside the EU even after the abolition of the duty-free border. Tags: #Temu
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epochtimes.deThe Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE) warns that, despite the abolition of the duty-free border, hundreds of thousands of packages of platforms such as Temu and Shein will continue to come to Germany every day. "Temu, Shein and what they are all called will adapt, and they will continue," said HDE's Chief Executive Officer Stefan Genth T-Online. The abolition of the duty-free border of 150 euros for shipments from non-EU countries as of July 2026…
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