EU Accuses Temu of Hindering Raid in Ireland
The company has 130 million users in the EU and rejected the finding, saying it cooperated fully during the inspection.
- On Friday, the European Commission accused Chinese-owned Temu of failing to cooperate during a Dublin inspection, claiming the retailer withheld information essential to an ongoing investigation.
- Following surprise raids between December 2 and 5, 2025, Brussels launched an investigation into whether Temu received 'potentially distortive foreign subsidies' to fund its expansion.
- The company failed to provide books, records, and IT systems data during the inspection. The commission stated, 'Not providing the information prevented the commission from reviewing sources of information that could be relevant.'
- Temu rejected the findings, claiming it 'cooperated fully and complied with all the requests' while 'categorically' denying it received unfair foreign subsidies, asserting its operations are self-funded.
- With 130 million users across the 27-nation bloc, Temu is one of Europe's largest retailers and now holds the right to reply to Brussels' concerns regarding the December 2025 inspection.
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EU Accuses Temu of Failing to Cooperate in December Inspection
The European Commission on Friday accused the Chinese online giant Temu of failing to cooperate during a December raid on its European headquarters in Dublin. On July 31, the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, said it was looking into Temu as part of an investigation into whether the company benefited from distorting foreign subsidies. Temu is an online marketplace app that offers low-priced goods and has become hugely popular globall…
European Commission accuses Temu of obstruction during raid - RetailDetail EU
The European Commission accuses Temu of failing to cooperate sufficiently during an unannounced inspection at its European headquarters in Dublin. The Chinese platform disputes the findings and is, in the meantime, trying to establish a stronger foothold among European retailers.
The European Commission has sent to PDD Holdings, owner of Temu, and to its subsidiary WhaleCo Technology Limited, a statement of objections stating its concern about "a possible obstruction" to the unannounced inspection of the WhaleCo facilities in Ireland. It was carried out in December under the Foreign Grants Regulation (FSR), which could result in a fine for the company of up to 1% of the turnover of the previous financial year.
According to the EU Commission, the Chinese shopping portal is said to have hindered investigations into illegal subsidies.
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