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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According to the EU Commission, the Chinese shopping portal is said to have hindered investigations into illegal subsidies.
The European Commission, the guardian of competition in Europe, conducted inspections in December at the site and its subsidiary Whaleco in Ireland, as part of an investigation to determine whether Temu had benefited from subsidies from Beijing that could have distorted competition. It based its actions on a European regulation adopted in 2023, which aims to combat unfair competition from foreign companies receiving state subsidies.
The European Commission criticises China's online sales platform for not cooperating in inspections to determine whether it is benefiting from illegal state aid
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