US EditionUS Republican senator calls for DOJ and Homeland Security to investigate Shein, Temu for counterfeiting
Senator Cotton highlights how the end of a US trade exemption led Shein and Temu to hold large inventories in US warehouses, increasing investigation opportunities.
- On Dec 1, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton wrote to Pam Bondi urging DOJ and DHS to investigate Shein and Temu for alleged wide-scale intellectual property theft, noting both ship most merchandise from China.
- After the de minimis exemption ended, Cotton said Shein and Temu changed their business model, now stocking massive inventories in U.S. warehouses and distribution centers under U.S. jurisdiction.
- Both platforms sell very low-priced goods like $20 shirts and $10 accessories, with Shein privately held and Temu owned by PDD Holdings; France last week asked a Paris judge to suspend Shein for three months.
- Regulators in multiple jurisdictions are now scrutinizing Shein and Temu; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Shein on Dec 1, while the European Commission flagged Temu in July.
- Company statements note compliance efforts, with Shein requiring suppliers to certify noninfringement and maintaining a compliance team, while media requests for comment received no immediate response.
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Republican Senator Tom Cotton wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to investigate Shein and Temu, two rapidly growing Chinese cross-border e-commerce platforms in the United States. Cotton alleges that the two companies are suspected of large-scale counterfeiting and theft of U.S. intellectual property, seriously harming the interests of American designers and manufacturers.
US Republican senator calls for DOJ and Homeland Security to investigate Shein, Temu for counterfeiting
U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday calling for the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security to investigate online retailers Shein and Temu, which ship most of their merchandise from China, for wide-scale intellectual property theft and counterfeiting.
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