European Fee Asks Shein for Info on Unlawful Items

The European Fee has requested on-line fast-fashion retailer Shein to offer inside paperwork and extra detailed data on dangers linked to the presence of unlawful items and content material on its market, the EU govt stated on Thursday.

Shein stated it welcomes “efforts that improve belief and security for European shoppers when purchasing on-line.”

The Fee stated it had given Shein a deadline of February 27 to offer detailed data on measures it has adopted to mitigate dangers referring to client safety, public well being and customers’ wellbeing.

Below the powers granted by the Digital Providers Act (DSA), the Fee additionally requested the Chinese language on-line retailer in regards to the transparency of its recommender programs, entry to information for certified researchers, and it requested particulars on the safety of customers’ private information.

It added the request associated to an ongoing DSA investigation in opposition to Shein, which was based in China and is headquartered in Singapore. The Fee has additionally been investigating Shein rival Temu, a part of Chinese language ecommerce large PDD Holdings, below the DSA.

On Wednesday, the Fee stated Temu and Shein, which is working in the direction of a London IPO this yr, can be held answerable for the sale of unsafe merchandise on their platforms, as a part of a crackdown on low-cost e-commerce imports into the European Union (EU).

It stated its considerations had been triggered by some 4.6 billion parcels price lower than 150 euros ($155.39) purchased on-line and imported into the EU duty-free final yr, equal to 12 million parcels per day, 91% of which got here from China. The variety of shipments was double that in 2023.

The EU govt, which has proposed customs reforms together with ending the obligation exemption for low-value shipments, stated on Wednesday it aimed to deliver ahead among the adjustments to 2026 fairly than 2027.

As a part of tariffs on China, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration this week gave companies simply over 48 hours’ discover of the tip of its equal “de minimis” provision, utilized by retailers together with Temu and Shein to import packages price lower than $800 from China.

($1 = 0.9653 euros)

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