Temu and Shein, in Decline. The 3 Euro Fee on Chinese Parcels Has Changed Romanian Shopping Habits
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The introduction of the 3 euro charge on each category of article ordered from outside the European Union has largely discouraged Romanians from ordering more from China. Some have either given up altogether or drastically reduced orders. Others, in contrast, continue to place orders at the same rate, despite the additional fee. At the European Union level, orders from sites such as Temu and Shein have dropped sharply, by 30-40%, the announcemen…
Imports of small parcels from China into the European Union have fallen by 30 to 40 percent since the introduction of a new levy. Major Asian online retailers Shein, Temu, and AliExpress are particularly affected by the measure, which Brussels introduced to curb the strong growth of low-cost parcel shipments.
Since July 1, a new rule has come into force in the European Union, where all shipments up to a value of 150 euros are subject to a single customs duty of 3 euros per category of goods. Until now, such low-value shipments were completely exempt from customs payments, which allowed Shein, Temu and AliExpress to flood the European market with cheap goods for years. The new duty […]
The new taxes imposed on orders of reduced value outside the European Union are beginning to have an effect on online trade. Imports of such products have fallen by around 30% to 40% at European level, according to data presented by the French [...]
The products of a few lei ordered from Chinese platforms do not seem as cheap after the addition of the new taxes. The additional costs applied to parcels from outside the European Union changed Romanian shopping habits and greatly reduced orders from sites like Temu and Shein. Since July, for each category of articles [...] Article Temu and Shein lose customers. What made Romanians order more rarely appears first in the Monitor of Botosani.
The introduction of a European tax on small parcels, especially those from China, from 1 July 2026, led to a 30% to 40% decrease in imports into the European Union, announced Thursday the French Minister of Economy and Finance, Roland Lescure, quoting the data provided by the French customs administration, informs AFP. "There is no [...] The post Tax on small parcels led to a 40% decrease in imports into Europe appeared first on News Bucharest.
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