Trade: Tariffs Do Not Slow Down Low-Cost Suppliers

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With a customs fee of three euros, the EU wants to reduce the number of cheap packages from China. Too little, says the trade association HDE and warns: Temu & Co. will adapt.

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The Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE) warns against an ongoing flood of cheap packages from countries outside the EU even after the abolition of the duty-free border. Tags: #Temu

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The Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE) warns that, despite the abolition of the duty-free border, hundreds of thousands of packages of platforms such as Temu and Shein will continue to come to Germany every day. "Temu, Shein and what they are all called will adapt, and they will continue," said HDE's Chief Executive Officer Stefan Genth T-Online. The abolition of the duty-free border of 150 euros for shipments from non-EU countries as of July 2026…