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European textile federation seeks €10 fee on fast-fashion imports

From CNA · () English

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  • Euratex urged the European Union to impose a €10 handling fee on fashion imports, mainly from China.
  • The proposal follows the EU’s new €3 duty on low-cost parcels and France’s separate levy on ultrafast-fashion items.
  • The federation says the measure would support customs enforcement and protect a European industry employing 1.3 million people.

Europe’s textile industry wants the European Union to go further against ultra-cheap fashion imports. Euratex, a federation of European textile associations, called on Tuesday for a €10 fee on imported fashion items.

The request follows the EU’s decision in July to impose a €3 duty on cheap parcels entering the bloc. The EU said the charge would help address the financial burden placed on customs agencies. France also began applying a separate levy on ultrafast-fashion products on Tuesday, with the charge eventually expected to approach €20 per garment.

Euratex President Mario Jorge Machado welcomed the EU’s new fee at an industry conference in Paris, but said, "we cannot stop there". The federation said the proposed €10 handling fee would give customs authorities the resources to identify unsafe and non-compliant goods.

we cannot stop there

· Mario Jorge MachadoThe Euratex president said the EU’s existing import fee did not go far enough.

The group also urged officials to close possible loopholes, including bulk imports and the use of European warehouses. It said this would help create "a level playing field" for a European industry that includes about 200,000 companies and employs 1.3 million people.

China has warned that it could retaliate against the fees. Shein, one of Europe’s largest e-commerce platforms, had an average of 156 million monthly European users by the end of 2025. AliExpress had 193 million users, while Amazon had about 180 million.

a level playing field

· EuratexThe federation used the phrase while calling for measures to protect European textile companies from cheap imports.
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