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Textile federation calls for extra levy on fast-fashion goods from Shein and similar platforms
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Textile federation calls for extra levy on fast-fashion goods from Shein and similar platforms

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Euratex has called for a €10 service fee on ultra-fast-fashion imports, after the European Union introduced a €3 customs duty on low-value parcels entering the bloc.
  • The federation says the fee would give customs authorities resources to detect unsafe and non-compliant goods and prevent loopholes involving wholesale imports or European warehouses.
  • Shein has become one of Europe’s largest e-commerce platforms, averaging 156 million monthly users by the end of 2025, while China has warned it could retaliate against such charges.

Europe’s textile industry wants the European Union to go further than its new €3 charge on cheap parcels. Euratex, the federation representing European textile associations, is calling for a €10 service fee on ultra-fast-fashion products sold by Shein and similar platforms.

The federation’s president, Mario Jorge Machado, welcomed the EU’s measure at an industry conference in Paris but said, “we cannot stop there.” Euratex said the additional fee would provide customs authorities with “the resources needed to detect unsafe and non-compliant goods.”

The group also warned against loopholes that could weaken the measure. It wants the fee to cover wholesale imports and goods shipped from European warehouses, arguing that European producers need equal conditions. The sector includes about 200,000 companies employing 1.3 million people.

we cannot stop there

— Mario Jorge MachadoThe Euratex president said the EU’s new charge did not go far enough.

The call came after Shein had an unsuccessful debut on Hong Kong’s stock market. The Chinese ultra-fast-fashion company has faced the new EU charge and similar restrictions in the United States, its two main markets. France also began applying a tax on ultra-fast-fashion clothing on Tuesday, with the charge expected to rise to nearly €20 per item over time.

China has warned that it could take retaliatory measures if such fees are introduced. Shein averaged 156 million European users per month by the end of 2025, ranking behind AliExpress, with 193 million users, and Amazon, with about 180 million.

the resources needed to detect unsafe and non-compliant goods

— EuratexThe federation described how a €10 service fee could support customs enforcement.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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