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EU plans to levy a flat €2 fee on billions of small packages entering the bloc, mainly from China, in a fresh blow to Temu and Shein

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EU plans to levy a flat €2 fee on billions of small packages entering the bloc, mainly from China, in a fresh blow to Temu and Shein

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EU plans €2 flat fee on small parcels from outside bloc

The EU has said it is preparing to impose a €2 flat fee on the billions of low-value packages that flood into the bloc each year, the great majority from China.

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Article says the sender would have to pay the fee.
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  Which will still get passed down to the consumer.
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    Which will raise the ridiculously low prices of temu, in order to stop ultra fast fashion, which is a good thing.

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