Parcels of goods worth under €150 will no longer enjoy ‘de minimis’ exemption, exploited by platforms such as Temu and Shein
  • KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Look at who funded and lobbied for this, this isn’t about protecting EU manufacturing, most of these companies manufacture their goods outside the EU and charge exorbitant prices for them.

    This is once again taking the power out of the proles hands.

    Parent Corporate Member Key Retail Brands & Subsidiaries Annual Revenue
    Schwarz Group Lidl, Kaufland, PreZero €185.6 Billion
    REWE Group BILLA, REWE, Penny, Toom Baumarkt, BIPA €100.4 Billion
    Ahold Delhaize Albert Heijn, Delhaize, Alfa Beta, Mega Image, Maxi, Albert €92.35 Billion
    Carrefour Group Carrefour, Carrefour Market, Express, Atacadão, Cora, Match €91.48 Billion
    Tesco PLC Tesco, Tesco Express, One Stop €82 Billion
    Inditex Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius €36 Billion
    H&M Group H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, & Other Stories, ARKET €21 Billion
    Colruyt Group Colruyt, Okay, Spar €11.19 Billion

    Credit to https://www.reddit.com/user/Interesting_Pie_319/ for the data.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Aliexpress/comments/1ugpyoe/i_dug_around_a_bit_and_found_exactly_who_is/

    • DdCno1@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      12 days ago

      The difference is that these companies have to adhere to EU regulations, e.g. on harmful chemicals. Cheap Chinese products famously do not, often times to an absurd degree, exceeding limits by thousands of times.