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German consumer watchdogs say new EU rules to protect consumers against Chinese low-cost suppliers such as Temu and Shein are "insufficient"

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German consumer watchdogs say new EU rules to protect consumers against Chinese low-cost suppliers such as Temu and Shein are "insufficient"

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Here is the original version in German.

English summary (aumotated translation with minimal edits).

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German consumer watchdogs have criticised the EU’s actions against Chinese low-cost suppliers such as Temu and Shein as insufficient. “The proposals are a missed opportunity,” Stefanie Gru.ert, expert at Germany’s Federal Consumer Association (vzbv) said according to the weekly “Spiegel”. “We fear that products on the platforms will become more expensive without making them safer,” she adds.

The EU Commission announced plans on Wednesday for tighter controls to ensure safe online trading. The new idea is to introduce a handling fee for parcels from Shein, Temu and Co.

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According to the EU Commission, consumers receive up to twelve million small items, such as toys, every day in the Schengen area, most of them from China. The number has doubled from 2023 to 2024.

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The vzbv calls for platforms to be more responsible, unsafe products should not even be allowed to be sold. Online marketplaces should check new offers with the EU database on dangerous products before they are released for sale.

The German Association for E-Commerce and Mail Order is calling on it to enforce existing rules better.

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If only they went after Amazon too, selling the same garbage but at a 400% markup
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  The new rules apply to Amazon and any mail-order businesses.

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