> This of course ignores the fact that European retailers often sell the same exact goods from the same Chinese factory, but at a 5-10x markup. And as said these goods are often same of better quality that what I would get from domestic retailers. In case of stickers the one from Temu were were of higher quality.
The rules are not about where the goods are produced, they are about whether or not the goods are safe.
> If EU was forcing Temu to abide by EU regulations on health and safety I would be all for it. But they are shutting down competition(change in customs rule on small packages etc) so our domestic retailers can stay inefficient and continue to bleed consumers.
Forcing Temu to abide by the regulations is exactly what the EU is doing here.
If it was solely about shutting down competition, there would surely be a handful of European shops selling all kinds of goods legal or not, just like Temu.
I don't think it's correct. The 150 eur exemption on custom duty on small packets has been revoked for years now, and now EU is also introducing some more tariffs.
The rules are not about where the goods are produced, they are about whether or not the goods are safe.
> If EU was forcing Temu to abide by EU regulations on health and safety I would be all for it. But they are shutting down competition(change in customs rule on small packages etc) so our domestic retailers can stay inefficient and continue to bleed consumers.
Forcing Temu to abide by the regulations is exactly what the EU is doing here.
If it was solely about shutting down competition, there would surely be a handful of European shops selling all kinds of goods legal or not, just like Temu.