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The EU plans to be responsible for the danger or illegal product that sells e -commerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, and Amazon Marketplace online in the crackdown on imports of imports from China.
According to Financial Times proposal drafts, customs reforms require data to provide data to online platforms before the product arrives in the EU, so that staff can manage and inspect the package more appropriately. This proposal is in danger of increasing counterfeit products, which were directly shipped directly from Asia to European customers.
Currently, the EU individual who purchases online products is treated as importers for customs purposes. However, reforms will switch their responsibilities to the platform if they are adopted.
“The rapid increase in products that are not safe, or not complied with leads to the serious safety and health risks of consumers, have an incorporable impact on the environment, and promotes unfair competition for different businesses. I will read the proposal.
The EU imported 4.6 billion low -value parcels in 2024, increasing four times in 2022, with more than 90 % from China. The enormous amount of these items is “an impossible burden on the authorities” according to the draft.
Under the reform, online retailers need to “collect relevant obligations and VATs” and “secure compliance with other EU requirements.” In addition, this proposal abolished the current exemption for products with less than 150 euros from paying taxes, and is subject to customs checks.
According to the draft, customs data from 27 national authorities will be pooled and a new Central EU Customs Bureau (EUCA) will be set up. This document is still discussed internally and may be changed before the release on February 5.
“Yuka can screen products based on this information and identify potential risks even before loading products for transportation or before the physical arrival to the EU.” I mentioned it.
“This allows customs authorities to have a complete outline of the supply chain, predict imports and exports, and recommend the membership of the members.”
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BLOC's new waste rules add that the seller is obliged to contribute to the disposal cost of unnecessary products, including clothes.
The EU also considers to impose a handling fee for each package. This is the first plan revealed by FT.
Under another rules that police on the market behavior of large -scale online platforms, the committee has already investigated Shein and Amazon and has begun a lawsuit against Aliexpress and Temu.
The online market exempts the responsibility of the products sold by other vendors on the website, unless they sell illegal or dangerous products intentionally or quickly delete them when detected.
Temu and Shein have previously inform FT that they are compliant with the EU rules. Temu states that it supports changes in policies that benefit consumers.
Amazon states that there are aggressive measures to ensure that non -secure or unusual products are not listed on the site.
