Now EU wants to introduce a ‘package tax’: will your Shein and Temu purchases soon become more expensive?

Europe wants to compete with the millions of super -chop packages from China. A new ‘pack of 2 euros’ has to curb the tsunami of products from platforms such as Shein and Temu. But what does that mean for you as a consumer? Is Brol-from-China more expensive? And will such a levy really discourage the purchase of that cheap t-shirt? Transport economist Roel Gevaers (UA) explains.

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