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EU backs small parcel duties to tackle China import flood
EU backs small parcel duties to tackle China import flood
Economy
by  AFP

EU states on Thursday agreed to scrap a bloc-wide duty exemption on low-value orders from the likes of retail giants Temu and Shein to help tackle a flood of cheap Chinese imports. Member states, including France, and the EU executive hope the duty exemption can be done away with from the start of next year, rather than 2028.