Alexander Bartz, a commerce knowledgeable for the SPD parliamentary get together, warns in “Bild am Sonntag”: “Low-cost Chinese suppliers reminiscent of Temu and Shein flood the German market alone with 400,000 environmentally damaging and generally life-threatening merchandise on daily basis.” Consumers needs to be higher shielded from “poisonous kids’s toys and clothes.” “Electrical batteries” should be protected.
In order to cease the inflow of parcels from China, Bartz desires to make use of a particular legislation, in accordance with which no customs obligation is charged on the import of products price lower than 150 euros. This exception needs to be legitimate till 2028. Things should transfer rapidly for the SPD politician. He calls on “the EU Commission to deliver ahead the introduction of a tax on items beneath 150 euros by 2025”.
SPD: “This alleged tax fraud is inflicting billions of euros in injury in Europe”
According to Bartz, the tax improve will even stop tax fraud. Low-cost suppliers usually ship their merchandise individually to keep away from export duties. “This alleged tax fraud is inflicting billions of {dollars} in injury in Europe,” stated Bartz.
Bartz believes that not solely shoppers must be shielded from poisonous and harmful Chinese merchandise, but in addition German companies from Chinese practices. The Chinese authorities is barely targeted on flooding the market with low-quality merchandise. SPD politician: “This should be stopped with the intention to defend our inside buying and selling firms from unfair buying and selling practices.”