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AFP
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March 16, 2025
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration won’t eject fast-fashion juggernaut Shein from the US market, its govt chairman, Donald Tang, has instructed AFP.
Shein says US tariffs gained’t gradual fast-fashion surge. – Shein
The top of the web platform, which has confronted scrutiny over its environmental footprint and allegations of human rights violations, additionally insisted that the corporate doesn’t use pressured labor.
Prospects not affected
“We’re not focusing on customs policy,” Tang mentioned in regards to the new US import levies throughout a go to to France this week.
“We will find a way to deliver the goods,” he added, saying that Shein’s “business model” had seen the corporate by means of different world commerce upsets just like the coronavirus pandemic.
This time, nevertheless, China is instantly in Washington’s crosshairs, with 20% further tariffs levied on imported merchandise.
The Trump administration has additionally questioned whether or not imported packages price lower than $800 will proceed to get pleasure from duty-free standing.
Shein—a agency based in China however now headquartered in Singapore—and Temu have taken benefit of that apply for years to ship tens of billions of {dollars} price of merchandise into the US from their community of Chinese language factories.
Tang mentioned that no matter occurs, “we will do our best to make sure the customers’ interest and experience are not affected”—with out detailing any specifics.
No pressured labor
Market flotation
Many buyers anticipate Shein to drift on a major world inventory market someday this yr, with London because the probably venue.
However Tang didn’t give away any hints in regards to the plans—past saying {that a} itemizing would reinforce belief.
“We wanted to embrace the universal mechanism for accountability and transparency, to have transparency as a requirement, not optionality,” he instructed AFP, hoping to stoke “public trust, which is crucial for our long-term growth.”
In January, the pinnacle of the British Parliament’s Enterprise and Commerce Committee mentioned he and different members had been “horrified” by Shein’s lack of transparency about the place its merchandise come from.
Tang mentioned that the corporate has since responded to MPs’ questions.
The model lately introduced it’s going to make investments 200 million euros ($220 million) in European round economic system and recycling tasks to shine its picture.
“We have been meeting different companies in Paris and other cities in France and talking to the technology leaders” within the sector, Tang mentioned—with out naming the potential companions.
Shein will doubtless face a tough promote relating to European environmental teams.
Pals of the Earth calculated in 2023 that Shein’s operations—which, on common, add round 7,200 new gadgets on the market each day—emit “between 15,000 and 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide” each 24 hours.
The European Union and particular person nations, together with France, are already weighing rules to restrict waste from fast-fashion giants.
