France takes aim at ultra-fast fashion with fee per garment
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- South China Morning Postseen 31 Aug, 21:34headline rewritten
France takes aim at ultra-fast fashion with new levy targeting Asian e-commerce platformsFrance takes aim at Shein, Temu, other fast fashion with levy on Asian e-commerce sites - South China Morning Postseen 3 Sept, 03:04headline rewritten
France takes aim at Shein, Temu, other fast fashion with levy on Asian e-commerce sitesFrance takes aim at ultra-fast fashion with fee per garment
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Fri, 28 August 2026
2 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:12
Zwölf Euro Abgabe pro Jacke, neun Euro für eine Jeans, zwei Euro für ein T-Shirt: Frankreich will die Verbreitung von Billigmode mit Strafzahlungen einschränken. In den kommenden Jahren sollen sie noch weiter angehoben werden.
- Le Monde (France)15:49
Les entreprises concernées paieront 50 centimes de pénalité pour chaque boxer, caleçon ou paire de chaussettes dont le score environnemental est inférieur au seuil établi, une pénalité qui grimpe à 2 euros pour un tee-shirt, 9 euros pour un jean et 12 euros pour une veste.
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post16:52first to reportedited after publishing ×2
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France takes aim at Shein, Temu, other fast fashion with levy on Asian e-commerce sitesFrance will from Tuesday impose a fee on ultra-fast fashion items that will eventually reach almost €20 (US$23.20) per garment, as the government targets major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein. The levy follows legislation passed by the French parliament in June to regulate “ultra-fast fashion” companies, known for selling large volumes of lower-quality clothing at rock-bottom prices. It is part of a push to rein in Asian e-commerce giants including Shein, Temu and AliExpress, which...
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- thelocal.fr1 Sept, 07:01their copy
Tue, 1 September 2026
4 reports- Le Monde (France)07:36
Il s’agit de l’une des mesures phares de la loi adoptée par le Parlement cet été. Ce malus ne toucherait pas les entreprises dites de fast-fashion comme Primark, Zara, Uniqlo ou H&M.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:02
New measure targets ultra-fast fashion products, with penalties on jackets set to reach $22.75 by 2030
- BBC News World15:15
The levy on "ultra-fast fashion" items could reach almost €20 per garment by 2030.
- Libération (France)17:21
Sylvain Waserman, patron de l’Agence de l’environnement et de la maîtrise de l’énergie, salue le décret entré en vigueur ce mardi 1er septembre visant à pénaliser les enseignes de mode éphémère.
Thu, 3 September 2026
7 reports- ABC News (Australia)04:52
Brands like Shein and Temu which list millions of garment products on their websites will be hit hard by a fee on items for French consumers.
- Channel News Asia09:07
France’s new law imposes fees on certain ultra-fast fashion items that will eventually reach almost 20 euros per garment.
- El País (Spain)09:07
Las penalizaciones, desde 0,5 a 12 euros, empezaron a imponerse este mes y el país asiático advierte que tomará medidas para defender sus intereses
- chinadaily.com.cn09:21
France's anti-ultra-fast-fashion law is suspected of violating the non-discrimination principle of the World Trade Organization, China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Huang Ling said on Thursday.
- chinadaily.com.cn09:21
France's anti-ultra-fast-fashion law is suspected of violating the non-discrimination principle of the World Trade Organization, China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Huang Ling said on Thursday.
- Le Monde English09:30
A new law, which came into effect on Tuesday, imposes fees on certain items that will eventually reach almost €20 per garment, part of a push to curb the industry's environmental and local economic impacts.
- yahoo.com20:10
China claims France's new "anti fast-fashion" law is discriminatory, but the foreign ministry denies the charge, according to an internal Euronews source.View on euronews
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post10:12
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) said on Thursday it had held talks with French companies operating in China and reiterated calls for France to stop using its “anti-fast fashion law” to undermine the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. According to ministry spokesperson Huang Ling, public reports suggested some French companies had received subsidies from the European Union and its member states, and that this support might have been “partly passed through to their Chinese-based...