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