Online retailer Shein targeted by fast-fashion bill in France

Lawmakers agree to slap up to $11 penalty per item, in move seen as protectionist

20240313 Shein Temporary Store - Paris

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein hopes to improve its image by setting up pop-up stores and a permanent presence in Paris. © AP

MAILYS PENE-LASSUS, Nikkei staff writer

PARIS -- Shein and similar Asian retailers are facing a penalty of up to 10 euros ($11) for each item they sell in France by 2030 and a limit on advertising in the country, after lawmakers agreed on a so-called fast-fashion bill on Thursday.

The Singapore-based but China-founded retailer was named in the legislation's text, which aims to impose 5 euros on each item at first but doubling the penalty by the end of the decade, within a limit of 50% of the sale price of each piece.

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