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Tax imports from China or block deliveries, Chancellor advised

The Chancellor has been urged to fast-track a crackdown on a tax loophole that helps Chinese giants such as Shein and Temu.

High street retailers want to block foreign firms posting parcels to the UK worth up to £135 without paying tax.

Rachel Reeves has said this might not happen before March 2029. 

In the pink: Television personality Georgia Toffolo wearing a Shein outfit

In the pink: Television personality Georgia Toffolo wearing a Shein outfit

Andrew Opie, at the British Retail Consortium, said: ‘UK retailers cannot afford to spend another three years competing on an unfair playing field against importers not paying tariffs.’ 

The EU is introducing a fee for imports worth €150 or less.

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