Shopping at Shein or Temu? This is how the new tax that comes into effect today affects you

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The European Union launched this Tuesday the new €3 tax per product on low-cost packages from outside the EU bloc, a measure that directly impacts platforms such as Shein, Temu, and AliExpress. The decision, which marks a change in the model of mass online purchases of small value, is part of a reform of customs controls with which Brussels wants to respond to the explosion of international e-commerce. According to European Commission data, nearly 5.9 billion such packages arrived in the EU last year, four times more than three years ago. The vast majority, 90%, come from China.