The Trump administration weighs whether it will add Timo and Shein to the forced work list in a major blow to the Chinese fast fashion giants, shortly after President Trump imposed a tariff on China, according to a report.
Officials are discussing whether TEMU and Shein will be added to the list of forced labor of the Ministry of Internal Security, two sources familiar with discussions for Semafor.
The Ministry of Internal Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Another strong factories for Chinese companies will be, after President Trump's tariffs were 10 % on China earlier this week a long -standing trade loophole – which is likely to force Timo and Shane to raise their prices, and see her packages stuck in customs for weeks.
Temu and Shein denied accusations of enforcednce on a large scale, even after Shen revealed last year that she had found two cases of children's work in his supply chain.
“TEMU is precisely prohibited to use forced work and imposes the rules of third -party behavior, which prohibits all forms of inappropriate work,” said a TEMU spokesman, owned by PDD Holdings, in a statement.
“The sellers and business partners must ensure complete compliance with this blog and relevant laws,” the spokesman said.
Timo added that its cotton -based products only represent about 1 % of its sales, and that it “does not facilitate the import of cotton -based products to the United States.”
The spokesperson said that more than 50 % of the total goods value in the United States come from local sellers and warehouses.
Shen told Semafor that he is not aware of any consideration that is placed in the forced work menu.
“It is a complete and fair review of the facts to prove that we are in complete compliance with UFLPA,” Shin spokesman told Semafor. “We have made our priority to implement the best chapter standards.”
Shin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In 2023, an investigation from the two parties was found by a selected committee that TEMU is likely to charge goods made from forced labor to the United States on a regular basis. “
The report also condemned the abuse of Shin's use of minimal exemption, allowing the sellers to avoid paying taxes of beams of less than $ 800 – the commercial vulnerability that Trump ended on Tuesday through his definitions on China.
According to the representatives of the United States, the representatives of the United States began early last year to pressure the Biden administration to ban Timo imports and add the e -commerce site to the forced work list, which was established by Congress in 2021, according to information.
Meanwhile, Shane is facing an increase in the European Union auditing on product safety standards.
During a press conference on Wednesday, legislators warned that Shein might submerge cheap imports that constitute health risks and serious safety for consumers.
