A letter on the website of the US Consumer Items Safety Commission states that two of its leaders are requesting that the agency look into the e-commerce merchants SHEIN and Temu after “deadly baby and toddler products” were marketed on both sites.
The CPSC Commissioners, Douglas Dziak and Peter Feldman, have asked the organisation to assess how foreign-owned e-commerce platforms, such as SHEIN in Singapore and Temu in China, adhere to its regulations, manage their relationships with third-party sellers, and represent imported goods.
SHEIN and PDD Group’s Temu, which both ship cheap merchandise into the US from China, are raising “specific concerns” for the Commission for their use of de minimis, a rule exempting packages valued at US $ 800 or less from tariffs if they are sent directly to shoppers.
According to a SHEIN representative, the corporation is spending millions of dollars bolstering its compliance initiatives. SHEIN declared earlier this year that it will invest US $ 50 million in compliance procedures to guarantee tight adherence to regional legal requirements as well as product safety standards.
According to a corporate spokeswoman, Temu will assist with any US CPSC investigation. According to the spokesman, the e-retailer mandates that all vendors abide by all relevant rules and regulations, including those pertaining to product safety.
