Overview
- France formally asked the European Commission to open a Digital Services Act probe into Shein and consider provisional measures, with potential fines up to 6% of global turnover and possible market restrictions.
- The DGCCRF gave Shein 48 hours to remove all illegal products from its site, warning of dereferencing or suspension if the platform fails to comply.
- The Interior Ministry referred the case to prosecutors to seek blocking access in France after inspectors found childlike sex dolls and lawmakers flagged category‑A weapons for sale.
- French customs said they have stopped 100% of Shein parcels arriving in the past 24 hours and will open 200,000 packages to gather evidence for administrative, judicial and EU proceedings.
- Shein said it temporarily suspended its French marketplace and launched an internal review, as its first permanent physical store opened this week inside Paris’s BHV.