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French Customs: Quarter of Shein Non-Textile Items Failed Roissy Checks

The tally revises down earlier government claims of far higher non-compliance.

Overview

  • Customs inspected 320,474 parcels containing more than 500,000 items during a November 6 operation at Roissy-CDG.
  • About 25% of non-textile products were flagged for counterfeiting, missing cosmetic markings or documentation, or toy safety breaches.
  • Textile goods showed few issues, a result officials link to Shein shutting its marketplace shortly before the sweep.
  • A Paris court rejected a provisional platform blockade as disproportionate, and the government has appealed; authorities have not specified any ensuing penalties or procès-verbaux.
  • Shein says it launched an internal audit and is gradually reauthorising vetted third-party sellers; small-parcel imports have surged, and the EU plans a €3 levy per parcel from July 2026 with France considering €5.