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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Shein UK accused of moving ‘vast bulk of income’ to Singapore to cut British tax

A customer carries a Shein brand bag after shopping at a pop-up store in Dijon, France
A customer carries a Shein brand bag after shopping at a pop-up store in Dijon, France. Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP/Getty Images

Shein’s UK arm has been accused of transferring the “vast bulk of income” to its Singaporean parent in order to cut its British tax bill.

The company, which had been considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange but is expected to list in Hong Kong, paid just £9.6m in corporation tax despite taking £2bn in sales last year.

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