UK urged to close tax loophole to prevent ‘massive influx’ of Shein and Temu goods

The US and EU rule changes are seen as likely to hit trade into their markets by companies such as Shein and Temu. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Tax campaigners have joined retailers in urging the UK government to close a tax loophole to prevent a “massive influx” of cheap goods from companies such as Shein and Temu flooding the market.

It comes after the EU said it was joining the US in phasing out an exemption on customs duties for low-value parcels that has been used by the companies to export goods from China cheaply.