Chinese online retailer Temu hit with EU charges for not cooperating in December raid
- BRUSSELS – The European Commission said on July 31 it had charged Chinese online retailer Temu with not cooperating with investigators during a December 2025 raid on its European headquarters in Dublin as part of a subsidy investigation.
- The charges could result in a fine of up to 1 per cent of Temu’s total annual turnover.
- The raids were part of an investigation under the European Union (EU) Foreign Subsidies Regulation into whether Temu, a unit of PDD Holdings, has received state aid which may have given it an unfair advantage in Europe.
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- BRUSSELS – The European Commission said on July 31 it had charged Chinese online retailer Temu with not cooperating with investigators during a December 2025 raid on its European headquarters in Dublin as part of a subsidy investigation.
- The charges could result in a fine of up to 1 per cent of Temu’s total annual turnover.
- The raids were part of an investigation under the European Union (EU) Foreign Subsidies Regulation into whether Temu, a unit of PDD Holdings, has received state aid which may have given it an unfair advantage in Europe.
Sources: Straitstimes