Post #3716224
2026-07-10 10:09 UTC
Here in Europe, we now have tariffs on goods purchased from outside the European Union: €3 per product category.
So if I buy a €1 keychain on Temu, I have to pay an additional €3 tariff plus €0.75 in VAT. In total, a piece of crap that costs €1 ends up costing me almost €5.
There was endless outrage in Europe over Trump’s tariffs in the US. Yet when essentially the same policy was introduced here, it happened with barely any public discussion.
To me, this is a clear signal that the European Economic Area is losing competitiveness, and these measures are a desperate attempt to protect it, using highly questionable methods.
Replies (3)
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@nabor@troet.cafe 2026-07-10 10:26
@henry@dindon.one why do you buy pieces of shit at Temu?
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@jackjanssen@ieji.de 2026-07-10 11:10
@henry@dindon.one these tariffs help to stop the import of useles junk, so I welcome them.
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@sobek@social.linux.pizza 2026-07-10 11:31
@henry@dindon.one These 1€ pieces of junk have externalities, and it's often taxpayers that are made to pay for those because companies are by their very nature freeloaders.