The current week has seen major setbacks for Chinese online providers of low-cost products. In both Europe and the USA, the business models of Shein, Temu, and AliExpress suffered a shot across the bow. The EU Commission decided to introduce a handling fee on parcels from suppliers entering the European Union, while the USA stopped the „de minimis“ regulation and thus plugged a duty-free loophole for deliveries worth less than 800 US dollars.