The European Union will from 1 November introduce a €2 handling fee on packages from outside the bloc in a bid to curb the influx from China.
  • Waterpumpee@lemmus.orgEnglish
    15·
    14 days ago

    Europe has also expressed concern about “unsafe” non-EU products such as toys that violate the rules arriving in the bloc via Chinese e-commerce platforms.

    Yes this needs regulation. BUT its not only on chinese Plattforms. You can barely find toys, electronics… from non throw-away brands anymore on Amazon.

    • Scrollone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      13 days ago

      Amazon is completely useless now. Most of the things they sell are cheap shit from China with a huge markup.

      Just go on AliExpress directly and you’ll find the same exact products for half, or even one third, of the price.

      And for all other things, try local online shops. There are price aggregator services that help you find online shops for all the stuff you need.

      Amazon is useless and they don’t deserve any money.