I made just 1 order from Temu until today. Unlike Aliexpress, Temu doesn't seem to pay any tax or customs in my EU country. I don't get it how they can get away with it.
That is not the case with Aliexpress and EU countries for some time now (since July 1 2021).
There's been a deal at EU level with Ali that it includes local VAT at checkout, for items of lower value.
AFAIK they have warehouses in europe. The import duty is paid, which can be a real hassle with other chinese imports (e.g. you 'd have to go to a post office to pay the duties)
That is likely worse for you since chances are you will have to pay it yourself + administrative fee when your products arrive
I think if you import to the EU via Netherlands and repack you get away with it. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Very curious about this, would love for someone to expand on how this potential loophole works.