In the last week, several consumers have reported that they have been charged when purchasing products from Shein. A Shein is an online fashion store that has become popular around the world, especially among young consumers looking for affordable clothing. Many goods were taxed more expensive than the amount paid for the products.
WellColussi reported, on its page on twitter, last Tuesday (28), who bought BRL 320 at Shein and received a charge of BRL 425.79 in taxes. On Saturday (25), a consumer informed Estadão that he made a purchase of R$ 187.75 and was taxed R$ 225.29. Thus, to have access to the package, he will need to pay the amount at the Post Office to the Federal Revenue Service.
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The customer reported the charge to Shein, who offered the consumer two options. The first was to receive a refund of 50% of the tax paid after picking up the product or rejecting the package and receiving a refund of the purchase price.
“Normally customers would not be charged taxes with regular mail. Now, however, consumers may have to pay duties 'due to increasingly stringent customs inspection', Shein said.
After all, what's going on?
The laws remain the same in Brazil. The Federal Revenue exempts the tax for individuals who buy up to US$ 50 (about R$ 260 at the current exchange rate) in foreign stores. However, the government now faces heavy pressure from Brazilian retailers who advocate taxing all foreign purchases.
A group in Congress by the FPE (Frente Parlamentar Mista do Empreendedorismo) classifies the online trade of Asian products as “digital contraband”.
Marco Bertaiolli (PSD-SP), who chairs the Front, said that Chinese companies usually divide the same purchase into several packages to avoid taxes.
“She sends five packages, one with each T-shirt, to be below the amount that is taxed, of US$ 50,” she said, to Folha de S. Paul.
This dispute between Brazilian retailers and foreign e-commerces is not new, but it gained strength in the pandemic, when more people started shopping on these platforms.
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