ANKARA – Turkey has slashed its ‘de minimis’ exemption and increased import duties in a move apparently aimed at helping local online retailers compete with Chinese-owned rivals such as Shein and Temu.
President Erdoğan issued a decree cutting de minimis – the minimum value at which a country applies customs duty and tax rates to imported products – from €150 ($164) to €30 ($33).
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