EU Accuses Temu of Failing to Cooperate in Investigation
The EU antitrust regulator conducted searches in December 2025 as part of an investigation into whether the Chinese company Temu received potentially market-distorting foreign subsidies.
The European Commission stated that it has "preliminarily concluded that Temu failed to fulfill its obligation to actively cooperate on several aspects related to the inspection" at its subsidiary WhaleCo's premises in Dublin.
Temu rejected the EU's findings, emphasizing that it "fully cooperated and complied with all requests made by the Commission during the inspection," adding that it will analyze the claims.
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The EU claims that during the searches, Temu did not provide information about the organization and management of its operations in the EU, as well as the IT tools and systems the company uses. Temu also failed to provide specific accounting books and records regarding its activities in the bloc.
"The failure to provide this information prevented the Commission from examining data sources that could be important for the investigation," officials in Brussels stated.
Temu also stated that it "categorically" denies allegations of receiving unfair foreign subsidies.
"Temu is committed to fair competition. The company generates stable cash flows from its operational activities, sufficient to fund Temu's operations in the EU," they added.
Temu has 130 million users in the EU, nearly a third of the bloc's population, making it one of the largest online retailers in Europe.
