Temu rejected the European Commission’s preliminary findings, said it fully complied during the December inspection in Dublin, and denied receiving foreign subsidies that distort the EU internal market.
Temu has pushed back against European Commission allegations that it failed to cooperate properly during an unannounced inspection at its Dublin premises in December, disputing the bloc’s preliminary findings and denying it received foreign subsidies that distort the internal market. The Commission had said Temu breached its duty to actively cooperate on multiple aspects of the inspection, which took place between December 2 and 5 as part of a foreign subsidies investigation. In its response, Temu said it cooperated fully, complied with all Commission requests during the inspection, and would analyze and answer the Statement of Grounds while trusting the Commission to reconsider its position. The company also said its EU operations are funded by sustained cash flows from its own operating activities rather than foreign subsidies. Temu is an ecommerce firm and a unit of PPD Holdings.