European Union: European Commission investigation into Temu over alleged distortive foreign subsidies granted by China, under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FS.100186.AP)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
31 Jul 2026 under investigation
02 Dec 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
State aid control
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission issued statement of grounds to Temu over failure to cooperate during Foreign Subsidies Regulation inspection
On 31 July 2026, the European Commission sent a statement of grounds to Temu over failure to cooperate during a Foreign Subsidies Regulation inspection. The Commission preliminarily found that Temu failed to actively cooperate with several informati…
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
European Commission carried out unannounced inspection of Temu premises under Foreign Subsidies Regulation
On 2 December 2025, the European Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at the Dublin premises of WhaleCo Technology Limited, Temu's operating entity in Ireland. The inspection formed part of the Commission's ongoing investigation into whe…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority