Jan Vermeulin, Editor at Mybroadband and Stephen Grootes delve in the issue of Chinese fast fashion retailers such as Temu and Shein have been paying duties of 20% or less on clothing packages valued under R500. They explain some of the reasons the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is still in discussions regarding the implementation of 45% tariffs, in addition to VAT, on small, low-cost clothing imports.