Lab Testing Shows Shein Used Xinjiang Cotton in Apparel Shipped to US, Bloomberg Reports
Lab testing commissioned by Bloomberg News showed two instances in which garments shipped to the U.S. by fast fashion giant Shein were made using cotton from China’s Xinjiang region, according to a Nov. 20 report by Bloomberg. The report said…
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Shein typically ships individually to customers in shipments valued at less than the $800 de minimis level, so the company’s apparel is able to avoid the scrutiny CBP applies to larger shipments. A German lab conducted the testing on two batches of garments from Shein, finding using a stable isotope analysis that the cotton in the garments matched samples of cotton from Xinjiang. CBP did not immediately comment.