Fashion’s fast-moving target for Itac

Itac says the fast fashion business model, as exemplified by Shein, is causing some head-scratching over tax compliance

25 June 2023 - 00:00

The fast fashion business model poses new challenges to South Africa’s tax and tariff regime, as seen in the case of China’s low-cost apparel supplier Shein, says Ayabonga Cawe, chief commissioner at the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac). ..

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