“I am writing in case there are still some misunderstandings,” the letter from Temu began. “We are not avoiding or delaying the payment”, it continued. What it wanted of its recipient United Parcel Service (UPS), one of the world’s largest logistics and parcel delivery firms, was a chance to “meet, talk, and solve the problem”. The letter was sent by the Chinese-owned, heavily discounted, e-commerce site on September 4, 2025.  Two days earlier UPS had pulled the cord on interim terms agreed in 2024 with Temu for delivery services in Europe. That arrangement, governed by Irish law – Temu bases…

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