EU lawmakers this week pressed China over a surge of dangerous products into the bloc and insufficient access to the Chinese market as they kicked off the first European parliamentary visit to the world's No.2 economy in eight years, Reuters reported. 

The visit, which began on Tuesday, comes just days after the EU agreed to overhaul its customs system, including a crackdown on mainly Chinese e-commerce platforms that face potential fines if ?they sell illegal or unsafe products into the bloc.

The EU currently does not apply customs duty on parcels valued at less than 150 euros ($173.42), an exemption that has fuelled the rapid growth of platforms such as Shein, Temu and AliExpress, which ship consumer packages directly from China, according to Reuters.