# Shein (شي إن)

> Shein is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-27.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Roadget Business](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/roadget-business.md)
- Categories: Online Marketplaces, Retail & Brand Stores
- Official site: https://www.shein.com
- Community votes: 535
- Last updated: 2026-08-27
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shein

## About

Global fast-fashion marketplace offering affordable clothing and accessories online

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026. The team and community volunteers have contacted Shein repeatedly since February 2026 at several addresses, but the only reply was an automated routing message in Chinese, suggesting the request never reached the right team. No resolution has followed.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Follow-up Sent. Official follow-up email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to support@shein.com. The original February 9 outreach received only a Chinese-language auto-reply suggesting the inquiry may not have reached the right team. The email cited Alibaba as fully accessible and Amazon, AliExpress, Walmart as partially restored e-commerce peers.
- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company. Outreach email sent to Shein at support@shein.com and legal@shein.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions under the current post-sanctions legal framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-05-16 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up outreach email to Shein at service@shein.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email used the standard template citing the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift, the EU sanctions removal, and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. This is the latest in a series of community contacts targeting Shein at multiple addresses (support@, legal@, service@) following the original official outreach in February 2026.
- 2026-03-12 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up outreach email to Shein's service team at service@shein.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and EU sanctions removal, and included supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. This is the fourth community follow-up to Shein, targeting a new contact address (service@shein.com) after previous outreach to support@shein.com and legal@shein.com.
- 2026-02-27 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent an outreach email to Shein's legal team at legal@shein.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and EU sanctions revision, noted that Syria is no longer listed under OFAC's embargoed countries, and included supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.
- 2026-02-27 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent an additional outreach email to Shein's legal team at legal@shein.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and EU sanctions revision, and included supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. This represents the third community follow-up to Shein after the official outreach on February 9 and a previous community follow-up on February 16.
- 2026-02-16 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent follow-up outreach emails to Shein at both support@shein.com and legal@shein.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The emails referenced the OFAC and EU sanctions lift and included supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.
- 2026-02-12 — Verified. Community verification: Shein remains completely blocked when accessed from Syria via DSL network. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/f5bg4332y9sgz6cq3z0p6z7l/zox388uqrqueayqfsfq4n1kh-screenshot-2026-02-12-203550.png)
- 2026-02-09 — Note. Auto-reply received from legal@shein.com with routing instructions in Chinese. The response directed general issues to different departments and provided guidance for legal inquiries including IP complaints, court orders, and government requests.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shein?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shein/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shein
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/shein.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/shein.md