The announcement comes after French prosecutors launched an investigation into the sale of the dolls, which was discovered by the French anti-fraud agency DGCCRF over the weekend.
The dolls – which have now been withdrawn from Shein’s platform – have children’s bodies and hold teddy bears, but are marketed as “erotic” sex dolls for male masturbation.
We will be completely transparent with the authorities, says Shein's spokesman in France, Quentin Ruffat, to French RMC Radio.
According to Ruffat, the company is ready to share the names of those who purchased the dolls in question.
"If they ask us to do it, we will comply," he says, calling the incident "unacceptable."
In addition to the investigation into Shein, prosecutors in Paris are now also investigating rivals Aliexpress, Temu and Wish for the sale of sex dolls.
The Shein scandal is erupting just before the clothing giant opens its first physical store in the world, in the prestigious BHV Marais department store in central Paris. Finance Minister Roland Lescure has threatened to ban Shein from the French market if the dolls appear on the company's website again.
