Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
TikTok Shop's US sales reached $4.9 billion in Q1 2026, with consumer spending on the platform up 46% year over year, per data from ecommerce intelligence firm Charm.io reported in the Wall Street Journal. The story under the headline number: the fastest-growing buyer cohort is o…
US Customs and Border Protection told shippers in a May 4 update that May 12 is the earliest date electronic refunds for tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act will begin issuing through the CAPE process inside ACE. In a parallel court filing CBP…
The US, Japan, Korea, and 16 other WTO members have reached a plurilateral agreement to continue the moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions — software downloads, digital services, streamed content. The arrangement extends a moratorium first put in place in 1998…
Drewry's May 7 World Container Index shows Trans-Pacific ocean spot rates moving up after three weeks of decline — Shanghai–New York +7% to $3,721/FEU, Shanghai–LA +5% to $3,062/FEU. The driver: MSC raised its Asia–USEC Emergency Fuel Surcharge from $430 to $644/FEU and Asia–USWC…
Effective April 19, UPS imposed a temporary per-pound Surge Emergency Fee on most international express lanes touching the US: $0.23/lb on most US imports and exports, $0.32/lb on shipments between the US and China/Hong Kong. The fee applies to billable weight and stacks on top o…
