Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
From July 1, 2026, every item category inside an under-€150 parcel sent direct to EU consumers will carry a €3 flat customs duty (interim, until the EU customs data hub goes live in 2028). Council gave final approval on Feb 11, 2026. Why it matters: The math kills sub-€10 SKUs sh…
US Customs launched Phase 1 of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool inside ACE on April 20. Per CBP, ~$166B in IEEPA duties were collected from 330,000+ importers across 53M shipments, with ~$127B (incl. interest) eligible for refund in Phase 1. R…
Sellers must hit 99% valid tracking, 90% on-time delivery, <2% cancellation, 95% response rate, <2% negative feedback started April. GSH insight: If you're cross-listing from Amazon, your historical performance does not transfer — this is a clean-slate scorecard.
Adds roughly $0.17 per unit average in the US per Supply Chain Dive. Extends to Buy with Prime and Multi-Channel Fulfillment in the US/Canada starting May 2. Insight: If your FBA SKUs run on <20% margin, recalculate today. Larger/heavier units get hit harder than the average.
Builds on the August 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act expansion. Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper derivatives moved from 25% to 10–50% effective April 6 (White & Case). Insight: Any product with metal hardware — kitchenware, fitness gear, jewelry findings — needs a recos…
