Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Amazon US notified FBA sellers that from July 8, all imported consumer products regulated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) must complete electronic filing of a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) or Children's Product Certificate (CPC) before goods arrive a…
Etsy's Regulatory Operating Fee in France rises from 0.47% to 1.14% effective June 22, 2026, and a new 1.97% fee kicks in for Hungary the same day. Etsy's Children & Baby Products policy update took effect June 2. Both EU markets face rising TikTok Shop competition, and Etsy…
USTR opened a public comment process on June 2 for a new US-China Board of Trade — a government-to-government mechanism to manage bilateral trade and potentially reduce tariffs on non-sensitive goods on both sides. Came out of the Trump–Xi May 2026 Beijing summit. Comments due Ju…
USTR determined on June 1 that Brazil's digital-trade, electronic-payment, IP, ethanol, and deforestation practices burden US commerce, proposing an additional 25% Section 301 tariff on a broad range of imports. Beef, coffee, energy, aircraft, certain rare earths, and ag-chemical…
DHL eCommerce announced a new exclusive multi-year last-mile contract with USPS on May 28, valued at "well over $10 billion (USD)" — unprecedented in their 25-year relationship. DHL handles nationwide pickup, sortation across its 19 fully automated hubs, and linehaul; USPS comple…
