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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…
The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and Department for Business and Trade launched two parallel 12-week consultations on March 31 proposing the largest overhaul of the UK product safety and market surveillance regime in 20 years. Online marketplace obligations a…
