Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Drewry's WCI jumped 23% WoW to $3,433/40ft for the week ending June 4. Shanghai–LA +31% to $4,565; Shanghai–NY +20% to $5,505. Shippers are pulling cargo forward ahead of the Section 122 universal 10% tariff expiry (July 24) and 2026 FIFA World Cup logistics demand. Carrier-side:…
The European Commission issued a €200 million fine to Temu on May 28 under the Digital Services Act — the first DSA fine against an ecommerce marketplace for failing to assess systemic risks of illegal products. The Commission's mystery-shopping evidence found a very high share o…
AliExpress signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Correios (Brazil's national postal service), marking a new strategic phase in the partnership. The deal signals deeper logistics integration for cross-border parcels into Brazil — Latin America's largest ecommerce market. Selle…
EU issues first DSA fine: €200M to Temu over illegal-product risk.** The European Commission announced on May 28 a €200 million fine under the Digital Services Act after finding Temu failed to assess and mitigate systemic risks linked to illegal and unsafe products — the largest…
Multiple major UK retailers are reportedly pressing the UK government to introduce a flat £2.60 customs duty on low-value overseas parcels — mirroring the EU's July 1 €3 mechanism(via Chinese-language cross-border media)。No formal UK legislation introduced yet; this is industry l…
