Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Tiktok Shop is replacing the Violation Points system with Account Health Rating (AHR). Sellers can preview their score from May; AHR fully replaces Violation Points by July (TTS Academy). Why it matters : Historical Violation Point balances do not auto-convert favorably. AHR weig…
DGCCRF tested 600+ products from 7 foreign online platforms — 75% non-compliant, 46% non-compliant AND dangerous (April 29). 260 references flagged, 100,000+ units pulled, incl 57,000 toys. Findings shared with the European Commission, which can impose DSA fines up to 6% of globa…
Announced April 29: Shopify merchants can now sync products, inventory, and orders to Whatnot directly, with live shows on Whatnot routing fulfillment back to Shopify. Live in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Australia. Beta cohort of ~30 businesses…
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…
