Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Shein opened its third UK warehouse near Birmingham (Cannock), and both platforms have begun tagging eligible listings "EU warehouse" — orders are fulfilled from EU stock rather than direct-from-China parcels (Business of Fashion; secondary report via news.inbox.eu ). The pivot i…
TikTok Shop published an expiration-date and shelf-life policy in the US Seller Academy on June 5 (unconfirmed by primary platform source URL; secondary report via PPC Land). The policy specifies minimum remaining shelf-life thresholds across nine product subcategories — reported…
CBP's CAPE refund tool, launched April 20 inside ACE, has now accepted approximately $85B in refund claims and disbursed approximately $20.6B as of late May, across roughly 157,000 CAPE declarations filed by importers (Baker Tilly summary of CBP-published volumes; CBP). Phase 1 c…
USTR initiated the second statutory four-year review of Section 301 China tariffs on May 6, 2026 (Federal Register). For the July 6, 2018 tranche, domestic industries must file petitions to continue the action between May 7 and July 5, 2026; for the August 23, 2018 tranche, the w…
A video showcasing smart-lighting strip effects is spreading virally on TikTok across Southeast Asia — and it's less a fluke than the payoff of Chinese smart-lighting brand Yeelight's sustained push into the SEA market(via Chinese-language cross-border media)。The strip's programm…
