Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Amazon's Selling Partner channel announced June 10 that effective July 27, 2026, product titles in all categories except media must fit within 75 characters including spaces. Listings still over the limit will be AI-rewritten by Amazon on a rolling schedule. A new "Item Highlight…
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released June 9 shows May core retail sales (ex-restaurants, autos, gas) up 0.39% MoM and 6.98% YoY — the eighth straight monthly increase. Total retail (ex-autos and gas) +0.42% MoM, +7.19% YoY. Category leaders: electronics & appliance stores, clothi…
USTR issued a Section 301 determination on June 1, 2026 proposing a flat 25% tariff on all goods of Brazil, with carve-outs for Section 232-covered articles (steel/aluminum/copper) and ~1,600 HTSUS subheadings on the exemption Annex (incl. ~430 civil-aircraft lines) ( ustr.gov ).…
Trump signed an Executive Order on Strengthening Customs Enforcement on June 3, 2026 ( whitehouse.gov ). The order directs DHS/CBP to raise importer-of-record bonding requirements, restrict informal entry filing to U.S. IORs only, impose a "good standing" requirement on all IORs,…
Amazon confirmed Prime Day 2026 runs Tuesday June 23 through Friday June 26 — the earliest Prime Day since 2021, brought forward to avoid the FIFA World Cup and July 4th (Amazon; NBC News). Seller insight: sellers have 8 days to finalize lightning deals, ad budgets, and inventory…
