Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Shopify reportedly plans to ban all e-cigarette/vape transactions for US merchants as early as this week, part of a crackdown on illegal vape sales. Seller insight : If you sell vape or e-cigarette products on Shopify US, you may need an alternative platform or compliance path im…
Amazon updated its EU list of IOSS-authorized logistics carriers; fulfillment rules take effect in July, with self-shipped parcels under regulatory scrutiny — non-compliant shipments bear the full loss. Seller insight : If you run FBM/self-ship into the EU, confirm your carrier i…
A high-strength, load-bearing double-sided mounting tape is topping TikTok Shop US's video-sales chart — 6,100+ weekly units, with the breakout video driving 12,000+ orders and ~$89K GMV over 7 days. Seller insight: Problem-solver hardware (mounting, hanging, organizing) is a dem…
The EU published the implementing legal text and guidance for its low-value import duty in the Official Journal on June 8. From July 1, 2026, a flat €3 customs duty applies per item on consignments valued at €150 or less sent to EU consumers, charged according to the goods' tarif…
CBP issued two interim final rules on June 24 indefinitely suspending the $800 de minimis duty-free exemption: one covering all non-postal modes (Federal Register 2026-12670), one covering the international mail network (2026-12669). Both took effect June 24, 2026. Every qualifyi…
