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…
Amazon's mom-and-baby category is seeing rising search and sales, with baby wipes leading at 20,100+ monthly units for $388,900 monthly revenue. Mom-and-baby consumables remain a high-repeat-purchase, subscription-friendly Amazon category — the antithesis of one-off impulse SKUs.…
Amazon will fully tighten self-fulfilled seller management rules effective June 29, 2026, with mandatory standardization of order processing time settings and elevated delivery speed standards for Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) and Premium Shipping programs. Specific new thresholds…
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…
