Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Etsy is tightening cross-border rules: non-US sellers shipping to American buyers must move to Delivered Duty Paid and build tariff costs into listing prices, with a pilot tariff calculator rolling out in the listing editor (announced June 9). Separately, Etsy's Regulatory Operat…
TikTok Shop reportedly cut affiliate commission caps across major categories on June 22, with beauty, supplements, and home goods hit hardest — creator payouts moving from roughly 20% toward 10–15%, with no transition window. Creator-led brands that modeled their economics on 20%…
USTR has proposed additional Section 301 tariffs of 10% (for economies with a forced-labor import ban or trade-agreement commitments) or 12.5% (all others) across 60 economies, following forced-labor investigations opened March 12 ( ustr.gov ). A public hearing is set for July 7,…
Chinese cross-border media flags a styling shift in TikTok Shop US formalwear ahead of the US fall homecoming season: corset-bodice satin "mermaid/fishtail" dresses with high slits are displacing the heavy-sequin princess look, as buyers chase a "camera-ready, slimming" silhouett…
TikTok Shop reported its 2026 Mexico Hot Sale results: platform-wide GMV grew more than 8x year-over-year, with live-stream commerce cited as the core growth driver. Seller insight: Mexico is becoming a live-commerce growth market just as it co-hosts the 2026 World Cup — a rare d…
