Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Two member states moved ahead of the July 1 EU-wide €3/HS code duty with their own per-parcel fees. Romania: ~€5/parcel logistics fee since Jan 1, 2026. France: ~€2/unique item category since March 1, 2026. The Council also confirmed a separate €2 EU handling fee per HS code, liv…
Drewry's composite WCI rose 6% to $2,712/40ft for the week ending May 21 — its third consecutive May increase (gCaptain, May 22). The standout move was Asia-Europe: Shanghai → Rotterdam +15% to $2,773, Shanghai → Genoa +10% to $4,082, against just 3 announced blank sailings for t…
TikTok Shop SEA will restrict and remove listings of certain brands that have sustained heavy negative buyer feedback. Effective May 22, listings carrying these flagged brands will no longer be sellable and will be removed from the platform. Seller insight : This is the first exp…
Wonderskin UK booked €4.3M GMV in April 2026 — #11 in Lengow's UK Top 50 TikTok Shops ranking. Peel-off Lip Stain remains the volume driver at a sub-£15 entry price. The UK Top 50 generated €52.58M for the month, roughly 1.6× France + Germany + Spain + Italy combined; Germany's #…
Shopee cross-border stores will see an upgraded advertising system effective June 1 — offering more comprehensive data analytics to help sellers better interpret ad performance and ROAS structure. Seller insight : For sellers running Shopee SEA channels, this is operational utili…
