Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
TikTok Shop's 6.6 Birthday Mega-Sale — one of TikTok's biggest H1 promotional events — launches June 6. The platform is rolling out 80+ promo mechanics and 2,300 stackable discount vouchers, timed to coincide with World Cup football season when consumer engagement and impulse-pur…
A pet-household-targeted smart air purifier is climbing fast on TikTok Shop US. Past 28 days: 8,800+ units sold at roughly $92 ASP for ~$810K GMV(via Chinese cross-border media). Demo content positions specifically against pet dander, fur particles, and household odors — a target…
Effective May 18, TikTok Shop Indonesia rolls out Growth Xtra Program across TikTok Shop and Tokopedia, replacing the prior XBP structure. All enrolled shops get tiered commission savings, but only shops running GMV Max at ≥3% ad-spend-to-GMV over 30 days unlock the maximum 8.18%…
Drewry's composite WCI rose 12% to $2,553/40ft in the week ending May 14 — a meaningful step up from last week's +3%. Shanghai → NY jumped 14% to $4,252; LA +10% to $3,357. Yang Ming added a $2,000/40ft GRI effective May 15 on top of EFS and PSS surcharges. Drewry counted 7 blank…
US Census April 2026 advance estimate: $757.1B total, +0.5% MoM and +4.9% YoY. The line that matters for e-commerce: nonstore retailers +11.1% YoY, growing >2x the all-channel pace (released May 14). Seller insight: Online demand stayed strong even as May Michigan sentiment hi…
