Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Effective June 2026, TikTok Shop US is restructuring return shipping cost responsibility — for buyer-responsibility return scenarios that previously split or assigned costs to the buyer, sellers will now bear the full cost. The exact scope of "buyer-responsibility" terminology an…
TikTok Shop UK has opened its Product Subscription feature to all sellers (previously beta-only). Sellers can now configure recurring-purchase discount tiers at 5%, 10%, 15%, or 20% for subscribers. The feature extends TikTok Shop into recurring-revenue territory previously domin…
A specific category of women's casual water shoes — designed for water sports but marketed as multi-use summer footwear — crossed 10,000+ units sold and $100K+ in GMV on TikTok Shop US in the past 28 days, at roughly a $10 ASP. The hook in winning creator videos: "summer wear tha…
Trump told von der Leyen the EU has until July 4 to fully implement the August 2025 trade deal or face "much higher" tariffs — including a threatened jump from 15% to 25% on EU-built autos. Why it matters: The auto threat itself is narrow, but watch the July 4 date — it lands on…
The US Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that the 10% across-the-board import surcharge imposed in February 2026 under the 1974 Trade Act's balance-of-payments authority was unlawful. The 53-page opinion concluded the administration failed to prove a balance-of-payments defi…
