Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Vinted launched user-to-user trades in Germany and Austria April 28, 2026, with Austrian Post as logistics partner. Platform now valued at €8B post share sale. So what : Resale is absorbing real volume from new-product retail in DACH. Vinted is now a viable liquidation channel fo…
Temu is rolling its Y2 operating model across Europe ahead of the EU's July 1 €3 small-parcel duty. Tax and customs responsibility shifts from Temu to the seller; merchants ship from China only after orders confirm. So what : Sub-€10 SKUs flip to negative unit economics under Y2…
Effective April 6, Section 232 tariffs on aluminum, steel and copper apply to the full customs value — eliminating the prior split-value calc for derivatives. Most rates are 50%; UK metals reduced to 25% ( Congress.gov CRS; White & Case). Why it matters : Any SKU >15% stee…
Tiktok Shop is replacing the Violation Points system with Account Health Rating (AHR). Sellers can preview their score from May; AHR fully replaces Violation Points by July (TTS Academy). Why it matters : Historical Violation Point balances do not auto-convert favorably. AHR weig…
DGCCRF tested 600+ products from 7 foreign online platforms — 75% non-compliant, 46% non-compliant AND dangerous (April 29). 260 references flagged, 100,000+ units pulled, incl 57,000 toys. Findings shared with the European Commission, which can impose DSA fines up to 6% of globa…
