Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
South Africa's PVoC (Pre-Export Verification of Conformity) program takes effect September 20, requiring mandatory pre-shipment conformity verification for 25 categories of high-risk non-regulated products before customs clearance. Seller insight : If you ship any of the 25 categ…
TikTok upgraded its content-marketing and AI creative tooling, adding a new AI search function in Content Suite and expanding its Symphony generative-AI suite — aimed at helping brands, creators, and agencies improve content discovery, production, and delivery. Seller insight : T…
TikTok Shop reportedly cut affiliate commission caps across several large US categories — beauty, supplements and home goods seeing the deepest reductions — effective June 22 with no transition window, pushing payouts that sat near 20% down toward 10–15%. The standard US marketpl…
Shopify's legacy Scripts feature stops executing entirely on June 30, 2026; editing and publishing new Scripts already ended April 15 (Shopify developer changelog). Any discount, shipping or payment customization still running on Scripts breaks July 1 and must be rebuilt as Shopi…
A bathroom LED shower light — riding the "dark shower" ambience trend users share on social — has sold 4,800+ units for $110K+ GMV in roughly two months on TikTok Shop US since launch. Seller insight: Mood-lighting SKUs ride a content aesthetic, not utility demand. But the number…
