Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Amazon Prime Air completed its first parcel deliveries in Darlington, County Durham, this week — the first commercial drone-delivery operation outside the US. Two-hour delivery window for eligible Prime UK customers in initial coverage zones (specific SKU eligibility and address-…
The US, Japan, Korea, and 16 other WTO members have reached a plurilateral agreement to continue the moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions — software downloads, digital services, streamed content. The arrangement extends a moratorium first put in place in 1998…
Print-on-demand creators are exploiting TikTok's "social-discomfort" comedy format to scale custom-merch sales. Two breakout examples this week: a creator promoting printed-face luggage covers (anti-mistaken-pickup hook) reportedly hit $300K in one month; an ugly-cute meme pillow…
A newly-launched ultra-mini clip-on fan category has spiked on TikTok Shop US. Past 28 days: 11,000+ units sold at roughly $16 ASP for ~$180K GMV (FastMoss-style tracker reading). Demo videos lean into "desk + stroller + gym + travel" multi-context utility framing, similar to the…
Bloomberg Second Measure card-transaction data shows Pop Mart's US sales fell 45% year-over-year in March, reversing a +41% February and +130% January. Pop Mart's US growth engine was Labubu — the IP topped 100M units in 2025 and drove 2025 group revenue to ¥37.1B (~$5.4B), +185%…
