Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
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…
488,565 Q1 orders at sub-$25 — highest order count in the TikTok Shop US Q1 top 10 (FastMoss). Insight : Purple-tone (color-correcting) is replacing white peroxide as the visual hook. Source whitening trays that produce visible color shift in <30 seconds — demo time matters mo…
