Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Buyers allege charged tariffs were never refunded after the platforms walked back their April price hikes (Yahoo Finance / Sourcing Journal). Insight: Litigation pressure is forcing both platforms to lean harder on local-fulfilled US sellers — opportunity for sellers willing to a…
Builds on the August 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act expansion. Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper derivatives moved from 25% to 10–50% effective April 6 (White & Case). Insight: Any product with metal hardware — kitchenware, fitness gear, jewelry findings — needs a recos…
Interim €3 flat duty from July 1, 2026. The European Commission confirmed the bridging tariff this month ahead of full customs hub rollout in 2028 (Avalara). Every parcel under €150 now carries duty. Insight: China-direct dropship into EU effectively ends in 9 weeks. Sellers ship…
10k+ orders in 2 weeks (Q1 2026 case). Small-creator "bedroom glow-up" partnerships continue to be the cheapest acquisition channel on TikTok Shop US. Insight: Spend on 50–80 micro-creators (under 50K followers) at $20–$40 a clip beats one mid-tier creator at $1,500. The math has…
1 unit/5 sec on TikTok Shop UK. The peel-off lip stain category is converting at a velocity rarely seen on UK TikTok Shop, with sister SKU Lip Liner Stay-N-Peel passing $46M+ lifetime GMV (FindNiche/EchoTik). Average sell price sits in the £10–£18 band, an unusually wide margin f…
