Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
A microfiber hair-drying cap quietly climbed into TikTok Shop US's summer content focus, using high-density ultrafine fibers for rapid capillary water absorption — selling nearly 3,000 units in 7 days. Modest volume, but an early signal in the summer hair-care lane. Seller insigh…
The White House signed a June 1 proclamation adjusting Section 232 tariffs on aluminum, steel, and copper, effective June 8 through Dec 31, 2027. Headline rate is 50% on most articles and key derivatives, with a transitional 15% band for metal-intensive industrial and electrical-…
Shein opened its third UK warehouse near Birmingham (Cannock), and both platforms have begun tagging eligible listings "EU warehouse" — orders are fulfilled from EU stock rather than direct-from-China parcels (Business of Fashion; secondary report via news.inbox.eu ). The pivot i…
TikTok Shop published an expiration-date and shelf-life policy in the US Seller Academy on June 5 (unconfirmed by primary platform source URL; secondary report via PPC Land). The policy specifies minimum remaining shelf-life thresholds across nine product subcategories — reported…
CBP's CAPE refund tool, launched April 20 inside ACE, has now accepted approximately $85B in refund claims and disbursed approximately $20.6B as of late May, across roughly 157,000 CAPE declarations filed by importers (Baker Tilly summary of CBP-published volumes; CBP). Phase 1 c…
