Cross-border e-commerce strategies, platforms, payments, and international fulfillment.
The EU’s Union handling fee is likely to be set by delegated act in September or October and applied by November 1, 2026, landing inside peak season alongside mandatory Product Identifiers. Three signals point to the direct-from-China parcel lane shrinking through Q4 while EU-local fulfillment absorbs the volume by Q1 2027.
Cross-border Commerce deep dive: ATA carnet: temporary imports for samples and trade shows.
Most online sellers are not directly in scope for the EU’s carbon border tax, but the indirect exposure is real. What CBAM covers, who files, and what to watch.
Cross-border Commerce deep dive: EU de minimis and the 2026 low-value import changes.
The price of moving a single 40ft container from China to Northern Europe has swung from roughly 1,500 US dollars before the pandemic to more …
Shein walked into its final pre-IPO hearing in Hong Kong today carrying a much smaller number than it once expected. The fast-fashion giant is chasing …
Shein and Temu’s Latin America expansion likely stalls into a costly standoff with MercadoLibre through H1 2027, not a repeat of their European share grab. Three signals, from the de minimis squeeze to Shein’s faltering Brazil factory hub, explain why.
Billions of undervalued DDP parcels enter the EU almost unchecked, dodging duty and VAT while local retailers pay in full. How the loophole works, and why the EU keeps waving it through.
The EU scraps its low-value customs relief on July 1, 2026, but three recent signals suggest the fee will not slow Temu and Shein’s European growth this year. Expect adaptation through local fulfillment rather than retreat, with their EU growth likely still positive through Q3.
Belgian shoppers spent a record €18.3bn online in 2025, up 5.4%, according to the Becom Market Monitor. Yet domestic webshops grew only 3.43%, barely above inflation, as Chinese platforms and foreign marketplaces absorbed most of the new spending.