Cross-border intelligence

A small bottle sells for $12! How did Touchland become the "Hermès of hand sanitizer"?

This overseas expansion account can't be balanced by remedial lessons

Sellers on the Germany site, take note: Old LUCID accounts need to add a packaging EPR authorized representative

Being registered for Germany's LUCID does not mean all newly added packaging compliance requirements have been met. This article reviews the key items that existing sellers on the German site need to verify, from applicable entities, authorized representative qualifications, written agreements, and system confirmations

Annual accounting for a Hong Kong company doing cross-border e-commerce: With platform reports, payment collection records, and purchase invoices, can the books be prepared directl

For annual cross-border e-commerce accounts, attention must be paid to differences between platform reports and accounting standards. Having complete materials does not mean the books are clear; accounts must be classified by store and costs aggregated to ensure audit compliance.

Countdown to Brazil's tax reform! Cross-border sellers must prepare in advance for 2027!

In 2026, new changes in Brazil's taxation have emerged one after another: import tax rules for low-value imported goods have been adjusted, consumption tax reform has entered the testing phase, and 2027 will bring further changes to the tax system.

Amazon Seller Central adds real-time chat—3 things sellers should note before activating it!

Recently, some Amazon sellers have noticed a new feature in their seller central backend — "Enable Live Chat." The feature currently carries a Beta label and is in a limited gray-release testing phase, so not all sellers can see it. For sellers, this feature may bring a new channel for communicating with buyers, but it

Tungsten Automation Says Scale Will Keep Humans in the Payment Loop

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Tungsten Automation’s Emily Nash-Walker A company can automate routine supplier payments while requiring human approval for unusually large payments or transactions outside its normal markets. For Em

Scams Gain 10 Percentage Points in Share of Fraud Dollars

Banks have an opportunity to strengthen fraud protection by helping customers recognize when someone is persuading them to send money to a criminal. That’s a central finding of “Scams Get Personal: Why Banks Pay More to Fight Fraud,” the Se

Wolf & Badger co-founder: shoppers “want each purchase to count, that plays to our strengths”

At the first RG Excellence Awards, marketplace for independent, ethical and unique brands Wolf & Badger took home the trophy for Fashion Retailer of the Year. Wolf & Badger co-founder and chief executive George Graham explains how the marke

CFOs See the Same Downturn. Only Some Can Afford to Exploit It.

Economic uncertainty is supposed to make CFOs defensive. Today, it’s giving the strongest companies permission to attack. New data in the October 2026 edition of “The 2026 Certainty Project” from PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 87% of CFOs s

Gen X Wants More From Familiar Payment Tools

Generation X is giving payments providers a clear signal to make payments more flexible, but keep them familiar. This cohort is not particularly interested in the rapid adoption of new methods, but instead largely desires to keep using the

People keep talking about differentiation—you can mine unmet needs from low-rated products

People keep talking about differentiation—you can mine unmet needs from low-rated products

Shunde small home appliance company goes global, annual revenue of 3.4 billion yuan

Deerma, with revenue of 3.4 billion yuan, is growing through water purifiers bearing the Philips trademark, while its own Deerma brand is actually shrinking. Rented trademarks, distributor-led overseas expansion—the faster the leverage is borrowed, the more it hurts when it comes due. Whether the license can be renewed

Effective December 1! Individuals registering Hong Kong and other overseas companies will be included in outbound investment management—Amazon sellers should pay attention

What bosses should see is never just a policy, but a signal~

Hangzhou directly pushes customs declaration amounts, Shenzhen requires on-site visits! Export tax-exemption declarations are being verified

Sellers using export tax exemption need to pay attention

What major events happened in the cross-border circle last week (10.19-10.25)

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Multi-state income tax filing series (3): U.S. companies need to file income tax in multiple states—how is taxable profit apportioned?

If Prime Day prices are pushed too low, will it affect Black Friday and lead to double discounts?

Prices were slashed in October—will this be counted into historical prices, causing the maximum promotional price the system allows for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to be pushed even lower?

Comment: A crackdown on online shopping tricks is welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

Hurry! Only two left! Fourteen people bought this in the last hour! Fifty people are looking at this item! Anyone who shops online will be familiar with these kinds of messages popping up on their screen. The online equivalent of a pushy sa

Amazon Seller Central launches Seller-Assistant Workflows

Amazon Seller Central launches Seller-Assistant Workflows

26-cv-00517 | Spider-Man has finally arrived! The TRO covers peripheral text, graphics, and character likenesses

Interpretation of new rules: US FinCEN announces the permanent cancellation of BOI reporting obligations for millions of small businesses

On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released the final rule on beneficial ownership information (BOI)

26-cv-02274 | From a knife-wielding yellow duck to a flower heart, 7 illustrations involve 41 defendants

2026-cv-02285 | Attention capybara merchandise sellers: 31 stores are all in TRO litigation; hoodies, stickers, and keychains are high-risk categories