Cross-border intelligence

Guidance: Complying with trade sanctions relating to specified ships

Guidance outlining obligations under trade sanctions relating to specified ships and the Office of Trade Sanction Implementation’s (OTSI) implementation and enforcement responsibilities.

Boeing 777 production halted by supplier dispute

Boeing was forced to pause production of its 777 and 767 freighters due to a dispute with a parts supplier, according to Reuters. Last week, the news agency reported that the airframe manufacturer had been in dispute with the supplier of th

Searches surge 350%! A $2 concrete slab overturns the logic behind pet bestsellers

Shipping costs are rising yet again! Sellers helpless: profits shrink another notch, peak season wasted

Rising shipping costs, congested ports, booking difficulties... cross-border sellers face yet more variables in peak-season logistics.

Shop price inflation hits two year high, BRC calls for action ahead of Budget

The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show shop price inflation increased to 2.1 per cent year-on-year in October, against growth of 1.4 per cent in September and going above the 3-month average of 1.6 per cent. In the

Strategic E-Commerce Replatforming: How Decision-Makers Can Scale Without Losing Search Rankings

Planning an online shop migration but worried about losing search rankings, customer data, or revenue? Discover how to choose the right platform, minimize migration risks, and ensure a smooth transition. Learn how a strategic approach to re

Research: Predevelopment costs research

Research into the prevalence and nature of predevelopment costs among UK Corporation Tax-paying businesses, their tax treatment and their impact on investment decisions

WHSmith rolls out AI-powered comms tools to 300 stores

WHSmith will introduced digital communications system, x-hoppers, to more than 300 UK stores after a pilot delivered sales increases of up to 22 per cent in selected categories. The retailer is initially introducing x-hoppers, a store commu

FedEx appoints new CFO

PRESS RELEASE FedEx names Jamere Jackson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jackson is an experienced public-company CFO with a strong record of stockholder value creation MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 26, 2026 – FedEx Corp. (NY

ACOS near 70% yet still increasing budget: A review of the new product traffic-push logic across 3 rounds of Woot BD

26-cv-13128 three cases filed in succession | Robocar Poli transforming police car trademark and copyright rights restart synchronized enforcement

A trademark used for 5 years, then suddenly a letter arrives: Please stop using it

An "industry-generic term" cost him 3 months of profit

[Common Questions in Cross-Border E-Commerce] Brand authorization, agency operations, and co-branding: How to write an authorization letter without stepping into pitfalls

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

Shipments, listing discrepancies, overage inventory: How to get AI to proactively remind you to handle them?

Once shipments are sent out, no one tracks them; when quantities don't match, you don't know whether to file a claim; and you only discover inventory has exceeded its age limit after it's too late—with many stores and many SKUs, manual daily monitoring is simply unmanageable. This article starts from 3 scenarios—shipme

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.

Compliance must deliver big results! Q4 self-inspection checklist for European site sellers, to avoid sudden delistings during peak season

Overseas influencer marketing in the AI Agent era: Which steps to hand over to machines, and which must stay with humans?

The scale of overseas influencer marketing is approaching $40 billion, and AI Agents are taking over execution tasks such as screening, outreach, and monitoring. However, a Gartner survey shows that consumer trust in AI content is declining. This article proposes a human-machine division-of-labor framework: leave batch

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.

California C Corporation 2025 tax filing extended to November 16—what if you missed filings in previous years?

The extended filing deadline for California C Corporation Form 100 for the 2025 tax year is November 16, 2026. If a company has unreported filings from prior years or has not yet filed for the current year, how should it handle this? What fees will result from late filing?

HaiMa Influencer Marketing | 900,000 units sold per month for a single product! North American anglers are snapping up "Shandong fishing rods"!

Overseas influencer marketing | A single product sells 900,000 units a month! North American anglers are scrambling for "Shandong fishing rods"!