Cross Border Chronicles | June 2025

June 2025

June Month over Month Shipment Growth  After an industry-wide dip tied to tariff volatility and shifting trade policies, June marked a strong rebound in international shipments across key markets. Get more metrics from the State of Cross Border: Consumer Report.   🇨🇦 Canada: +78%  🇦🇺 Australia: +74%  🇬🇧 Great Britain: +61%  🇩🇪 Germany: +72%  🇦🇪 UAE:…

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Shipping Supplements to Canada: What Brands Need to Know About Natural Health Product (NHP) Regulations 

Shipping Supplements to Canada: What Brands Need to Know About Natural Health Product (NHP) Regulations

Selling and shipping supplements to Canada is a huge growth opportunity—Statista projects Canada’s supplement industry to generate US$1.05bn in revenue in 2025—but it comes with unique regulatory considerations. Canada doesn’t treat vitamins, probiotics, and herbal remedies like just any other ecommerce product. Instead, they fall under Health Canada’s Natural Health Product (NHP) framework, which governs…

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Think You’ve Mastered International Shipping? Not Without These Labeling and Compliance Rules

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International shipping is full of curveballs, but one area that often gets overlooked until it’s too late? Labeling compliance and business rule management. If you’re an enterprise shipper expanding across borders, it’s not just about printing a label and sticking it on a box. Between evolving customs regulations, language requirements, and special handling for dangerous…

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Guide to Shipping Supplements Internationally 

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Understanding International Shipping Supplement The demand for supplements internationally is growing, Health & Wellness goods saw a 201% year-over-year increase in growth in 2024. Supplements were a large percentage of that international demand. However, shipping supplements internationally presents unique challenges due to varying regulations, carrier restrictions, and compliance requirements. Merchants looking to expand internationally must…

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How Your Import Strategy Impacts Customs Valuation 

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Tradewinds don’t die. They shift. That’s what we witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s happening again now in an unprecedented manner. With ongoing tariff volatility and the rebound from 145% tariffs on made in China goods and subsequent temporary relief down to 10% (existing 20% IEEPA tariffs still apply, making it a cumulative 30%),…

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