Archive for May 2026
Cross-Border Commerce Is Moving Beyond Point Solutions
Cross-border ecommerce has evolved far beyond the challenge of international shipping. Winning global commerce now requires unified orchestration—and the brands and platforms building that capability first are pulling ahead. Today, global commerce operations sit at the intersection of logistics, orchestration, compliance management, localization, returns, duties and tax calculation, customer experience, and increasingly dynamic trade conditions.…
Read MoreEU Import Fees 2026: The Hidden, Costly Country-by-Country Patchwork
EU import fees 2026 are not landing as a single rule book. The EU customs reform gets most of the headlines, and rightly so. A €3 interim duty, an end to the €150 de minimis, a new EU-wide handling fee, and the shift of importer liability onto sellers are all genuinely consequential. However, for any…
Read MoreThe ultimate 2026 international holiday calendar for US Shopify merchants: June through December
Your 2026 international holiday calendar The average global brand earns 16% of revenue internationally. Brands using FlavorCloud’s Commerce Intelligence Suite reach 40-60%, per the 2026 State of Cross Border report. The back half of 2026 is where most of that gap closes, and a lot of it sits outside the US calendar. If you only…
Read MoreThe EU Customs Reform: A Structural Reset
The EU customs reform isn’t a single tariff change — it’s a structural reset of European cross-border commerce. As we move toward the July 2026 implementation, we’ve been fielding a lot of questions from merchants, 3PLs, logistics operators, and industry peers. Below I share my perspective on the six questions we hear most — covering…
Read More2026 EU customs reform: what cross-border merchants shipping into Europe need to know
Summary: International revenue is the most defensible, compounding growth channel most brands have. It is also the channel most exposed to regulatory change. The latest EU customs reform is a multi-year overhaul of the EU’s customs framework that will directly raise the cost of every ecommerce parcel you ship into Europe and reshape the compliance…
Read MoreCIT Rules Against Section 122 Tariffs
Originally posted May 8, 2026. We will be updating this article as more information comes in. Additional updates will be available on our Trade and Tariff Hub. On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a 2-1 decision regarding Section 122 tariffs in Oregon v. United States and Burlap and Barrel…
Read MoreInternational Ecommerce Growth: 3 Hidden Gaps Costing Your Shopify Revenue
International ecommerce growth is one of the highest-leverage moves a Shopify merchant can make, but it’s also one of the easiest to get wrong. Get it right and you unlock new revenue streams, lower your CAC, and build a global brand. Get it wrong and you burn budget on traffic that never converts. The challenge…
Read MoreIEEPA Tariff Refunds and CAPE Declarations: What Importers Need to Know in 2026
If your business imported into the United States between March 2025 and February 24, 2026, you almost certainly paid IEEPA tariffs. With CBP’s Customs Automated Post-Entry (CAPE) declaration process now live, refunds are technically available but the eligibility rules are narrower than most coverage suggests and the path to receiving that refund can be challenging. …
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