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Every provider claims to offer Delivered Duty Paid (DDP). Few actually deliver on it. Here is the framework for separating the ones who do from the ones who don't — regardless of which platform you're on, Shopify, WooCommerce, or otherwise — before you commit.

When international shoppers see a price on the product page that already covers duties, taxes, and fees, they buy more. Across the merchant cohort, spanning 5 merchants in 10 markets, monitored for an average of 3 months, we saw a 22.7% lift in shoppers reaching checkout, a ...

If you sell toys, children's products, apparel, footwear, or anything else regulated for consumer safety into the United States from abroad, a new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission rule takes effect July 8, 2026. Starting that day, certificate of compliance data has to be ...

Cross-border ecommerce is growing fast. Global retail ecommerce is projected to reach close to nine trillion dollars by 2030, with cross-border commerce now accounting for over 20% of all global online sales. Brands that want a piece of that growth need to solve one problem ...

How you handle duties and taxes on international shipments isn’t a logistics detail — it’s one of the most consequential decisions you’ll make as a cross-border merchant. DDP and DDU determine who pays, who carries the risk, and ultimately whether your customer gets a seamless ...

Summary: Jet fuel and diesel prices climbed sharply through early 2026, driving UPS, FedEx, DHL eCommerce, and USPS to reset fuel surcharge tables on the same lanes. Ground fuel surcharges now sit in the low-to-mid 20% range, up from about 7% in 2013, and international air ...

On July 1, 2026, the EU will start charging a flat €3 customs duty per HS6 item on every IOSS shipment valued under €150. The EU de minimis duty exemption for low order value (LOV) shipments (≤ €150) will be removed on July 1, 2026, with the interim €3 flat duty applying until ...

The fight over IEEPA tariff refunds entered a new phase last week. On May 29, the Department of Justice filed a motion to amend the Court of International Trade’s April 17 refund order, taking direct aim at the part that matters most to merchants: who actually gets their money ...

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.