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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

Cross-border shipping disruption is intensifying — recent Middle East escalation is rippling through global trade, showing up directly in ecommerce shipping costs, transit times, and landed cost accuracy.