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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

What is tariff engineering? Tariff engineering is the practice of designing or altering a product so that it qualifies for a more favorable customs classification and therefore a lower duty rate. Importantly, the product must be imported in the altered form. It’s not about ...

General rate increases (GRIs) are one of the most predictable yet least transparent parts of international shipping. Every year, carriers announce across-the-board price increases that apply regardless of shipper size, destination, or performance history. For merchants, GRIs ...

Happy New Year! Q4 closed stronger than anticipated, with BFCM delivering solid cross border growth despite ongoing tariff and regulatory uncertainty. A strong signal that international demand remains robust when friction is managed well. Learn more →

Global commerce did not become complex overnight. It became complex slowly, unevenly, and often invisibly. Each new market introduced its own regulatory logic. Each new product brought classification nuance. Each new carrier or fulfillment node added another set of rules, ...