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When a shipment gets held at an EU border because there's no "Responsible Person" on file, it looks like a customs problem. However, it’s not. It's product law, and customs is just where you feel it first. The exact shape of it depends on the product category: cosmetics, medical ...

Since June 19th, 2026, merchants selling to shoppers in the EU through an online store have been required to give those shoppers a digital way to cancel their orders. The requirement comes from Directive (EU) 2023/2673, which adds a new Article 11a to the EU Consumer Rights ...

Of the three EU Product Identifiers you need on every SKU by November 1, 2026, two are within your control. The merchant PID lives in your storefront and the standardized PID is typically the EAN barcode associated with the product (the 13-digit number you may already have in ...

If a product in your catalog contains batteries, electronics, sprays, alcohol, or many other common materials, there's a real chance it's a regulated dangerous good. If you ship it across a border without the right change to packaging, labeling, and paperwork it can be held, ...

Many brands shipping into the EU have still not sorted their Product IDs yet. The deadline is November 1, and every product needs three identifiers by then. This post walks you through each of the steps you need to take leading up to November 1st, and helps you get started today.

Most merchants don't realize that a product they sell is considered a dangerous good until a shipment gets held at a border. A perfume. A pair of wireless earbuds. A bottle of nail polish. Each one is harmless on a shelf and regulated hazardous cargo the moment it ships. ...

If you've read our content before you know the average global brand earns just ~16% of its revenue internationally, while brands running FlavorCloud's Commerce Intelligence achieve 40 to 60%. Most of that gap closes in the back half of the year, and most of it lands outside the ...

Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 put a flat €3 duty on low-value EU imports as of July 1, 2026. If you ship DDU or DAP, your customer now pays at the door.

If you sell into Europe, your EU duty cost may have just dropped to zero. As of 1 July 2026, the EU applies a 0% customs duty to a broad range of US-origin industrial go

The EU just changed what it takes to clear customs on distance sales. If you ship consumer goods into Europe, a new data requirement lands this fall, and the merchants who prepare early will move through customs while everyone else scrambles.