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International ecommerce creates major growth opportunities, but it can also create one of the fastest ways to lose a customer: unexpected costs at delivery.

If you want Mexican shoppers buying from you during El Buen Fin, your setup needs to be finished by the end of October. The 2026 edition runs Friday 13 November to Tuesday 17 November, and product compliance checks can take longer than the shipping itself.

From 1 November 2026, B2C distance sale shipments into the EU must carry three Product Identifiers (PIDs) per SKU on the customs declaration. Over the past few months, PIDs have come up in nearly every conversation we've had with our merchants, and many of the same questions ...

The average global brand earns 10-20% of its revenue internationally. Brands running FlavorCloud's Commerce Intelligence earn 40 to 60%. In August we said the back half of the year is where most of that gap closes. October is when the setup work has to be finished. Two EU rules ...

Summary The EU Customs Code reform is now enacted law. Regulation (EU) 2026/2108, establishing the new Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, was published in the Official Journal on 19 September 2026 and entered into force on 20 September 2026. That is 17 ...

For many ecommerce brands, 10% to 20% of revenue from international customers is a practical starting benchmark. The right long term goal depends on where shoppers already show interest, how well those visits convert, and whether pricing and delivery make it easy for them to buy.

If you want Australian shoppers buying from you in November, you need to have your ducks in a row by mid-October at the latest. Promotions there now start with Singles' Day and Click Frenzy in the first half of November, and transit from the US and other origin countries can ...

If you sell into the EU, two significant changes will impact your customs declarations this year, and they are easy to conflate. One is the removal of the de minimis duty exemption. The other is the new Product Identifier (PID) requirement. Because both arrived in the same ...

Shoppers from dozens of countries are already visiting your store, and if you're like most brands, the majority of them leave without buying. That's why we created Market Intelligence and made it available directly within the FlavorCloud app. We can tell you which markets are ...

Pumpkin spice started as a US seasonal habit. Now the demand shows up in the UK, Australia, and the Gulf. The appetite crosses borders quickly, but the infrastructure to serve it profitably rarely keeps up.