Customs

Illustration of ecommerce operator overwhelmed at checkout by tariff icons, customs forms, and packages marked with trade violations.

Tariffs are the new checkout killer: How 2025 broke cross-border ecommerce

Ecommerce North America June 19, 2025

In 2025, tariffs aren’t just trade policy — they’re a conversion killer. According to...

A customs officer holds a DHL package over $800 in value as merchants wait at a stopped ecommerce conveyor belt.

DHL suspends high-value US deliveries amid Trump tariffs

Ecommerce North America April 22, 2025

All B2C shipments over $800 to the US are paused indefinitely. Ecommerce just hit...

Illustration of a panda and eagle facing off at a customs table, symbolizing U.S. tariffs on Chinese ecommerce goods.

Trump ends de minimis: Chinese ecommerce loophole ends May 2

Ecommerce North America April 3, 2025

The $800 duty-free free-for-all is finally over—Temu, Shein, and Alibaba are about to feel...

A CBP officer blocks a conveyor belt of ecommerce packages, with one box revealing illegal contents; a cargo plane and Entry Type 86 signage in the background.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intensifies Ecommerce Oversight Amid Compliance Concerns

Ecommerce North America June 2, 2024

June 02, 2024 — Sunday — Ecommerce North America U.S. Customs and Border Protection...