Fiscal news: EU imposes €3 tariff on low-priced cross-border parcels

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It is reported that from July 2026, the EU will be from outside the EU, a single piece of cross-border parcels worth no more than 150 euros, a unified charge of 3 euros of temporary tariffs, the new rules to be fully implemented until 2028, the EU's new Customs data center is completed and put into use.

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Tax information: Hainan island-wide customs sealing zero-tariff commodities cover a big increase in

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December 18, Hainan island-wide customs clearance, the import of "zero-tariff" commodities will implement the negative list management, by the import of taxable commodities catalog to replace the previous "zero-tariff" commodities positive list. The scope of "zero-tariff" commodities will be expanded from the current 1,900 tariff lines to about 6,600 tariff lines, accounting for about 74% of all commodity tariff lines, which is nearly 53 percentage points higher than that before the sealing of the customs, with a wider scope of radiation and a wider range of fields involved.

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Cross-border news: Amazon Japan goes live with overseas purchase program

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A few days ago, Amazon Japan station on-line "overseas purchase" program, through the U.S. station and the Japanese market. U.S. sellers do not need additional operations, their FBA goods will be automatically synchronized on the shelves to the Japanese station, by Amazon unified responsible for translation, pricing, logistics and customer service, the fastest 7 days to Japanese consumers. In addition, Japanese consumers in the local page to browse in Japanese, settlement in Japanese yen, support mainstream Japanese payment methods, and can choose 8-10 days free delivery or 5-7 days paid priority delivery; after-sales by the 24-hour Japanese-language customer service full support. Sellers can independently close the service at any time in the background, and does not incur additional tax costs.

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Cross-border news: PayPal sets up its own bank in the U.S.

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It is reported that PayPal announced that it has applied for the establishment of a bank in the state of Utah in the United States, called "PayPal Bank". The bank will focus on providing business loan services for small businesses in the United States, and the introduction of interest-bearing savings accounts, in order to reduce the dependence on other financial institutions and enhance the efficiency of capital services.

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Cross-Border Update: TikTok Signs Agreement to Form U.S. Joint Venture

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TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has signed an agreement to set up a U.S. joint venture company owned by U.S. investors, thus advancing the plan to divest the U.S. business of TikTok, according to foreign media reports. The deal, led by Oracle, Silver Lake Capital, and Abu Dhabi investment firm MGX, is expected to close on January 22, 2026, according to an internal memo disclosure.

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Overseas Insight: Global toy and game sales reach $287 billion

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Recently, according to a new report by Euromonitor International, global sales of toys and games are expected to reach US$287 billion in 2025, with nostalgic demand, co-branded collaborations, and cost-effective products as the main growth drivers. Asia-Pacific is the world's largest regional market with a share of 37%, while North America accounts for 30%.

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Overseas Insight: Thailand Introduces New Cross-Border E-Commerce Regulation

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Recently, according to the latest news, Thailand announced three important new regulatory rules for cross-border e-commerce: from January 1, 2026, tariffs and value-added taxes will be levied on all imports valued at 1 baht and above; the rate of inspection for full-container shipments will be increased from 20% to 30%, and 1,00%X optical security checks will be implemented at high-risk border stations; and platforms will be required from December 31, 2025 onwards to Disclosure of seller and product information.

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Overseas Watch: German e-commerce rebounds as head e-commerce platforms benefit

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The latest report on the German e-tailing industry shows that the growth rate of the German e-tailing market this year will be in the range of 2.7% to 5.7%, with the market size reaching up to 110 billion euros. This momentum is expected to continue in the next four years, the average annual growth rate of up to 4.2%. After several years of decline, the German e-commerce industry is ushering in the recovery, led by Amazon, the German head of the e-commerce platform, will become the main beneficiary of the current round of growth.

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