The new rules of finance and taxation: the new maritime law: no one picks up the goods shipper liability

On May 1, the new version of the Maritime Law of the People's Republic of China came into force. Article 93 of which clearly stipulates that in the event of no one picking up the goods at the port of discharge, the resulting costs and risks borne by the shipper. This amendment will directly affect the international trade and cross-border e-commerce practitioners of logistics responsibilities and costs.

Cross-border news: eBay goes live with free AI financial assistant for all sellers

A few days ago, eBay went live with a free AI financial assistant that all sellers can apply to use without paying extra or upgrading store services. It can quickly answer common financial questions such as payments being frozen, expense details, sales revenue, etc. It can also automatically analyze the financial situation, cost structure and platform-related rules. The tool is being opened in batches and is expected to go fully live to all sellers in the coming months. Personalized advice functions such as market trend analysis and competitor price reference will be added later, but uploading Excel tables is not supported for the time being.

Cross-Border Update: Walmart Enables EdgeSense Intelligent Platform in Mexico

It is reported that Wal-Mart Mexico is the country's “Wal-Mart community stores” and “Wal-Mart shopping plaza” to promote a set of intelligent store system. This system can real-time monitoring of shelf goods, automatic reminder of replenishment; can also analyze the customer flow route to help optimize the layout of the store. Pilot results show that the store out-of-stock rate fell, sales increased by 5% to 8%.In the next two years, this technology will cover 90% of Walmart stores in Mexico, becoming an important practice to promote retail intelligence in Latin America.

Cross-border News: Amazon Announces Increase in North American FBA Delivery Fees

Amazon's global logistics department released the latest notice, April 17 will be on the North American station FBA delivery fee overall up 3.5%, the European station up 1.5%, at the same time new temporary fuel and logistics-related surcharges to deal with rising operating costs. Sellers need to adjust their pricing strategy in advance to control profit margins.

Cross-Border Update: Wildberries' Annual GMV Increases 49%

Russian e-commerce company Wildberries announced its key results for 2025, with its consolidated gross merchandise volume (GMV) growing 49% year-on-year to cross 6.1 trillion rubles ($76.37 billion), and its net profit rising sharply from 104 billion rubles to 175 billion rubles. As a comparison, its main competitor Ozon recorded a loss of 900 million rubles despite a turnover of 4.2 trillion rubles and a growth rate of 45% in the same period.

Overseas Insight: Global Used Clothing Market Accelerates Growth

The global second-hand clothing market accelerated growth, is expected to reach $367 billion by 2029, of which the United States amounted to $74 billion. Young people become the core consumer power, price factors, the popularity of social e-commerce and the deepening of AI applications to promote market growth.

Overseas Insight: Dubai South City launches business support program

Dubai South City, Dubai's largest urban development project, announced on the 6th the launch of a support package in response to the UAE's nationwide economic stabilization initiative. For companies in the park, those who qualify and renew their contracts will be offered a rent-free period; during the preferential period, renewing companies will be able to maintain their existing rent levels; and a grace period for the payment of rents and fees will also be extended.

International information: Eurasian Union strengthens regulation of imported goods

In April, the Eurasian Economic Union's new regulations for the supervision of imported goods came into force, reinforcing the declaration and verification requirements for road-entry cargoes, which need to be uploaded in advance, pay deposits and be verified by QR codes. China-Russia logistics industry ushered in operational adjustments, non-compliance is likely to lead to cargo detention.