How can a low per-unit seller survive on a $10 item that can cost as much as $8 for return shipping?

"Another cost has gone up!" -- This is probably the truest feeling of recent TikTok Shop Southeast Asian sellers.

Following last year's mandatory local returns warehouse, TikTok Shop Southeast Asia is taking another step across the border: starting the week of April 20, 2026, merchants will be responsible for all shipping costs in both directions of the order, including the outbound and return shipping costs, for no-excuse returns initiated by consumers who have "changed their minds".

This means that whereas you used to be able to refuse these types of returns, now not only can you not do so, you have to pay the shipping costs backwards. For a $10 item, shipping costs can be as high as $6-$8 in both directions, which can eat into your profits or even lead to a loss. Today's article will give you a thorough explanation: what exactly has been changed in the new regulation? Why did it change? How much will your business be affected? What should you do now?

The platform no longer accepts sellers to upload their own reports, which must be submitted directly by ANSI-accredited organizations, and the brand and model may fail to be certified even if there is a single word difference.

"It's over, my faucet link is down!"

Over the past two days, many Amazon seller groups have blown up. A large number of sellers received Amazon's emergency compliance notice: must be in the United States time before April 3, involving drinking water contact or installed in the water supply system for a specific product, submitted in line with the "Safe Drinking Water Act" (SDWA) "lead-free" requirements of the certification documents. Failure to do so will result in a ban on the display of the relevant ASIN - what we often refer to as a "link gone to the dogs"!

Today is March 25th, with less than 10 days left until the deadline. This is not an ordinary compliance reminder, but an ultimatum before enforcement. Today's article gives you a thorough explanation: which products need to be certified? How to certify? What to do now?

This article for all U.S. and China trade practitioners, cross-border e-commerce, logistics partners, a detailed interpretation of the core requirements of the new regulations, the risk of violations and response points, be sure to convey all staff, item by item self-check!

This article will take into account the latest policy in March 2026, and provide you with an in-depth explanation of the official review criteria and practical details of these three pillars

Recently, Shopee intensively released a number of new rules, from logistics fulfillment to qualification audit, from intellectual property protection to information improvement, covering multiple sites. Some sellers lamented, "Just adapted to the previous rules, the new wave is coming again."

This is not a platform in the "difficult" sellers, but the Southeast Asian e-commerce from the rough growth to the inevitable signal of fine-tuning operations. Today an article to give you a thorough: Shopee in the end changed what key rules? What is the impact on your store? What to do now?