In recent years, for e-commerce sellers who are deeply engaged in Southeast Asia, "commission increase" seems to have changed from a business change to a "regular program" that they have to face every year.

Thailand is reported to have introduced a tax on all imports purchased online on Jan. 1, a move the government said would create a "level playing field" for cheap local and imported goods. Deputy government spokeswoman Lalida Persiwatana said the measure ended a long-standing tax exemption for goods worth less than 1,500 baht bought directly from overseas suppliers through e-commerce platforms.

Enterprise Caiying Group provides enterprise services related to the registration of domestic companies such as Shenzhen Company/Guangzhou Company/Shanghai Company/Hangzhou Company/Beijing Company/Hong Kong Company/Hainan Company, etc [....]

On January 1, 2026, China's tax system will usher in a historic moment - the official implementation of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Law, which marks the elevation of VAT from a temporary regulation to a law and a new era in cross-border tax compliance.

Recently, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which plans to make it mandatory for all foreign patent applicants and patentees not domiciled in the U.S. to engage a U.S.-based registered patent practitioner (attorney or attorney-in-fact) to handle their affairs. This means that the era of foreign applicants "doing it themselves" or finding informal organizations to file on their behalf may be coming to an end.