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Following the European Union’s new customs measure that entered into force on July 1, 2026, the number of e-commerce shipments valued below €150 fell by approximately 50%. Under the regulation, which removed the tax exemption for low-value…
European air cargo demand continued to weaken last week, with the latest decline linked partly to the European Union’s stricter rules…
Turkish Ambassador Ömer Faruk Doğan writes on the EU’s growing pressure against Chinese e-commerce platforms and its implications for…
The European Union (EU) began applying a fixed customs duty of 3 euros as of July 1, 2026, on small parcels under 150 euros entering the union through e-commerce. The…
A new return regulation for online stores in the European Union entered into force on Friday, June 19, 2026. Under the new practice, e-commerce businesses selling online…
DHL Globalmail has decided to temporarily suspend certain e-commerce shipments from the United Kingdom to EU countries due to the European Union’s (EU) new customs…
Parcel delivery markets in Europe appear broadly competitive, according to a new Copenhagen Economics study, as the EU reviews whether e-commerce parcel delivery should…
TEMU EU Fine The European Union has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200 million, or around $232 million, after finding that the platform failed to properly protect…
The European Union has launched a formal review into whether JD.com’s planned $2.5 billion acquisition of German retailer Ceconomy involves unfair state subsidies from…
Europe’s e-commerce story in 2025 is not one of uniform growth, but of divergence. Two of the continent’s most advanced digital markets, the Netherlands and Sweden,…
Trade tensions between the European Union (EU) and China have once again come to the forefront, this time over product safety issues stemming from e-commerce. A…
If furniture is taxed but software is not, who really benefits from global trade? The WTO’s e-commerce moratorium deadlock reveals a deeper conflict, one that could…
The European Union (EU) has signed off on one of the most comprehensive customs reforms of the last 50 years in response to the rapid growth of e-commerce. With the new…
The European Union has selected the French city of Lille as the headquarters of its new Customs Authority, marking a major step in the bloc’s efforts to modernise its…
The European Union (EU) is preparing to remove its de minimis threshold, a decision that will reshape how cross-border e-commerce operates across the region. For…
The European Union is preparing a major transformation in its startup ecosystem with the introduction of EU Inc., a new framework designed to make it significantly…
E-commerce across the European Union continues to expand, but a growing number of consumers are encountering problems while shopping online. According to new data…
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