Cross-border Daily Briefing 2026-09-27

📋 Cross-border Seller Daily | 2026-09-27

⏰ 30-Second Overview

• •The U.S. de minimis exemption for shipments under $800 via non-postal channels has been indefinitely suspended, costs will rise sharply; switch to postal or formal declaration immediately
• •TEMU requires all products to have UK/EU Authorized Representative; non-compliant items may be delisted
• •TikTok Shop U.S. Fall Sale starts October 5, Black Friday thresholds announced; only 2 days left for preparation
• •TikTok Shop EU four-country local fulfillment cancels invitation system, China/Hong Kong sellers can directly join
• •Shopee overseas warehouse rates, Lazada tax, Philippines e-invoice centralized adjustments; relevant sellers check immediately

🔴 Key Focus

TikTok Shop U.S. major sales back-to-back: Fall Sale starts October 5, Black Friday thresholds announced

Fall Sale traffic concentrated; failing Black Friday thresholds will miss the major sale. Recommend completing inventory check, campaign registration and price setting today, and verify eligibility against Black Friday thresholds, prepare inventory in advance.

⏰ Fall Sale starts October 5; Black Friday requires early registration

TEMU requires all products to provide UK/EU Authorized Representative

Non-compliant products may be delisted by the platform, sales may be interrupted at any time. Recommend immediately obtaining UK/EU Authorized Representative, check whole store compliance status to avoid delisting losses.

U.S. low-value goods policy tightened in succession: non-postal de minimis exemption indefinitely suspended

CBP indefinitely suspends de minimis exemption for shipments under $800 via non-international postal channels; goods require formal or informal entry; also proposes adding new data elements, excluding goods involving trade/national security and requiring 10-digit HTS. Seller logistics and compliance costs will rise significantly. Recommend switching to postal channel or preparing formal declaration within this week, completing HTS classification, upgrading declaration data.

⏰ Effective immediately, continuous tracking

TikTok Shop EU four-country local fulfillment cancels invitation system

China/Hong Kong sellers can directly apply to join, threshold significantly lowered. Recommend immediately understanding four-country sites and available categories, seize European peak season opportunity.

Shopee overseas warehouse rates, Lazada tax, Philippines e-invoice centralized adjustments

Three adjustments will directly increase compliance and logistics costs. Relevant sellers should immediately check rates, Indonesia tax rules and Philippines e-invoice deadlines, update systems, avoid violations.

TikTok Shop Singapore, Vietnam implement inactive seller policy

Stores not maintaining activity may be restricted from selling. Recommend setting operational reminders, regularly log in, process orders, update products, ensure account active.

Wildberries and Ozon tighten fireworks sales rules

Fireworks products without compliance certificates will be delisted. Recommend immediately checking inventory, ensure certificates valid, avoid peak season delisting losses.

📌 Worth Noting

Platform updates

• •Amazon seller backend connected to four platforms including eBay — multi-channel orders can be managed centrally (AMZ123)
• •New Amazon Seller Central fully launched — familiarize with new backend operations as soon as possible (Seller's Home)
• •TikTok Shop fully managed first covers 16 countries — Black Friday sales season about to start (Cifnews-TikTok)
• •TikTok U.S. photo post cart permission further opened — threshold for photo-based selling lowered (Cifnews-TikTok)
• •Best Buy to join TikTok Shop at end of October — first batch nearly 10,000 products, may drive traffic (TT123)
• •Ozon Global opens Uzbekistan to Chinese sellers — new blue ocean in Central Asia, need assess localization (Cifnews)

Compliance regulations

• •ACE Entry Type 86 test modification — clarify exemption scope and violation consequences (Federal Register)
• •Section 321 data pilot modification — add optional data elements and extend pilot (Federal Register)
• •Dubai Customs tariff deferment period extended to 180 days — re-export sellers' capital occupation reduced (AMZ123)

Logistics & warehousing

• •USPS audit: e-commerce abandoned parcels cause $163 million annual loss — watch for subsequent fee adjustments (AMZ123)
• •Amazon global warehousing and distribution expands to 8 countries — multi-country compliance covered at once, can reduce costs (AMZ123)
• •Port Klang plans to increase LCL charges — Malaysia small and medium sellers face cost pressure (TT123)

Market trends

• •Middle East e-commerce premium 6x, Chinese sellers less than 10% — expansion opportunities exist (Seller's Home)
• •China hair products exports to U.S. increase 12.4% — wigs and nail art become TikTok hot sellers (TT123)
• •$60 AI glasses top TikTok U.S. area — cost-effective smart products have explosive power (Cifnews-TikTok