International Selling
UPS expands worldwide express shipping services
UPS have expanded their UPS Worldwide Express and UPS Express services to offer more timely and efficient shipment options to its customers. What has changed? The international services now provide guaranteed time and day delivery to businesses across 140 countries and territories, reaching the top 20
Hurricane Commerce to reduce cross border cart abandonment rates for Magento merchants
Hurricane Commerce have joined the Magento Technology Partner program with the upcoming release of their cross-border API solutions to improve the customer experience on any cross-border transactions for Magento merchants and reduce cart abandonment rates. The Magento Technology Partner program recognizes best-in-class software and service
Hurricane Commerce join Magento Technology Partner program
Hurricane Commerce have joined the Magento Technology Partner program ahead of the upcoming release of their cross-border API solutions to improve the customer experience on any cross-border transactions for Magento merchants. The Hurricane solution aims to ease the ever-evolving demands of regulatory matters, duties &
US Customs Electronic Data Clearance requirements from 1st January 2020
There will be some changes to US Customs for imports from January next year which, if not complied with, could result in your products being delayed at the US border or even rejected. The US will as of January 1st 2020 require all imports to have
New Zealand GST required for low-value goods from 1st December 2019
The New Zealand Government has passed into law new goods and services tax (GST) rules that apply from the 1st of December 2019. Overseas businesses that sell low-value goods to consumers in New Zealand may need to register for, collect and return GST of 15%.
Etsy to introduce international postal solutions
Etsy have announced a planned introduction of international postal solutions in a bid to offer their merchants reasonably priced shipping services. In an announcement to Etsies, titled 'coming soon: international postal solutions,' the marketplace said that "we’re working to provide you with additional postal
InterCultural Elements spin-off eCommeleon software
InterCultural Elements are experts in all things cross border and for many years have been building internal tools to manage everything from localisation of keywords to handling marketplace item specifics and attributes. They've now announced plans to spin-off an internally developed Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product into
Top 20 European Cross-Border Marketplaces
Cross-Border Commerce Europe have mapped the 20 best Marketplaces based on their Cross-Border performance. The total Cross-Border market of European owned Marketplaces represents a turnover of €9 billion in 2018 (excluding travel). This is 21% of the total Cross-Border Marketplaces in Europe, reaching a turnover
UPS new international shipping service to support merchants’ expansion plans
UPS today announced the launch of UPS new international shipping service aimed at supporting merchants' expansion plans. The new service will be initially available to customers in the UK, US, Canada, China and Hong Kong ahead of the wider rollout. Merchants who are interested in