Plain-English guides on HS codes, country of origin, duty-paid checkout, and EU and UK customs changes.
A material change to a product can quietly invalidate its HS classification. Which redesigns trigger a reclassification, which do not, and how to review them before the next shipment.
When two headings both look right, the tie-breakers are the tariff notes and the GRI sequence: most specific wins, then essential character. How to run and document the analysis.
A BTI ruling locks in your EU tariff classification for three years. When it is worth the effort, when it is not, and how to apply.
A return is a second customs event. Who pays duty on the way back, when you can reclaim it, and how to build returns into landed-cost math.
The EU ended duty-free treatment for low-value parcels. What Shopify sellers need to fix in their catalog and checkout data now.
A plain-English landed-cost formula for US Shopify brands shipping to EU customers after the July 2026 low-value duty change.
A practical SKU-level workflow for fixing HS classification and origin data before calculating EU and UK duties.
A practical comparison of delivered-duty-paid and duties-on-delivery checkout experiences for cross-border DTC orders.