Zhimeitong | International Highlights

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[Amazon announces the latest warehousing time for peak season] Amazon US and European stations have announced the latest warehousing time for Black Friday and Christmas. Sellers should stock up in advance to ensure that the shipments are delivered to the Amazon distribution center before the specified date.

On the U.S. site, the latest Black Friday warehousing time is November 2, 2022; the latest Christmas warehousing time is December 1, 2022.

On the European site, the latest warehousing time for Black Friday week is November 4, 2022; the latest Christmas warehousing time is December 11, 2022.

[Amazon UK warehouse workers plan strike] In the latest labor dispute involving Amazon UK workers, 97% of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry, central England, voted to strike.

More than 300 employees voted, with 97 percent saying they were prepared to strike, the report said. Workers at the plant are currently consulting with Amazon executives about next steps, including a possible formal vote on strike action.

01. North America

[The United States makes the third anti-dumping sunset review final ruling on frozen and canned warm-water shrimp] On September 6, 2022, the US Department of Commerce issued an announcement stating that frozen and canned warm-water shrimp imported from China, India, Thailand and Vietnam will be banned. Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp made the final ruling of the third anti-dumping fast sunset review, ruling that if the anti-dumping duty in this case is cancelled, the dumping of the products involved in China will continue or occur again at a dumping margin of 112.81%, and the dumping of the products involved in India will continue. Dumping continued or occurred again with a dumping margin of 110.90%, dumping of products involved in Thailand continued or occurred with a dumping margin of 5.34%, and dumping of products involved in Vietnam continued or occurred with a dumping margin of 25.76%.本案涉及美国协调关税税号0306.17.00.03、0306.17.00.06、0306.17.00.09、0306.17.00.12、0306.17.00.15、0306.17.00.18、0306.17.00.21、0306.17.00.24、0306.17.00.27、0306.17.00.40、1605.21.10.30 and products under 1605.29.10.10.

On January 27, 2004, the US Department of Commerce initiated an anti-dumping investigation against imports of frozen and canned warm water shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India, Thailand, China and Vietnam. On February 1, 2005, the United States issued an anti-dumping tax order on imports of frozen and canned warm water shrimp from China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Since then, the United States has conducted two sunset reviews, and extended the taxation period twice on April 29, 2011 and June 1, 2017. On May 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated the third anti-dumping sunset review investigation into frozen and canned warm water shrimp imports from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam.

[The United States initiates the fourth double-reverse sunset review investigation on stainless steel sheets and strips] On September 1, 2022, the US Department of Commerce issued an announcement to investigate the import of stainless steel sheets and strips from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (Stainless Steel Sheet). and Strip) initiated the fourth anti-dumping sunset review investigation and the fourth anti-subsidy sunset review investigation on stainless steel sheets and strips imported from South Korea. Initiate the fourth anti-dumping and countervailing sunset review industrial injury investigation to examine whether substantial damage to the U.S. domestic industry caused by the import of the products involved will continue or recur within a reasonably foreseeable period if the current anti-dumping and countervailing measures are lifted . Stakeholders should register with the US Department of Commerce within 10 days from the date of this announcement. Stakeholders should submit responses to the ITC by October 3, 2022, and comments on the adequacy of the responses in this case by November 10, 2022.

On July 27, 1999, the US Department of Commerce formally imposed anti-dumping duties on stainless steel plates and strips in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. On August 6, 1999, the U.S. Department of Commerce formally imposed countervailing duties on Korean stainless steel sheet and strip. Since then, the United States has conducted three sunset reviews, and extended the taxation period three times on July 25, 2005, August 11, 2011, and October 3, 2017.

[Shopify warns merchants not to use Amazon's Buy with Prime] The Shopify platform warns merchants that orders using Amazon's Buy with Prime on Shopify will not be fraudulently protected and may result in the theft of customer data. Shopify does not want merchants to use Amazon Buy with Prime.

Shopify merchants have been testing Buy with Prime since June of this year. After merchants sign up for Buy with Prime, Amazon generates an HTML button code that they need to add to their product templates.

[Instagram will compress e-commerce projects to focus on driving advertising in the future] Instagram will greatly reduce the shopping function, because the focus of Instagram's e-commerce business will shift to projects that can directly increase advertising revenue.

Instagram notified employees that existing shopping pages would eventually "disappear." In the coming months Instagram will be testing a new, simpler, less personalized page, internally called "Tab Lite."

The new Instagram page, which began public beta on Wednesday, has also been tweaked to the app's design, leading users to a "Tab Lite" version of the shopping page.

[Google to unveil new smartphones and first Watch products on October 6] Google has begun sending out invites for its fall hardware event, which will take place on Thursday, October 6 at 10 a.m. ET. The event will unveil the upcoming Pixel 7 phones, as well as the Pixel Watch. The company previously showcased both devices at its I/O event earlier this year, and announced that they will be available in the fall.

02. EU region

[The Nordic region will strengthen electricity cooperation to stabilize electricity prices] The Swedish Minister of Energy and Digital Development discussed the main issues facing the electricity markets of the two countries with the visiting Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy in Stockholm on September 5, and stated that they will jointly promote electricity cooperation in the Nordic region. to stabilize electricity prices.

[Italy promulgates new energy-saving regulations to shorten heating time in winter and reduce heating temperature] The Italian Ministry of Ecological Transformation issued regulations requiring all parts of the country to shorten the indoor heating time in winter by 15 days, reduce the temperature by 1 degree, and reduce the daily heating time by 1 hour, in order to reach the EU The requirement to save 15% of natural gas consumption in response to the possible interruption of natural gas supply in Russia. The Ministry of Ecological Transition estimates that energy-saving measures, including the use of non-natural gas fuels to generate electricity and reduce heating, could reduce gas use by a total of 5.3 billion cubic meters. Coupled with the conscious energy saving of natural gas users, Italy can meet the EU's requirement to reduce natural gas consumption by 15% from August this year to March 2023, that is, 8.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

[Commercial Bank: The RBA keeps a low profile on further aggressive interest rate hikes, Australia and the United States have fallen all the way] Commerzbank analysts said that the RBA raised interest rates by 50 basis points, but did not boost the Australian dollar. On the one hand, a rate hike is what most people expect, and on the other, the RBA has kept a low profile on further aggressive rate hikes. Instead, it retains the flexibility to make decisions based on data. Given the heightened risk of global inflation, this doesn't seem decisive enough for the market, which is why AUD/USD pulled back this morning.

03. Other regions

[List of key points of the RBA interest rate decision] Benchmark interest rate: The RBA raised interest rates by 50 basis points to 2.35%, the fourth consecutive rate hike of 50 basis points; further interest rate hikes will be made in the next few months; Inflation point of view: The medium-term inflation situation is good, Inflation is expected to peak later in the year before falling back into the 2% to 3% range; Economic view: Australia's economy continues to grow steadily, with national income rising on record terms of trade; Employment status: Job vacancies and number of advertisements It shows that the unemployment rate will decline in the next few months; market impact: AUD/USD/USD has a short-term volatility of 20 points, now at 0.6807, and the Australian S&P/ASX200 index has little fluctuation.

[International observation: The spillover effect of the Fed's monetary policy deepens Japan's economic predicament] The latest survey of Japanese private institutions shows that there will be more than 18,000 kinds of commodities with price increases. Since the second half of last year, the prices of energy and resource commodities in the international market have continued to rise, leading to a sharp rise in the price of Japanese imports and a rapid rise in consumer prices. The media and experts here generally believe that Japan is facing imported inflation, which is rooted in the sharp rise in the price of imported goods, and the sharp depreciation of the yen caused by the continuous aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve has further promoted the price increase, which is the cause of the sharp rise in domestic inflation in Japan an important reason. Bloomberg reported that the United States exported inflation to the world by raising interest rates. Some experts said that as the Fed continues to raise interest rates, the yen may still weaken further during the year, and the pressure on Japanese prices will continue to increase. The Federal Reserve keeps raising interest rates, and it is impossible to lift the alarm that the United States is passing on inflation to the world.

[Philippines inflation slowed to 6.3% in August] The Philippine National Bureau of Statistics released the latest data, the Philippines' inflation slowed to 6.3% in August, down from 6.4% in July.

[Singapore Donghai Group confirmed that its e-commerce giant Shopee has canceled some offers, and it is reported that it is also laying off staff in games and other departments] Southeast Asian e-commerce giant Shopee has cancelled dozens of offers in the past two weeks. According to previous reports from Jiemian News, recently, the large-scale cancellation of offers by Shopee has caused heated discussions on the Internet, and many prospective employees have been broken up when they approached the entry period, mainly including the positions established by Shopee in Singapore.

A spokesman for Shopee's parent company, Donghai Group, confirmed that Shopee had canceled some offers, but declined to disclose the exact number. "Due to changes to recruitment plans for some technical teams, some positions at Shopee are no longer available. We are working closely to support those affected," the spokesperson said.

According to reports, Donghai Group has laid off several times in recent days. According to various sources, Donghai Group has cut some positions in Garena, its gaming division. Employees of Garena's game streaming and community app Booyah! were told they would be fired and the app would no longer be updated, meaning 30 to 40 layoffs. Sea Labs, the development arm of Donghai Group, is closing some of its biggest experimental projects and laying off workers, including blockchain and public cloud projects, the people said.

[Amazon India launches largest sorting center in Gujarat] Amazon India announced that it will launch its largest sorting center in Gujarat in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.

The sorting center is located in the Bafra industrial area in Ahmedabad and covers an area of ​​1.25 million square feet, the report said. The new center is primarily responsible for sorting and picking orders placed by customers before delivering the packages to distribution stations in Ahmedabad and other cities in the state.

The expansion will help the more than 150,000 sellers in Gujarat reach more customers, as well as provide customers with a wider selection of products and faster delivery in the upcoming holiday season. With this expansion, Amazon now has 3 sorting centers in India with a total area of ​​over 1.35 million.

Zhimeitong | Logistics Highlights

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[Baltic dry bulk index ends a three-session rise] The Baltic dry bulk index fell on Tuesday, ending a three-session winning streak. The Baltic Dry Index fell 19 points, or 1.7%, to 1,114, its lowest level in more than a week. The capesize index fell 116 points, or 13.7%, to 728. Average daily earnings for capesize vessels fell $963 to $6,037. The panamax index rose 86 points, or 6.5%, to 1,327, its biggest gain in nearly seven months. Average daily earnings for panamax vessels rose $774 to $12,715. The Supramax index fell 11 points to 1,487, its eighth straight session of losses.

Zhimeitong | E-commerce highlights

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[FBA Europe Integration Service Newly Included in Small and Light Product Program] For small and light products with fast circulation and low unit price, Amazon has launched the FBA Small and Light program. After joining, sellers' products will not only enjoy the Prime logo, but also enjoy Lower delivery fees. Now, the Small and Light program has joined FBA Integrated Europe (Pan-EU), and after successfully registering for the program in each country, you can enjoy the logistics and warehousing services at the same time.

[eBay UK site updates advanced promotional listings beta features] eBay UK announced that it has developed new features for the advanced promotional listings beta (Promoted Listings AdvancedBETA) to help sellers improve their ability to reach more customers.

eBay has added more ad placements to the top of search results to help sellers expose more products and reach interested buyers from the most trafficked locations on eBay. Compared to before, this update will give sellers more opportunities to increase the visibility of their listings.

Promoted Listings Standard and organic listings are still eligible to appear in the top 4 search results. Sellers need to optimize their listings and ensure high-quality listings to get the chance to appear at the top.

[Indian social e-commerce company Meesho will hold MBS promotion, and participating merchants have exceeded 700,000] Indian social e-commerce company Meesho announced that it will hold the annual "Mega Blockbuster Sale" (MBS) from September 23 to 27, 2022 Big promotion.

Meesho said the platform currently has more than 700,000 active sellers, and the seller base is expected to quadruple during this big sale.

With 30 product categories and some 68 million active product listings on Meesho platform sellers, the fashion category is the mainstay of the platform, but Meesho expects home and kitchen, furniture, consumer electronics and accessories to also appear during the big sale strong growth.