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1. International logistics

1. For the first time, Amazon will charge third-party sellers a holiday logistics surcharge

In response to soaring inflation, Amazon plans to raise logistics fees during the holiday season, passing some of the increased costs to the millions of merchants who rely on its website to sell products,media reported recently.

Amazon said in an email to sellers that from October 15 to January 14, 2023, third-party sellers using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) will have to pay $ 35 per item sold in the U.S. or Canada. points .

2. The U.S. Postal Service Announces Increased Domestic Delivery Charges for the Holiday Season

On August 10, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced an increase in domestic shipping rates for the 2022 holiday season. This is a temporary price adjustment to overcome the peak delivery volume, which is the same measure as in previous years.

Domestic commercial and retail deliveries affected by price increases include Priority Mail Express ( PME ), Priority Mail ( PM ), First Class Package Service (FCPS). International shipments will not be affected by this price increase. The price increase will apply from October 2, 2022 to January 21, 2023, Central Time. (Yi En)

3. Strike at UK's largest port

On August 21, local time, about 2,000 workers at the Port of Felixstowe, the largest container terminal in the UK, went on strike. It is reported that the strike will last for 8 days and will have a serious impact on the freight and logistics industries. The port of Felixstowe, which handles almost half of all container freight entering the UK, is the UK's largest and busiest container port and one of the biggest in Europe, and the strike means ships have to be diverted to ports in the UK or elsewhere in Europe.

It is understood that the reason for the strike was that the employer's proposal for a 7% salary increase for workers was lower than the country's inflation rate, and workers were dissatisfied with this and demanded a higher salary increase. The port operator, Hutchison Ports, said on the 19th that it believed the 7% salary increase and the one-time payment of 500 pounds (about 604 US dollars) it offered were fair.

ALPS Marine, part of the Russell Group, a data and analytics firm, had previously forecast that the strike at the port of Felixstowe could disrupt trade by more than $800 million . Analysis showed that clothing and electronic components could be affected by the strike. (Broker China)

4. Maersk and Debo signed a letter of intent for green methanol procurement cooperation

AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) and Hefei Debo Bio-Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Debo) signed a letter of intent for cooperation to purchase green methanol to ensure the fuel supply of the company's first-generation large-scale green container ships.

The signing of this letter of intent is another move after Maersk announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation with CIMC Enric Holdings Co., Ltd. and Green Technology (Shanghai) Technology Development Co., Ltd. in China in March this year. According to the letter of intent for cooperation, Debo will produce green methanol with an annual output of 200,000 tons, and the project is expected to be put into commercial operation in September 2024. The production raw materials used by Debo are agricultural and forestry wastes, and methanol will be prepared by the pyrolysis gasification synthesis technology route. Maersk has committed to purchasing the fuel. (Financial Association)

2. Market related

5. Pinduoduo will launch a cross-border e-commerce platform

According to LatePost news, Pinduoduo is preparing a cross-border e-commerce platform. The application is expected to be launched in mid-September, and the first stop is the United States. The model will follow the example of SheIn, the largest independent cross-border e-commerce station in China, and is attracting investment in all categories.

This is considered one of Pinduoduo's most important strategic projects at present. Several first-level supervisors of Pinduoduo's previous most important strategic project, the community group buying business "Duoduo Shopping", have been transferred to take charge of the specific matters of the overseas project.

It is understood that the specific investment categories and entry methods of the project will be officially announced in mid-August.

6. Brazilian e-commerce Americanas’ e-commerce sales in Q2 this year reached 6 billion reais

Brazilian cross-border e-commerce company Americanas released its financial results for the second quarter of this year. According to the financial report, Americanas’ e-commerce sales in the second quarter of this year reached 6 billion reais , a year-on- year increase of 5.7%.

In the second quarter of this year, Americanas' total revenue reached 7.96 billion reais, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%; gross profit reached 6.69 billion reais, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%; sales reached 13.9 billion reais, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%; Store sales reached 3.5 billion reais, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%; adjusted Ebitda was 843 million reais, a year-on-year increase of 29.2%.

7. TikTok Shop 99 promotion in Southeast Asia market is about to start

The TikTok Shop 99 promotion in the Southeast Asian market is about to start. This time, the platform will link and integrate the promotion resources of five countries in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, and launch discounts to meet the shopping needs of local consumers.

For cross-border merchants, the TikTok Shop platform is constantly upgrading its business products and fulfillment services. The golden launch time of this Southeast Asia promotion is 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-22:00 Beijing time; the platform provides merchants with global Selling and global commodity product functions, as well as cash on delivery COD fulfillment services, help GMV conversion improve.

The official launch time of the event is from August 29 to September 10, and participating countries include Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. August 29 to September 4 is the warm-up period, September 5 to September 10 is the official period, and September 9 is BIG DAY.

8. In the first half of the year, the import and export volume between Guangdong and RCEP member countries reached 1,126.923 billion yuan

According to data released by the Guangdong Council for the Promotion of International Trade on the 17th, in the first half of the year, the import and export volume between Guangdong Province and the other 14 member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) reached 1,126.923 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), a year-on-year increase of 2.01%. %, accounting for 28.81% of the province's total import and export during the same period. Among them, exports to Japan, Australia and New Zealand have grown rapidly.

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