Zhimeitong | International Highlights

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[Multiple products sold on Amazon, Costco and other platforms are urgently recalled] Health Canada has urgently recalled multiple products sold on Amazon, Costco and Canadian Tire and other websites, involving electronics, household goods and children's products.

First, the "1" Cordless Filtered White Mini Blinds by For Living. The recall is due to the blinds not complying with the Corded Window Coverings Regulations, and young children could become entangled in the cords, posing a strangulation and suffocation hazard.

According to For Living's report, approximately 110,000 of the recalled shutters were sold in Canada from May 2021 to July 2022.

Second, MyHome Gll Morningstar Cordless Blinds (1" PVC Slatted Shutters) sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, available in widths from 18 to 72 inches and in a variety of lengths including 42, 48, 64 or 72 inches, Colors are white, turquoise, black, woodgrain and grey.

The PVC blinds are being recalled because they do not comply with the Draw Cord Curtains Regulations and young children may become entangled in the cords of the curtains, creating a strangulation and suffocation hazard.

Third, the 4moms MamaRoo baby bassinet (models 4M-005, 1026 and 1037) and RockaRoo rocking chair (model 4M-012) sold on Canadian Tire. The reason for the recall is that when the bassinet or rocking chair is not in use, the restraint belt may hang under the seat, causing infants and young children to become entangled in the restraint belt, posing a choking hazard to them.

[The country's first Amazon offline service site settled in Nanhu District, Jiaxing] Amazon's global store opening day in Jiaxing Nanhu was held at the Nanhu Cross-border E-commerce Operation Center located in Nanhu New District (Dongzha Street). During the event, Amazon's Jiaxing offline service site was officially unveiled, which also means that Amazon's first offline service site in the country has landed in Nanhu District.

It is reported that more than 100 cross-border e-commerce companies, foreign trade companies (suppliers), service providers, and "big sellers" companies outside the city participated in the event.

In the future, Amazon's Jiaxing offline service site will provide 24-hour service throughout the year. Amazon will send several staff to the site on working days to directly provide offline guidance. On non-working days, Amazon will launch an Amazon official account, which will be available online. Answer business questions.

01. North America

[CICC: It is expected that the Fed will continue to raise interest rates until 2023, and it is not ruled out that it will raise interest rates by 75bp at the interest rate meeting on September 22] CICC pointed out that the Fed still has a long way to fight against inflation, and investors are advised not to Excessive expectations for the US currency to return to easing. There is a recent view in the market that as downward pressure on the U.S. economy increases, the Federal Reserve will slow rate hikes and start cutting rates sometime next year. This kind of thinking may be immature. Standing at the moment, we should not have too much hope for interest rate cuts. After the FOMC meeting in July, Powell made it clear that he would not give up monetary tightening because of negative GDP growth in a certain quarter. In today's speech, he once again hinted that the Fed will not easily let go until inflation has not fallen significantly. In addition, Powell also mentioned that the June dot plot predicts that the federal funds rate will be slightly below 4% by the end of 2023. In view of this, it is expected that the Fed will continue to raise interest rates until 2023. If the non-farm employment and CPI data in August perform well, it is not ruled out that it will raise interest rates again by 75 bp at the interest rate meeting on September 22.

[Zuckerberg: Facebook didn't secretly limit the flow of posts, and the system made mistakes] Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) said on the podcast Joe Rogan Experience that Facebook has no "shadow banning" (shadow banning) ), but did generate "millions of errors" for system reasons. Zuckerberg also talked about the Metaverse, about the credibility of the FBI, which he said is a legitimate institution.

[Musk summons Twitter's former security chief for information on spam accounts] Musk originally planned to buy Twitter for $44 billion, but now he wants to end the deal, but the two sides faced off in court. Court documents show Musk subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower for documents and communications related to spam accounts, security breaches, hidden security weaknesses, and illegal activities.

The whistleblower was Peiter Zatko, a well-known hacker and former Twitter security chief. The information Musk asked him for was largely related to how spam accounts were assessed. Musk has said that he abandoned the deal mainly because Twitter misled himself and regulators by giving untrue data on spam accounts and bot accounts.

[YouTube replacement: Chief business officer announces his departure] Robert Kyncl, long-serving chief business officer (CBO) of YouTube, announced that he will leave the mainstream social video platform in the United States. He previously worked for the company for more than 12 years.

The company confirmed that Mary Ellen Coe, Google's president of global customer solutions, will take over as YouTube's chief commercial officer in early October. Ginkle will stay on YouTube for now to help with the transition.

02. EU region

[The EU will hold an energy emergency meeting on September 9 to discuss crisis response plans] The EU rotating presidency convened a special meeting of energy ministers to discuss the overall solution to the region in response to the surge in the electricity market. The Czech Minister of Industry and Trade said the meeting will be held in Brussels on September 9 and will discuss specific measures to address the energy crisis. Sikela said the energy market "has shut down and we have to fix that". Czech officials have proposed capping the price of natural gas for power generation.

[European natural gas prices fell the most since April, Dutch natural gas futures fell 16% at one point] European natural gas prices saw their biggest decline since April after Germany said its gas storage tanks were filling up faster than before winter Plan fast. Dutch natural gas front-month futures fell as much as 16% to 286 euros/MWH, reversing last week's gains of nearly 40%.

[Economic Daily: The test of carbon neutrality in Europe has just begun] Many European countries have recently adjusted relevant energy policies to try to respond, and the voices of doubts about the carbon neutrality goal are also increasing. There is a view that European countries are too aggressive in their pursuit of "green energy". In the case of little change in demand, the practice of artificially cutting energy supply has pushed up the price of energy and bulk raw materials, while the increase in carbon credit prices has also boosted energy. price, so it is not justified that the European carbon neutrality target is too far ahead. In the face of the ongoing energy crisis, Europe has still not come up with practical and urgent solutions, and the test of Europe's carbon neutrality goal may have just begun.

[German natural gas storage growth "faster than expected"] The German government announced on August 28, local time, that the country's natural gas storage growth is faster than expected, and it is expected to complete the goal of reaching 85% of the total gas storage capacity one month ahead of schedule. According to a report by Deutsche Presse-Agentur, a report released by the German natural gas storage regulator on the same day showed that as of the 25th, German gas storage has reached 81.78% of the total capacity. "Despite the difficult situation … gas storage is growing faster than expected," German Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck said in a statement. He believes that the original target of 85% gas storage by October "should be achieved by the start of September".

03. Other regions

[Goldman Sachs: The UK economy is now expected to enter a recession in the fourth quarter] Goldman Sachs lowered its UK GDP forecast in a report to clients. Goldman Sachs now sees the U.K. slipping into recession from the fourth quarter; full-year growth of 3.5% in 2022 (up from 3.7% previously); and a contraction of 0.6% in full-year 2023 (up from 1.1%). "Under our base-case assumptions, we expect the coming recession to be relatively mild given fiscal support, excess savings and strong labor market momentum," Goldman said.

[Amazon will invest $100 million in Turkey to launch a local logistics center and recruit more than 1,000 employees] Amazon plans to launch its first logistics center in Istanbul, Turkey in the fall of 2022. Amazon intends to invest $100 million in the first phase to set up its premises in Turkey and recruit more than 1,000 employees in engineering, human resources, accounting, operations and information processing (IT). Further recruitment for the customer service and logistics teams will begin in the coming months.

[Shopee responds to the large-scale cancellation of offers: recruitment plan adjustment, some technical positions are closed] The large-scale cancellation of offers by the Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Shopee has caused heated discussions, and many prospective employees have been cancelled when they approached the entry period, mainly including the establishment of Shopee in Singapore. post.

According to Jiemian News, Shopee responded, "Due to the adjustment of the recruitment plan of some of Shopee's technical teams, some technical-related positions have been closed. We are continuously communicating with relevant personnel and will do our best and support to help them transition properly."

[Malaysia announces conditional resumption of broiler exports from October] The Malaysian cabinet agreed on August 29 that chicken farms that specifically and exclusively export broilers will be able to resume exporting broilers in October once they have obtained approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry. This is the first time Malaysia has approved the resumption of broiler exports under certain conditions since the ban on broiler exports was issued in June. Annua Musa, chairman of the Malaysian Cabinet "Anti-Inflation Jihad Special Forces", said at the same time after the meeting of the special forces on the 29th that the top price of fresh standard net chicken after August 31 will continue to remain at RM9.4 per kilogram, and the government will continue to maintain the price per kilogram. A subsidy of RM0.03 per egg.

[Peru made a preliminary anti-dumping ruling on Chinese polyester fabrics] On August 25, 2022, the Dumping, Subsidy and Non-tariff Trade Barriers Committee of the Peruvian National Competition and Intellectual Property Protection Agency published in the official daily "El Peruano" (El Peruano) Announcement No. /CDB-INDECOPI states that for 100% polyester fabrics originating in China (Spanish: tejidos 100% poliéster, crudos, blancos oteñidos de un solo color, de ligamento tafetán, con un ancho menor a 1.80 metros , de peso unitario entre 80 /m2 y 200 /m2) made a positive preliminary ruling on anti-dumping, and the preliminary ruling imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty of $3.93/kg on the products involved, valid for 6 months. The products involved are plain, white or dyed 100% plain weave polyester fabrics with a width of less than 1.8 meters and a unit gram weight between 80 g/m2 and 200 g/m2, involving Peruvian tariff codes 5512.11.00.00 and 5512.19 Products under .00.00. The measures will take effect from the day after the announcement.

On January 26, 2022, the Commission on Dumping, Subsidies and Non-tariff Trade Barriers of the Peruvian National Competition and Intellectual Property Protection Agency issued Announcement No. /CDB-INDECOPI, in response to the application of the Peruvian company Tecnología Textil SA, for 100% of the products originating in China Anti-dumping investigation was launched on polyester fabrics.

[Canada made the first affirmative final ruling on anti-dumping sunset review of concrete steel bars] On August 26, 2022, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued an announcement that it will not be allowed to import special goods originating in or imported from Belarus, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The Concrete Reinforcing Bar in the administrative region, Japan, Portugal and Spain made the first anti-dumping sunset review final ruling, ruling that if the anti-dumping measures in this case are cancelled, the dumping of the products involved to Canada will continue or occur again. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) is expected to make a sunset review of the case before February 2, 2023.涉案产品的海关编码为7213.10.00.11、7213.10.00.12、7213.10.00.13、7213.10.00.90、7214.20.00.11、7214.20.00.12、7214.20.00.13、7214.20.00.14、7214.20.00.21、7214.20.00.22、7214.20.00.23、 7214.20.00.24、7214.20.00.31、7214.20.00.32、7214.20.00.33、7214.20.00.34、7214.20.00.90、7215.90.00.20、7215.90.00.30、7215.90.00.50、7228.30.00.51、7228.30.00.52和7228.30.00.53。

On August 19, 2016, in response to the application of Canadian companies Arcelor Mittal Long Products Canada, Alta Steel Ltd. and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, the Canada Border Services Agency issued the , Portugal and Spain for anti-dumping investigations. On April 3, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency made an affirmative final anti-dumping ruling on concrete rebar originating in or imported from Belarus, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal and Spain. On May 3, 2017, Canada officially levied anti-dumping duties on the products involved in the above countries and regions. On March 29 and 30, 2022, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and the Canada Border Services Agency issued announcements respectively, starting or importing concrete steel bars originating in or imported from Belarus, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal and Spain. The first anti-dumping sunset review investigation.

Zhimeitong | Logistics Highlights

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【China-Russia Container Freight Doubled】 Since the beginning of spring, Chinese logistics companies have doubled the price of container shipping from China to Russia. The paper reported that if the cost of shipping a container from China was $6,000 in February, it has reached $11,500 since the summer.

[Maersk and Malaysia Investment Development Authority reach strategic cooperation] Maersk's official website announced that Maersk and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOU) to promote high-quality investment in Malaysia as one of the ASEAN logistics centers , to create better synergies and value-added services for customers, and to contribute to the growth and development of the supply chain sector of the Malaysian economy.

Zhimeitong | Domestic Highlights

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[Ministry of Commerce: China has remained ASEAN's largest trading partner for 13 consecutive years] At the press conference held by the Information Office on August 29, the Assistant Minister of Commerce said that from January to July this year, China-ASEAN trade volume reached 544.9 billion US dollars , a year-on-year increase of 13.1%, accounting for 15% of China's total foreign trade imports and exports. China has remained ASEAN's largest trading partner for 13 consecutive years, and ASEAN's status as China's largest trading partner has been further consolidated.

Zhimeitong | E-commerce highlights

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[Amazon Europe and Japan launch compliance reference tool] Amazon Europe and Japan announced that they have launched a compliance reference tool to help sellers manage their compliance obligations and keep abreast of changing compliance requirements.

The Compliance Reference Tool provides information on product compliance requirements, such as the import and export regulations of the country where sellers want to ship or sell, and whether a product (such as a toy, baby product, or product containing a lithium battery) Meets product warranty requirements. Currently this new tool does not include compliance requirements for all products, such as hazmat, chemical or food products.

Over the next six months, Amazon will continue to add products to the tool with new compliance requirements and will update sellers as new categories are added.

[Shopee releases Malaysia low-value commodity tax notice and overseas warehouse incentive plan] Shopee announced that according to the regulations of the Malaysian government, starting from 2023, online and offline sales will be delivered to Malaysia, and the sales price will be lower than the specified price 10% low-value goods tax is imposed on imported goods.

The details of the low-value commodity tax and the platform-related processing methods will be notified to sellers through the official Shopee bulletin board after the Malaysian government has issued a complete guideline. Please stay tuned.

At the same time, Shopee recommends sellers to use the overseas warehouse of Shopee Malaysia site to improve the shopping experience of buyers.

[eBay Australia site vegetable seed sales surge] More and more Australians are starting to grow fresh produce at home to save money. Sales of vegetable seeds on eBay have surged over the past four months, according to an eBay Australia spokesperson. Specifically, sales of potatoes increased by 168%, green beans by 120%, lettuce by 125% and cucumbers by 80%.

It is reported that every Australian family can save $75 a month by growing vegetables to "self-sufficiency". Along with the "vegetable craze", sales of home gardening tools on eBay have also increased, including shovels, hoes, trimmers, flower pots, LED lights, spray pots, faucets and more.

[AliExpress launches the "Delivery by appointment" function in the delivery phase of merchants] AliExpress issued an announcement saying: In order to be more in line with the practical operation habits of merchants in bulk outbound packaging, and at the same time to solve the problems caused by the lack of clear collection nodes for small package collection and delivery The limitation of time limit is unclear, and self-delivery is affected by factors such as the epidemic situation, extreme weather, and non-standard warehouse receipt. To further improve the Internet access rate, the platform has launched the "delivery by appointment" function in the delivery stage of merchants.

According to reports, AliExpress expects to gradually upgrade the original "package management" to "appointment delivery management" from August 2022 to October 2022, fully covering door-to-door collection (including free collection and remote area collection). There are three delivery methods: self-delivery, merchant self-delivery, and merchant self-delivery. At present, it is only applicable to all orders that use Cainiao Lanshou, Merchant Self-Send, and Merchant Self-delivery to Cainiao Lanshou.