Plain-English guides on HS codes, country of origin, duty-paid checkout, and EU and UK customs changes.
Dutiable value is not always the price on the invoice. Assists, royalties, and license fees can all be added back into the value customs uses, and missing them is one of the most common valuation errors importers make.
Duty can be calculated on the factory-to-middleman price instead of the price you paid. How the first-sale rule works, the conditions, and the documentation it demands.
Exclusions expire on a fixed date, but the duty rate follows the entry date. How the gap hits DTC quotes, and the calendar discipline that prevents the surprise.
Penalty tariffs that stack on top of normal duties and can triple your bill overnight. How they work, how to track them, and what to do when one hits your catalog.
The EU updates its Combined Nomenclature every January 1. Codes split, merge, or gain new notes, and last year's correct code can mean this year's wrong duty.
A practical fall 2026 checklist for Shopify brands: what the EU duty changes mean for checkout totals, HS data, and DDP setups.
A practical fall 2026 checklist for Shopify brands: what the EU duty changes mean for checkout totals, HS data, and DDP setups.
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.