Browsing: Sellers

Jungle Scout’s product data, optimization tools, and market research insights make it a popular tool among dropshippers and Amazon FBA entrepreneurs. But Exploding Topics’ trend insights are also a favorite of e-commerce store owners—so which market and product research tool is the best choice for Amazon sellers?

The EU ended the duty exemption for low-value imports worth €150 on July 1, 2026, replacing it with a €3 duty. The measure has already added pressure to a business model built around large volumes of inexpensive cross-border parcels. For ePost Global, however, the first 45 days have not brought a decline in overall volumes.

Amazon’s introduction of API fees for third-party developers represents another margin squeeze on sellers, this time arriving indirectly through the software tools that have become essential to operate on the platform. Starting January 2026, the fees will force software companies to raise subscription prices or reduce service quality, adding costs to sellers who already pay…

It’s hard to overstate the ecommerce opportunity in India. The country’s population is now the world’s largest at 1.46 billion in 2025, per the United Nations, compared to 1.4 billion in China and 347 million in the U.S.

Half of Amazon sellers cite platform fees as a top-2 cost pressure, yet less than a quarter are actively reducing their Amazon dependence. According to Marketplace Pulse’s 2026 Seller Index, 49% of sellers active on Amazon identified marketplace fees as their primary margin concern, nearly matched by the 46% citing advertising spend. Together, these two…

Amazon Haul, Amazon’s direct-from-China section for items under $20, has reached over 3,000 sellers since launching in November 2024, establishing itself as a credible competitor to Temu and Shein, though still smaller in scale. The milestone validates Amazon’s commitment to the “low and slow” direct-from-China marketplace model despite ongoing tariff volatility and confusion around imminent…