FlavorCloud

06/04/2026

We'll be at ShipBob Fulfilled in Las Vegas, June 16–17, and would love to connect while we're there.

Stop by our booth or join FlavorCloud CEO Rathna Sharad on the morning of June 17 for a panel alongside ShipBob and Crop Shop Boutique to learn how you can make international a real growth lever.

Ready to close the international revenue gap? Book time with us at the show:

Connect with FlavorCloud at upcoming events, meet our team, and explore how to simplify global shipping and scale your cross-border growth.

06/03/2026

The DOJ is trying to narrow who gets an IEEPA tariff refund, and the cutoff could hit importers who never filed a case.

Key dates: June 6 appeal deadline, June 9 hearing. The appeal won't pause refunds (CBP has already returned ~$85B), but recovering your margin depends on having filings in order before the window closes.

No change for FlavorCloud merchants today. We're tracking both dates.

The fight over IEEPA tariff refunds entered a new phase last week. On May 29, the Department of Justice filed a motion to amend the Court of International

06/02/2026

The same $100 order costs different amounts in Paris, Bucharest, and Milan right now.

EU import fees in 2026 are not one rule. France charges per HS6 code, Romania per parcel on delivery, Italy starts in July. Six member states, six timelines, six ways to lose margin.

Full fee map here:

EU import fees 2026 hit differently by country. France charges per HS6, Romania per parcel, Italy delayed. See the full fee map before it costs you margin.

06/01/2026

Your duty calculator doesn't talk to your carrier router. Your returns tool doesn't know about tariff changes. That's the problem with point solutions.

Winning cross-border now means orchestrating logistics, compliance, localization, and real-time decisioning in one place. We built FlavorCloud as a Cross-Border Commerce OS for exactly this: AI-native, compliance-ready, and built integrated from day one.

Cross-border ecommerce has evolved far beyond the challenge of international shipping. Winning global commerce now requires unified orchestration—and the

05/29/2026

40–60% of your website traffic is already international.

Most brands convert less than half of it. Not because of shipping. Because of pricing.

Showing a buyer in Australia $100 USD plus "duties may apply" is not a checkout experience. It's a cart abandonment waiting to happen.

The brands winning internationally show one price, fully landed, in local currency, guaranteed, from the moment something hits the cart.

That's Commerce Intelligence. And it's what separates brands that grow globally from brands that just ship globally.

Our CEO Rathna Sharad recently joined the Supply Chain Digital Podcast to dig into where cross-border commerce is headed, and why the window to get ahead is narrowing fast.

A huge thank you to Amazon Business for sponsoring the episode and to Procurement Magazine and Supply Chain Digital for having Rathna on.

🎙️ Full episode in the comments.

Read our case studies that delve into real-world examples showcasing how FlavorCloud's innovative solutions streamline cross-border shipping.

05/28/2026

Miss FlavorCloud's 2026 State of Cross Border webinar? No worries, the recording is now available on-demand.

FlavorCloud CEO Rathna Sharad and Chief of Staff Jenny Chou break down FlavorCloud's 2026 State of Cross Border report and highlight key findings like how regulatory shifts are reshaping global e-commerce and what leading brands are doing to stay ahead.

The full link is in the comments!

05/28/2026

One hour out.

We're walking through the 2026 State of Cross-Border Report live at 9am PT/12pm ET, including the four strategies Enterprise merchants used to push repeat buyer rates above 50% and where Q1 growth actually came from.

Register for the link or the recording.

Cross-border commerce in 2026 isn't what it was twelve months ago. Tariffs are shifting in days, customs enforcement is tightening, and the markets driving growth aren't the ones most merchants are watching. In this 60-minute session, we'll break down FlavorCloud's State of Cross Border report, buil...

05/27/2026

Q1 2026 YoY cross-border GMV grew 26% across our network through a Middle East shipping crisis, four days of IEEPA legal uncertainty, and the start of EU customs reform. The brands that kept growing weren't the biggest. They were the ones who saw it coming.

Live walkthrough of the full report tomorrow, May 28 at 9am PT/12pm ET.

Cross-border commerce in 2026 isn't what it was twelve months ago. Tariffs are shifting in days, customs enforcement is tightening, and the markets driving growth aren't the ones most merchants are watching. In this 60-minute session, we'll break down FlavorCloud's State of Cross Border report, buil...

05/26/2026

Your international traffic is probably converting at a fraction of your domestic rate. We can tell you what that's costing you, by country, for free.

Market Intelligence pulls your actual international data and shows you where shoppers drop off, which countries to prioritize, and what each gap is worth in revenue. Available to any Shopify merchant with the FlavorCloud app installed.

Your CSM handles everything:

International ecommerce growth is one of the highest-leverage moves a Shopify merchant can make, but it's also one of the easiest to get wrong. Get it right

05/22/2026

If your international promo plan stops at BFCM and Christmas, you're missing the biggest stretch of demand on the calendar.

Singles' Day. Diwali. El Buen Fin. White Friday. Boxing Day. Chuseok. The back half of 2026 is loaded with international shopping moments most U.S. Shopify merchants never plan for.

Our 2026 international holiday calendar lays out every key date from June through December, plus the pricing and compliance moves to make before each one opens (including EU customs reform on July 1).

Read it:

The 2026 international holiday calendar for US Shopify merchants. June through December, with promo timing, market data, and EU customs reform built in.