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TikTok Shop in Vietnam adjusted its platform commission policy starting August 3. Mall merchants and several popular categories (such as fashion and beauty) saw significant rate increases, with some nearing 20%. This adjustment aims to optimize the platform's profit structure, requiring sellers to recalculate their profit margins.
The Indonesian government requires the country's eight major e-commerce platforms to withhold 0.5% income tax from seller sales starting August 2, aiming to strengthen tax collection in the e-commerce sector.
TikTok Shop has updated its product safety appeal process and strengthened its oversight of logistics tracking information to crackdown on false shipping and logistics information.
Walmart's e-commerce platform has launched a 'Hot Item Incentive Program' to encourage sellers to improve price competitiveness and logistics efficiency through commission reductions and traffic support.
Amazon rebooted and expanded its FBA new product warehouse program on July 30, providing greater fee discounts and storage exemptions to encourage sellers to launch more new brand ASINs.
The Indonesian government requires local eight major e-commerce platforms to withhold 0.5% income tax from sellers' sales starting August 2. This move aims to regulate tax collection in the e-commerce market, increasing operational costs for sellers.
Amazon relaunched and upgraded the FBA New Selection Program on July 30, offering more attractive fee discounts and storage waivers for eligible new brand ASINs. Sellers must confirm registration within a specified timeframe to enjoy the benefits.
Amazon raised the logistics time threshold for seller self-delivery Prime (SFP) on July 6, requiring sellers to provide broader national same-day or two-day delivery services, and updated the delivery commitment tool in the seller backend to assist management.
Amazon has announced that it will cease its FBA preparation and labeling services starting January 1, 2026. Sellers must complete all preparations themselves before shipping or utilize certified third-party logistics, or their goods will be rejected.
eBay will enforce clothing and shoe size standardization in August to improve search matching and buyer experience. Sellers must check and update existing listings in the backend, or they will be unable to revise or create new products, so adjustments are recommended promptly.
Amazon has updated its product detail page rules, requiring product titles to be reduced to within 75 characters and introducing a 125-character 'Item Highlights' attribute. This move aims to optimize mobile display effects, and sellers need to update their existing listings promptly.
Walmart has launched the 'Hot Items Incentive Program' aimed at improving seller performance through price competitiveness and fast delivery. Sellers can receive up to 100% commission waivers and storage fee discounts if they maintain price advantages and use WFS logistics, along with traffic advantages.
Walmart has announced the 2026 "Hot Item Incentive Program," offering sellers up to 100% commission reduction based on price competitiveness and logistics performance, aimed at boosting conversion rates and delivery efficiency of core products on the platform.
TikTok Shop has further reinforced compliance oversight on logistics, strongly cracking down on false logistics tracking practices. The platform has also added appeal guidelines to its product safety policy to help sellers address compliance-related enforcement actions more systematically.
Amazon has relaunched and upgraded its FBA New Product Warehouse Program at the end of July, encouraging sellers to promote new brands and products on the platform by offering greater fee deductions and waivers on storage fees, lowering the cost of launching new products.
Amazon has tightened its return policy in 2026, requiring FBM sellers to provide prepaid return labels and reducing the refund processing time to 7 days. Additionally, communication channels between buyers and sellers during the return period have been closed, complicating the return process for sellers.
Major Indonesian e-commerce platforms (Shopee, Tokopedia, Lazada, etc.) will uniformly implement a new withholding tax policy of 0.5% on income starting August 1. Since the tax base is based on revenue rather than profit, this policy will significantly impact low-margin sellers with increased costs.
eBay has significantly reduced the transaction fee for its live selling feature (eBay Live) to a minimum of 6.9%. This move aims to encourage sellers, especially in fashion and collectibles, to utilize live channels to counter the increasing competition in interest-driven e-commerce.
TikTok Shop further enhances its logistics system in North America by launching CBT pickup services in Miami, covering nine regions across the U.S. By reducing pickup fees and providing logistics compensation, the platform aims to lower fulfillment costs for small and medium-sized sellers while improving shipping efficiency.
Indonesia's KPPU has formally initiated an antitrust investigation into TikTok Shop. The agency received multiple public reports and is currently in the evidence-gathering phase to clarify whether TikTok Shop's business practices in Indonesia violate local antitrust laws.