EU Customs Reform is now law: what changes for eCommerce businesses?
The EU has adopted its new Union Customs Code, setting in motion a phased overhaul of how goods are declared, assessed and cleared across the bloc. Published on 19 September 2026, the reform establishes an EU Customs Authority and a shared Customs Data Hub. For...
Winning the international customer: why cross-border growth depends on what happens after checkout
Selling internationally has never been easier. Delivering a consistently good international customer experience is a different matter. Retailers can translate their websites, accept international payments and reach customers around the world through marketplaces and...
UKP Worldwide at PARCEL Forum ’26
UKP Worldwide was proud to exhibit at PARCEL Forum ’26, held from 14 to 16 September at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Representing UKP Worldwide at Booth 340 were Guy Cliffe, Sales Director, and Sarah Brennan, Strategic Account...
The low-value eCommerce reset: why governments around the world are rewriting the rules
For many years, low-value import thresholds helped cross-border eCommerce grow. Parcels below a set value could enter a market without customs duty, while simplified processes kept millions of relatively inexpensive shipments moving through the border. These rules...
Peak season doesn’t end at delivery: why retailers need to plan for the January returns wave now
For many retailers, peak season planning focuses on getting orders out of the warehouse and delivered before Christmas. Yet delivery is not the end of the journey. The purchases made during Black Friday and the weeks leading up to Christmas will create a second...
CPTPP is now fully open to the UK. What does it mean for exporters?
The UK has reached an important milestone in its membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Following Canada’s ratification of the UK’s accession, the agreement now applies between the UK and all 11 other members...
Who really owns customs compliance?
This article is for retailers, online marketplaces, fulfilment providers, carriers and logistics partners involved in moving eCommerce goods across international borders. It explains why customs compliance cannot be treated as the responsibility of one supplier alone,...
US-Canada trade dispute escalates as new 50% tariffs take effect
A significant escalation in the trade dispute between the United States and Canada took effect on 22 August 2026, when the US introduced additional 50% tariffs on a specified range of Canadian goods. The measures followed the breakdown of negotiations between the two...
EU customs changes again: why product data needs to be ready for 1st November 2026
For eCommerce businesses selling consumer goods into the European Union, customs compliance is becoming increasingly connected to something that sits much further upstream: product data. From 1st November 2026, Product Identifiers (PIDs) become a mandatory part of...
PPWR is here: why packaging has become part of the cross-border compliance conversation
For years, eCommerce businesses selling internationally have concentrated much of their compliance effort on what is inside the parcel: product descriptions, commodity codes, values, country of origin, VAT and customs declarations. Increasingly, businesses also need...
Guy Cliffe shares expert insights on customs clearance challenges with Cross-Border magazine
UKP Worldwide's Director, Guy Cliffe, has been featured in the latest Spotlight Interview by Cross-Border Magazine, one of Europe's leading publications dedicated to international eCommerce and cross-border trade. The interview explores one of the biggest issues...
What happens when customs data is wrong?
For many retailers, customs data is simply another part of the shipping process. Product information is pulled from internal systems, passed to a carrier or customs broker, and used to complete declarations before goods begin their journey. But that view is becoming...
EU Customs Reform is now law: what changes for eCommerce businesses?
The EU has adopted its new Union Customs Code, setting in motion a phased overhaul of how goods are declared, assessed and cleared across the bloc. Published on 19 September 2026, the reform establishes an EU Customs Authority and a shared Customs Data Hub. For...
Winning the international customer: why cross-border growth depends on what happens after checkout
Selling internationally has never been easier. Delivering a consistently good international customer experience is a different matter. Retailers can translate their websites, accept international payments and reach customers around the world through marketplaces and...
UKP Worldwide at PARCEL Forum ’26
UKP Worldwide was proud to exhibit at PARCEL Forum ’26, held from 14 to 16 September at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Representing UKP Worldwide at Booth 340 were Guy Cliffe, Sales Director, and Sarah Brennan, Strategic Account...
The low-value eCommerce reset: why governments around the world are rewriting the rules
For many years, low-value import thresholds helped cross-border eCommerce grow. Parcels below a set value could enter a market without customs duty, while simplified processes kept millions of relatively inexpensive shipments moving through the border. These rules...
Peak season doesn’t end at delivery: why retailers need to plan for the January returns wave now
For many retailers, peak season planning focuses on getting orders out of the warehouse and delivered before Christmas. Yet delivery is not the end of the journey. The purchases made during Black Friday and the weeks leading up to Christmas will create a second...
CPTPP is now fully open to the UK. What does it mean for exporters?
The UK has reached an important milestone in its membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Following Canada’s ratification of the UK’s accession, the agreement now applies between the UK and all 11 other members...
Who really owns customs compliance?
This article is for retailers, online marketplaces, fulfilment providers, carriers and logistics partners involved in moving eCommerce goods across international borders. It explains why customs compliance cannot be treated as the responsibility of one supplier alone,...
US-Canada trade dispute escalates as new 50% tariffs take effect
A significant escalation in the trade dispute between the United States and Canada took effect on 22 August 2026, when the US introduced additional 50% tariffs on a specified range of Canadian goods. The measures followed the breakdown of negotiations between the two...
EU customs changes again: why product data needs to be ready for 1st November 2026
For eCommerce businesses selling consumer goods into the European Union, customs compliance is becoming increasingly connected to something that sits much further upstream: product data. From 1st November 2026, Product Identifiers (PIDs) become a mandatory part of...
PPWR is here: why packaging has become part of the cross-border compliance conversation
For years, eCommerce businesses selling internationally have concentrated much of their compliance effort on what is inside the parcel: product descriptions, commodity codes, values, country of origin, VAT and customs declarations. Increasingly, businesses also need...
Guy Cliffe shares expert insights on customs clearance challenges with Cross-Border magazine
UKP Worldwide's Director, Guy Cliffe, has been featured in the latest Spotlight Interview by Cross-Border Magazine, one of Europe's leading publications dedicated to international eCommerce and cross-border trade. The interview explores one of the biggest issues...
What happens when customs data is wrong?
For many retailers, customs data is simply another part of the shipping process. Product information is pulled from internal systems, passed to a carrier or customs broker, and used to complete declarations before goods begin their journey. But that view is becoming...