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A platform finding that links two or more seller accounts through shared identity, infrastructure or behaviour, often triggering joint enforcement.

A platform scorecard of policy compliance and performance metrics that determines whether selling privileges remain active.

Amazon's third-party selling channel, where independent sellers list beside Amazon's own retail offer.

A warehouse where imported goods are stored with duty suspended until they are entered for consumption or re-exported.

A platform programme that gives a trademark owner control over listings, reporting tools and brand content features.

An EU levy on the embedded carbon of certain carbon-intensive imports, replacing free allowance allocation for the same sectors.

The marking that declares a product meets the EU harmonisation rules applying to it, backed by a conformity assessment.

A written certificate confirming that a children's product met the applicable US safety rules after third-party testing.

US consumer product safety rules enforced by the CPSC, covering testing, certification, reporting and import admissibility.

A licensed intermediary that files customs entries on behalf of an importer and advises on classification, valuation and admissibility.

EU amendment to the tax administrative cooperation directive that obliges digital platforms to report seller income to tax authorities.

The US low-value shipment exemption that once allowed duty-free entry below 800 dollars and has since been suspended and repealed.

A machine-readable product record that carries origin, composition and end-of-life data, accessed through a data carrier.

EU regulation setting due diligence, transparency and notice duties for online intermediaries, including marketplaces selling to EU consumers.

A global marketplace founded in 1995 that mixes auction and fixed-price listings.

EU framework regulation that sets sustainability requirements per product group, starting with textiles, steel, aluminium, furniture, tyres and mattresses.

A US electronic entry type created for low-value Section 321 shipments, largely displaced when the de minimis exemption was suspended.

The practice of giving each store its own browser profile, fingerprint parameters and network exit to avoid signal overlap.

A legislative package that would replace the current customs framework with a data hub and a central EU customs authority.

EU regulation requiring due diligence that goods placed on the market are deforestation-free and legally produced.

The national enforcement system that checks products on the EU market and can order withdrawal, recall or destruction.

An entity established in the EU that is accountable to authorities for a product's compliance and can be contacted directly.

A national regime requiring the party placing goods on a market to fund collection, recycling and disposal.

EU regulation that sets safety and traceability duties for consumer products sold in the Union, applicable since 13 December 2024.

The EU advance cargo information system that requires entry summary declarations before goods are loaded or arrive.

An EU electronic portal that lets sellers declare and pay VAT on imported consignments valued at 150 euros or less.

US federal law requiring online marketplaces to verify high-volume third-party sellers and disclose their identity to consumers.

Use of a protected trademark, copyright, patent or design without authorisation, exposing the seller to platform action and civil claims.

A Southeast Asian marketplace founded in 2012 and controlled by Alibaba Group since 2016.

US state laws that make the marketplace, rather than the individual seller, responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax.