Regulation
EU proposes ban on fake scarcity claims, drip pricing and subscription traps
The Digital Fairness Act would rewrite the EU's rules on how businesses sell online, from discount claims and reviews to how customers cancel.
European Union
E-Commerce
Royal Mail confirms €2 EU handling fee and mandatory product IDs from 1st November
Sellers shipping goods into the EU will pay a second per-code charge on top of the €3 duty and must supply new product data on every customs declaration.
E-Commerce
EU Parliament committee backs pause on packaging rep rule for small sellers
The pause is aimed at EU-based businesses, so UK sellers shipping into Europe are unlikely to see any change.
Regulation
Pressure grows to scrap EU packaging rep rule, but the fix leaves UK sellers out
Brussels already has a plan to drop the per-country authorised representative requirement. As drafted, it only helps businesses based inside the EU.
E-Commerce
Etsy petitions Brussels over packaging rules
The campaign now appearing in seller dashboards wants the authorised representative requirement dropped for EU-based sellers.