Amazon closing AmazonSmile to focus its philanthropic giving to programs with greater impact (aboutamazon.com)

In case you were looking- Amazon Smile program ended February 20, 2023

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How we’re helping Etsy sellers grow in 2023 - Welcome to the Etsy Community

Etsy is suggesting 3 focus areas to support its sellers. This article includes a survey for the Etsy seller community.  Etsy indicated in its Wall Street report that it will add home furnishings to its offerings.    

Meta laying off 10,000 more workers, four months after Facebook parent cut 11,000 – GeekWire

As marketplaces layoff employees how will e-sellers be impacted? 

Amazon is laying off another 9,000 employees — read the CEO's memo – GeekWire

500 tech companies have laid off 140,000 workers 

Terms of Service - Mercari: Your Marketplace

• Effective April 17, 2023, the calculation for the payment processing fee that is charged to sellers will change from 2.9% of the item sold price plus $0.50 per completed transaction to 2.9% of the combined item sold price and shipping price plus $0.50 per completed transaction. Note: The shipping price refers to both buyer and seller paid shipping using Mercari labels and Mercari Local delivery.
• All transactions will automatically be updated starting April 17, 2023, to reflect the latest fees. For listings created before April 17, 2023, it may take several weeks from the effective date for updated fees to be fully implemented. Any sale transaction that is already in process before the fee updates are implemented will be completed with the existing processing fee.
• Effective May 1, 2023, the Instant Pay processing fee will increase from $2.00 to $3.00 per Instant Pay transaction and the transfer limit will increase from $500 to $600 per month. 
  

 Shipping fees start at $9.50. 

New valuation rules introduced for specified goods | India | Law.asia

Excellent article by our friend Reena Asthana Khair, Esq. , Kochhar & Co.

On April 7, 2023, Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) fees will be increased across some size tiers to reflect rising operational costs brought about by inflationary pressures and to help ensure that we can continue to provide best-in-class fulfilment services for your business.

The fee updates include the following:

• A small decrease, or no change, for envelope size tiers.
• An increase for parcel size and oversize size tiers.

Envelope and parcel tiers will continue to benefit from our recently introduced multi-unit discounts, which offer cheaper per-unit rates for multi-unit orders.

Multi-Channel Fulfilment improvements

To continue to support your business growth, we’ve made the following improvements:

• Unbranded packaging in the UK, available at no additional cost.
• ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification of our IT security systems, demonstrating our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of data security and compliance.
• An on-time delivery rate of more than 98%.

For more information and the detailed rates, go to Multi-Channel Fulfilment: 2023 UK fee updates

Payments Terms of Use | eBay.com

Update effective March 14 for new sellers, May 14 for existing sellers.  The announcement was published in Australia.  E-Sellers should monitor for announcements in other countries. 

Customs forms | USPS News Link

This rule, effective March 1, 2023,  applies to all 27 EU countries, Norway and Switzerland.  You must be specific in description and provide the right tariff code.  The right code is necessary for your customer paying duty and taxes accurately.  Lack of proper information places your package in jeopardy.

SEC.gov | SEC Charges Rio Tinto plc with Bribery Controls Failures

Poor controls, no management commitment, 3rd party consultant, no scope of work....