Notice! Macau will ban the import of non-degradable plastic cups and saucers
NO.1 Macau will ban the import of non-degradable plastic cups and saucers from next year
According to the news from the website of the Macao SAR government on September 4, the Macao SAR government introduced plastic reduction measures in sequence, following the introduction of control measures for disposable styrofoam tableware, non-degradable disposable plastic dining straws, drink stirrers and knives, forks, and spoons Afterwards, the SAR Government, in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 1 (5) of Law No. 7/2003 "Foreign Trade Law" amended by Law No. 3/2016, passed Chief Executive's Instruction No. 146/2023 to prohibit Imported non-degradable disposable plastic dishes, cups and disposable styrofoam food trays, the relevant chief executive's instructions will come into effect on January 1, 2024.
NO.2 Canada's new notification regulations for 850 chemicals
Under Regulation 71(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), the Minister of the Environment requires, under certain circumstances, the production, importation or use of 850 chemicals listed in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act or Mixtures, products or articles containing these chemicals must be declared before January 17, 2024.
Notification objects include: production, import or use of substances listed in Annex 1, or mixtures, products and articles containing ≥0.1% of substances within the calendar year of 2022, and the tonnage exceeds 100kg or 1000kg.
NO.3 The U.S. goods trade deficit widened in July
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Commerce Department showed that the U.S. goods trade deficit widened 2.6% to .2 billion in July. Goods exports rose .4 billion to 4.8 billion in July. Imports rose .7 billion to 6 billion.
The report also showed that wholesale inventories fell 0.1%. Advance retail inventories rose 0.3%. Excluding autos, retail inventories rose 0.1%.
NO.4 In the first half of the year, French e-commerce sales increased by 7% year-on-year
The research platform Foxintelligence released a review of French e-commerce sales in the first half of 2023. According to data, in the first half of 2023, French e-commerce sales increased by 7% year-on-year. In addition to the certain impact of inflation, some key nodes have also brought strong sales. In June, summer sales were ushered in overseas markets, and summer sales in France had a strong start, and compared with the first quarter sales of last summer sales, the growth was obvious.
In terms of categories, electronics and fashion are still one of the largest e-commerce categories in French e-commerce (and other European markets). Categories with more obvious growth in the first half of the year also include: pet products, baby products, home care, health and beauty, and auto parts products.
NO.5 Amazon releases new rules for FBA multi-channel service delivery
Amazon Japan station announced that it has made new regulations on the delivery date and time specification of FBA multi-channel service. If the seller uses the FBA multi-channel service with specified delivery date and time, the total size of the product must be 151 cm or less. Must weigh 30kg or less.
Old rules:If the sum of the three sides of the product package of the FBA multi-channel service exceeds 160 cm or the weight exceeds 25 kg, the scheduled delivery service cannot be used.
new rule:If you use the FBA multi-channel service with specified delivery date and time, the total size of the product must be 151 cm or less and the weight must be 30 kg or less.
