EU amends customs rules to apply EUR 3 duty on low-value distance-sale imports
Customs declaration teams must apply the EUR 3 duty and destination-office lodging to imported distance-sale consignments under EUR 150 from 1 July 2026
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European Commission fines Temu €200 million for DSA systemic risk assessment failures
Online marketplace risk-assessment teams under DSA must adopt platform-specific evidence, product-testing data, and design-amplification analysis in next assessment cycle or face enforcement parity
FTC settlement requires Shutterstock to pay $35M and change subscription cancellation practices
Shutterstock must rebuild subscription disclosure, consent and cancellation controls under the FTC settlement order
EU removes linked travel arrangements from Package Travel Directive
Travel sellers must reclassify add-on booking flows after linked-travel-arrangement disclosures are removed
OFAC adds Kovay Gardens aliases to SDN List
Screening teams must add Kovay Gardens? new resort-name aliases to sanctions filters before processing continues
India sets mandatory gold hallmarking coverage at 385 districts
Gold jewellers must verify store-level coverage under the revised 385-district annexure
US FTC bars MLM recruiters from unsubstantiated earnings claims
MLM recruiters must substantiate earnings claims before using them
UK bans tobacco sales to people born on or after 2009
Retail sales teams must refuse tobacco purchases by buyers born on/after 1 Jan 2009
Utah raises fines to $10,000 for repeated retail overcharging
Retailers face $10,000 penalties after multiple violations
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UK CMA fines AA Developments and orders refunds for hidden fees
Companies must display full price upfront or face penalties
UK bans HFSS ads by Lidl and Iceland under ASA rules
Paid ads featuring high-fat, salt or sugar products prohibited
FTC bars Forever Living from deceptive MLM earnings claims
MLM marketing teams must substantiate any earnings claims on consumer request