The “TikTok trinket” era is officially over in the UK

Описание: The ground just shifted for e-commerce. In this week's update, we’re breaking down the chaotic "Tariff Ping-Pong" between the Supreme Court and the White House, and why your $800 duty-free exemption is officially a thing of the past.

In this episode:

The SCOTUS vs. White House Showdown: How a 6-3 ruling briefly "ended" the trade war—only for a 10% global baseline tariff to take its place 72 hours later.

Amazon’s Barcode Mandate: Why March 31 is the new deadline for FBA sellers to overhaul their labeling or face "defective shipment" fees.

The Rise of Agentic AI: Gartner’s new data shows 55% of supply chain leaders are ditching entry-level hiring in favor of autonomous AI agents.

TikTok’s High-Ticket Pivot: Why UK shoppers are suddenly dropping £100+ in-app, and how TikTok is becoming Amazon’s biggest "demand engine."

Global Logistics Volatility: From the EU’s massive steel tariff hike to Japan’s antitrust raid on Microsoft Cloud.

Bottom Line: Whether you are sourcing from Asia or selling on FBA, your "cost of doing business" just got significantly more expensive. We’ll show you how to audit your 3PL workflows and stay "platform agnostic" to survive the shift.

References

Amazon FBA Barcode Rules: ChannelEngine (Feb 25, 2026). https://www.channelengine.com/en/blog/mark...

Cross-Channel Rail Freight: UK Government News (Feb 25, 2026). https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmar...

EU Steel Quotas: European Commission Trade News (Feb 24, 2026). https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/com...

Gartner Agentic AI Survey: Gartner Press Release (Feb 25, 2026). https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-...

Japan Microsoft Cloud Raid: Nikkei Asia (Feb 25, 2026). https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technolog...

Meta AMD AI Chips: The New York Times (Feb 24, 2026). https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/busines...

OpenAI vs Musk xAI Lawsuit: The Verge (Feb 25, 2026). https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-int...

SCOTUS Ruling on IEEPA Tariffs: The Guardian (Feb 20, 2026). https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f...

TikTok Shop & Amazon Demand Engine: Forbes (Feb 23, 2026). https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegutfreun...

TikTok Shop Outpaces Shopee: VietNam News (Feb 24, 2026). https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/1766209/tik...

TikTok Shop UK High-Ticket: ChannelEngine (Feb 25, 2026). https://www.channelengine.com/en/blog/mark...

Trump Threatens 15% Tariff Hike: The Guardian (Feb 21, 2026). https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f...

Trump’s Global Baseline Tariff: The Guardian (Feb 24, 2026). https://www.theguardian.com/business/tarif...

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