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Amazon announced today that it has updated the SKU management feature using automated pricing files.

Currently, sellers can manage up to 30,000 SKUs in 24 hours, and the number of files they can submit will not be limited by the system.

Previously, the regional automated pricing file template only supported loading up to 5,000 SKUs at a time, and sellers could only submit up to three times a day. In contrast, the updated automated pricing tool has a greater improvement in flexibility.

On January 3, Amazon recently announced that it will impose taxes on orders in four states in the United States.

Starting January 1, 2020, Amazon will begin calculating, collecting, and remitting (as the taxpayer) sales and use taxes for all orders shipped to customers in Hawaii, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as Illinois use tax, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

On January 6, at the recent 2019-2020 eBay Digital Trade Summit, eBay officially launched the Hangzhou Brand Promotion Plan.

It is reported that the plan aims to help 20 Hangzhou brands shape their brand image and provide further support for their overseas expansion by providing professional services to them. The registration channel was opened on the day the plan was released.

On January 1, the Hangzhou Comprehensive Pilot Zone completed the first assessment and collection of corporate income tax for cross-border e-commerce retail export companies.

This means that companies can pay corporate income tax at 4% of their sales, and it also means that cross-border e-commerce retail exports are accelerating into the "sunshine" stage.

On January 3, Shopee issued an announcement today to notify the taxation of goods imported from Indonesia.

It is reported that the Indonesian government will impose taxes on online imported goods worth more than US$3. The final implementation time has not yet been determined. However, according to current information, the matter may be implemented around January 23, 2020.

To deal with related issues, Shopee is currently actively studying and formulating relevant measures to ensure that sellers do not need to take any actions or pay any additional fees at that time.

On January 6, Dunhuang.com recently issued an announcement to notify the changes in the account termination order processing process.

In the column of general penalties and rules, the following two points are added to the clause "When the account is terminated, the platform will handle its ongoing orders in the following manner":

1. For orders where the buyer has paid but the seller has not released the payment, the order will be closed directly and the full amount will be refunded to the seller;

2. Orders for which the seller has released funds can be executed normally.