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E-commerce import duty is changing. What sellers need to know to keep up
The duty exemption on low-value imports has been removed, and the price gap with Chinese goods is narrowing. There is an opening for domestic sellers, but only for the ones who prepare.
Vietnamese e-commerce grew 44% in H1 2026: the market is up, but not every shop is getting a share of it
The four big marketplaces hit 291.6 trillion VND in the first half of 2026, up 44.11%. But the number of shops and the number of items sold did not rise anywhere near that fast. This is what that gap means.
How to work out your real profit in 30 minutes, no software needed
Add every platform fee together and the total can reach 24 to 30% of revenue. This piece walks through working out your real profit using the last 30 days of data and a spreadsheet.
The clampdown on cheap cross-border goods is coming. Who gets the space they leave behind?
Vietnam is tightening tax on low-value cross-border goods, and the price advantage those goods have enjoyed is narrowing. The space they leave will not flow to domestic sellers on its own. It goes to whoever is ready for it.
Platform fees take almost a quarter of your revenue. Do you know what your shop actually earns?
Platform fees don't stop at commission. Add everything up and the figure usually lands between 18 and 25% of revenue. This piece names the three costs most often missed, and shows how to work out what each sales channel really earns.
AI is choosing shops before customers do. Is yours clear enough for a machine to pick?
AI assistants pick shops from data, not from a good-looking storefront. When delivery times, prices and return policies are unclear, the shop gets skipped — and the owner never finds out.
Shopify Markets and Multi-Country Sales Strategy
Shopify Markets allows a single store to sell to multiple countries with separate prices, currencies, languages, and taxes. There's no need to create multiple stores.
What is Hallovis? An e-commerce operations consultancy
Hallovis is an e-commerce consulting and implementation firm that publishes its prices on its website. It does not sell software and takes no commission from suppliers.
Landing page checklist for 24-72 hour campaigns
A landing page for a short campaign only has to do one thing: convert. Clear beats pretty. A full checklist, from taking the brief to wiring up tracking.
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