Independent analysis of China trade policy and supply chains, converted into per-unit landed cost for sellers and importers worldwide.https://landedmath.comen-ushttps://landedmath.com/blog/china-export-tax-rebate-removal-battery-solarhttps://landedmath.com/blog/china-export-tax-rebate-removal-battery-solarThe rebate was cancelled on 249 product lines from 1 April 2026, and the list is not solar-only. Battery rebates fall from 9% to 6%, then to zero on 1 January 2027. Nine points become money on your invoice.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTsourcingexport tax rebatefob pricingbatteriessolarsupplier negotiationhttps://landedmath.com/blog/china-rare-earth-export-controls-licence-regimehttps://landedmath.com/blog/china-rare-earth-export-controls-licence-regimeFive notices, twenty element symbols, fifteen active and five suspended. The constraint that stops most shipments is not the law, it is the seller's willingness to risk a licence file.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupply-chainrare earthsexport controlscritical mineralslicensinglead timeshttps://landedmath.com/blog/china-real-name-registration-supplier-verificationhttps://landedmath.com/blog/china-real-name-registration-supplier-verificationFrom 1 May 2026 every Chinese business registration needs real-name confirmation reviewed by the registrar. A companion rule built a national registry of filing agents, with a three-year ban for false registration.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTsourcingsupplier verificationbusiness registrationdue diligencedeposit riskhttps://landedmath.com/blog/container-freight-index-publisher-change-2026https://landedmath.com/blog/container-freight-index-publisher-change-2026Seven container benchmarks moved publisher on 18 June 2026. The same week the Southeast Asia lane rose 9.1% while Europe fell 2.9% — and the composite said almost nothing moved.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTlogisticscontainer freightCCFISCFIsurchargecontract clauseshttps://landedmath.com/blog/eu-gpsr-sweep-2026-marketplace-listingshttps://landedmath.com/blog/eu-gpsr-sweep-2026-marketplace-listingsThe Commission checked almost 1,700 listings across 35 marketplaces. The marketplaces fixed their own paperwork. The listings did not. Here is what a takedown costs per SKU per day.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTplatformsgpsreu compliancemarketplace enforcementresponsible persontakedownhttps://landedmath.com/blog/proclamation-11052-polysilicon-minimum-import-pricehttps://landedmath.com/blog/proclamation-11052-polysilicon-minimum-import-priceProclamation 11052 sets minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives from 4 December 2026. The mechanism inverts the usual rule: a lower invoice raises your effective duty rate.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrade-policysection 232polysiliconsolarminimum import pricelanded costhttps://landedmath.com/blog/china-malaysia-origin-data-electronic-december-2026https://landedmath.com/blog/china-malaysia-origin-data-electronic-december-2026From 1 December 2026, missing electronic origin data for RCEP and ACFTA certificates out of Malaysia means a duty guarantee at release. Here is what that guarantee costs, and what it does not protect.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTlogisticsrcepcertificate of origincustoms clearanceaseanworking capitalhttps://landedmath.com/blog/section-301-exclusions-expire-november-2026https://landedmath.com/blog/section-301-exclusions-expire-november-2026USTR's remaining 178 Section 301 exclusions end for goods entered on or after 10 November 2026. Here is the per-unit and per-container math, and the correction window still open on past entries.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrade-policysection 301tariff exclusionslanded costus importsentry date