Data from AliExpress showed that on day one of its overseas 618 promotion,
orders shipped from European local warehouses in core markets including Spain,
France and Poland exceeded 50%, surpassing cross-border direct shipments. EU
tightening of low-value parcel tax rules is increasing clearance costs and
compliance pressure for small-parcel cross-border direct models, prompting
AliExpress, SHEIN and Temu to accelerate expansion of European local
warehousing.