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.

2026-06-05

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.