Otto Media Grup Releases “Global E-commerce Report 2025”: Compliance Becomes the Biggest Growth Black Box
Why Has Cross-Border E-Commerce Suddenly Slowed Down? Otto Media Group Global E-Commerce Report Reveals the Full Picture of the 2025 Compliance Black Box
In 2025, cross-border e-commerce continues to expand rapidly, but invisible “compliance costs” are compressing growth. The latest report of Otto Media Grup notes that while global cross-border e-commerce has reached nearly $1.24 trillion, the abandonment rate is as high as 70%. Most losses relate directly to taxes, customs clearance, shipping, and compliance uncertainties. The true bottleneck has shifted from “having orders” to “whether orders can be fulfilled under the tax, customs, platform, and data rules of various countries.”
The report reviews several key regulatory tightening events in 2024–2025: Chinese cross-border e-commerce re...
