Update: Apr. 29, 2025, 1:02 pm Edt This story has been updated with a response from amazon denying the report.
Price on Amazon has already increased as a result of President Trump’s TarifsAnd on Tuesday, A Report from Punchbowl news Claimed that Amazon Could Soon Add a Tariff Surcharge to its price.
After questions about the report werewed to a white house press briefing, press secretary karoline Leavitt called it a “HOSTIL and Political Act,” Adding, “Adding,” It a Surprise Amazon Hase Partnered with a chinese propaganda arm. ”
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Now, Amazon has denied the report altoology.
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In a message posted to its Amazon news websiteThe company said: “The team that runs our ultra low cost amazon haul store considered the idea of listing important important charges on certain products.
The initial report from Punchbowl news Said Amazon would reportedly display “how much of an item’s cost is derived from tarifs – right next to the product’s total listed price.” Up to 70 Percent of Products on Amazon Are Imported from China, and the us is currently imposing up to 145 percetic Leviies on Chinese Goods. The tariffs on china will have revelations through
The President’s tariffs have alredy affected the cost of certain products sold on amazon. Anker, The Chinese Electronics Company Known for its Power Banks and Charges, has Raised its prices on amazon By an average of 18 percent since the tariffs were imposed.
On a related note, the Financial Times Reported on tuesday that Amazon is “seeking steep discounts from suppleers” in order to protect its profit margins and continue selling imported good goes at low privies. Also on Tuesday, Amazon confirmed that Prime Day 2025 will take place in July.
Amazon is scheduled to share its first quarter earnings report this Thursday, where tarifs will likely be a big theme.