04-30-2025, 11:51 AM
Amazon denies it had plans to be clear about consumer tariff costs
Reports of Amazon planning to display the specific impact of President Trump's tariffs on everything it sells, angered the White House -- but now the retailer claims there was never any such plan for the main site.
As it's US companies and their customers who pay the cost of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, it's been clear that prices will rise, and there has already been panic-buying of iPhones. There hasn't been a clear indicator of precisely what the tariffs will add to the price of specific items.
Then Amazon was reported to be about to change this and make it clear what the impact was. According to Punchbowl News on Tuesday morning, Amazon was allegedly planning to display that detail next to every item affected.
Amazon has now denied it, but the White House took the claim seriously enough to call out the company for its actions.
"This is hostile and political act by Amazon, "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said while seizing the microphone at a press briefing.
Amazon had not announced such a plan, however. Following the White House's reaction, Amazon issued a statement denying the report.
"The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products," an Amazon spokesperson told AppleInsider. "Teams discuss ideas all the time. This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties."
If it had been correct, a decision to display the cost of the tariffs would have followed the company's alleged attempts to mitigate that impact. According to the Financial Times, Amazon has been pressuring its suppliers to cut prices, in order to limit the effect of the tariffs.
Much much more at: https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/240073 such as:
Amazon sellers pull out of Prime Day
The current state of tariffs
What happens next for Apple
TL;DR?
We're screwed for at least another six years.
Reports of Amazon planning to display the specific impact of President Trump's tariffs on everything it sells, angered the White House -- but now the retailer claims there was never any such plan for the main site.
As it's US companies and their customers who pay the cost of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, it's been clear that prices will rise, and there has already been panic-buying of iPhones. There hasn't been a clear indicator of precisely what the tariffs will add to the price of specific items.
Then Amazon was reported to be about to change this and make it clear what the impact was. According to Punchbowl News on Tuesday morning, Amazon was allegedly planning to display that detail next to every item affected.
Amazon has now denied it, but the White House took the claim seriously enough to call out the company for its actions.
"This is hostile and political act by Amazon, "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said while seizing the microphone at a press briefing.
Amazon had not announced such a plan, however. Following the White House's reaction, Amazon issued a statement denying the report.
"The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products," an Amazon spokesperson told AppleInsider. "Teams discuss ideas all the time. This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties."
If it had been correct, a decision to display the cost of the tariffs would have followed the company's alleged attempts to mitigate that impact. According to the Financial Times, Amazon has been pressuring its suppliers to cut prices, in order to limit the effect of the tariffs.
Much much more at: https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/240073 such as:
Amazon sellers pull out of Prime Day
The current state of tariffs
What happens next for Apple
TL;DR?
We're screwed for at least another six years.
