- Amazon’s plan to display tariff costs on Amazon transport has not been approved
- Trump would have called Bezos to complain about the change
- Karoline Leavitt attached Amazon to a Chinese propaganda arm
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has planned Amazon’s plans to display tariff costs on her Amazon Haul submagas focused on importation, calling it “hostile and political act”.
According to The Washington PostCiting two anonymous sources familiar with the question, Trump had called the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos to complain about the reported change.
Amazon has since confirmed that he had “considered the idea of listing the import costs on certain products”, but “this has never been approved and will not happen”. It should be noted that this was also a consideration for Amazon Haul, so the main Amazon store would not have been affected.
The Trump Critical Administration Amazon on its tariff management
“He solved the problem very quickly. He did the right thing. Good guy,” said Trump. However, although Trump’s problem with Amazon seems to have been resolved, that did not prevent the president’s press secretary from linking Amazon to Chinese propaganda. The company “has teamed up with a Chinese propaganda arm,” she said.
Chinese exports to the United States are facing 245% in prices, and Amazon transport competitors like Temu, Shein and Aliexpress have started to list prices or integrate them at prices.
In the current state of things, the United States plans to remove its minimis exemption, which means that the packages of less than $ 800 from China / Hong Kong will also be affected by prices. Smartphones and computers are currently exempt.
For consumers, Trump’s prices have seen businesses like Logitech and Nintendo increase prices, while TEMU has also started to list items in Chinese as sold for American buyers.
Amazon, now led by Andy Jassy, not Jeff Bezos, said an increase in revenues of 11% over the year last year. In his shareholder letter, Jassy noted that the American market had increased by 10%.
