Amazon To Display Tariff Costs For Consumers, Report Says

An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon doesn't want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump's trade war. So the e-commerce giant will soon show how much Trump's tariffs are adding to the price of each product, according to a person familiar with the plan. The shopping site will display how much of an item's cost is derived from tariffs -- right next to the product's total listed price. In response, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: This is hostile and political act by Amazon. Why didn't Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years? Update: Amazon is considering showing a tariff surcharge on items sold via its site for ultra-low-price items, called Haul, the company said. "This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties," the company added.

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