Amazon Denies Report That ‘Tariff Cost’ Will Be Shown Next to Product Prices
The price of products Amazon Inc. displays in its online store may soon include the listed price and how much was added to the value due to President Donald Trump’s tariff impositions.
Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday that, according to a source familiar with the matter, the e-commerce giant will start showing the figure added to the value because of the duties right alongside a product’s total price.
The move is reportedly an effort by Amazon to inform customers cost rises have nothing to do with it and everything to do with the Trump White House.
Response to the reported move has been fast and to the point, with diplomat Richard Grenell for one keen for other measures to be taken, noting the sheer volume of produce Amazon shifts from producers in China.
How about displaying up front where the product is made?!
Amazon is almost all Made in China. https://t.co/5gLri6clWJ
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) April 29, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also slammed Amazon’s plan as a “hostile and political act” on Tuesday.
White House calls Amazon's decision to cite Trump tariffs cost on products a "hostile and political act."
"Why didn't Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?" pic.twitter.com/fdof5noJp4
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) April 29, 2025
“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” Leavitt asked. (Read more from “Amazon Denies Report That ‘Tariff Cost’ Will Be Shown Next to Product Prices” HERE)
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