White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt quoted a report saying Amazon plans to show tariff allegations to imported goods, calling the move "hostile and political act."
Political news website Punchbowl reported earlier Tuesday that the e-commerce giant plans to show new tariff charges next to product prices. The move will give shoppers a clear understanding of the new levy for imported goods.
"When the Biden administration rose to its highest level in 40 years, why didn't Amazon do that?" Levitt said in a press conference Tuesday.
However, Amazon delayed the report and said in a statement to CBS News on Tuesday that its Amazon shipping store "considered the idea of listing import fees on certain products." Amazon runs Introduction to the second half of last year Low-cost goods are sold by e-commerce giants to compete with Temu and Shein.
"This has never been approved and will not happen," said Tim Doyle, an Amazon spokesman.
President Trump confirmed to reporters that he spoke with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the phone Tuesday morning.
"Jeff Bezos was very kind," Trump said. "He was great. He solved the problem quickly. He did the right thing."
The president imposes up to 145% on goods imported from China 90-day pause This began early this month. Tariffs are import duties paid by U.S. companies such as Walmart and Target, which usually cost extra to consumers at a higher cost.
These responsibilities have made foreign-made goods more expensive for American consumers.
Earlier this month, data showed Amazon sellers have risen Price analysis software tool SmartScout said nearly 1,000 of the 100,000 products sold on the site. The average price increase is about 30%.
At the time, Amazon said that over 900 products with prices rose accounted for only 1% of the 100,000 products on its website. The company also noted that the most common price increase was only 6%, while the average price figure for SmartScout is 30% "a relatively few products with relatively large growth."
"We haven't seen the typical volatility of hundreds of millions of merchandise on Amazon, the average selling price of products is outside of typical volatility, and we continue to meet or beat other retailers on the vast majority of projects," Amazon said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch earlier this month.
other Retailers are introducing “Tariff Surcharges”“For example, sexual health brand Dame, which implemented a $5 “Trump tariff surcharge” that was automatically added to customers’ online shopping cart at checkout.