KEY POINTS

  • Amazon said Tuesday it considered displaying import charges on items sold via its site for ultra-discount items, but that the plan “was never approved and not going to happen.”
  • The White House lashed out at Amazon after a report said the company would “soon” begin displaying import charges alongside some items.
  • The move would have affected items sold on Haul, Amazon’s answer to Chinese discount retailer Temu, which offers apparel, home goods and other items priced at $20 or less.
  • Raltoid@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    That’s exactly why they got blowback.

    They know that if their voters kept seeing big red numbers with “tariff” next to it every time they ordered something, they might realize that they’re being screwed over.