Amazon backs away from plan to display tariff costs as Trump calls Bezos over "hostile" act

A hot potato: Amazon has backed away from a plan to show exactly how much the Trump tariffs will increase the cost of items on its Amazon Haul site. The White House had called the potential move a "hostile and political act," and the president himself called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to discuss the matter.

Amazon said it was considering the idea of listing import charges for certain products sold on its Haul spinoff site, which sells items for under $20, thereby showing customers exactly how much more they would be paying because of the tariffs. The vast majority of the goods on Amazon Haul come from China.

An Amazon source said the end of the de minimis exemption that allows US consumers to receive foreign packages valued under $800 duty-free had sparked the plan.

Trump has implemented a 145% tariff on imports from China and a 10% minimum tax ...