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"This is a hostile and political act by Amazon," the White House Press Secretary said.
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Amazon's big annual sales event for Prime members could be dampened by price hikes on imported goods. What to look for.
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Amazon has refuted a report which said it was planning to tell consumers how much of a product's price was due to the impact of tariffs that the Trump administration has imposed on imports, particularly those from China. According to Punchbowl News, Amazon was going to display this right next to an item's total price. However, that's not the case, Amazon said in a statement.
"The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered listing import charges on certain products," an Amazon spokesperson told The Washington Post (which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos). "This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties."
During Tuesday's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to a question regarding the Punchbowl report and called the purported plan "a hostile and political act by Amazon." Citing a Reuters report from 2021, Leavitt claimed that Amazon had partnered with "a Chinese propaganda arm."
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 Amazon kicked off a ton of steep discounts on Apple products earlier this week, and they include the AirPods Pro 2 for $169.00, down from $249.00. Free delivery options provide an estimated delivery date of around May 4, while Prime members should get the headphones sooner in most cases.
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De minimis exceptions are a rule that allows items imported to the US with a declared value of under $800 to be exempt from import taxes. This is what enables popular China-based marketplaces like Temu, Shein, and AliExpress to offer items at prices far lower than even companies like Amazon or Walmart. Though de minimis (literally "with trifles" in Latin) is a policy designed to avoid overincumbering taxation and customs on items that would be more expensive to track than the tax actually collected, US president Trump has declared an end to the de minimis exemptions in addition to incredibly onerous taxes on imports from China. De minimus is scheduled to be suspended on May 2nd, subjecting most items to the same 145 percent import taxes as other Chinese goods.
"Due to recent changes in global trade rules and tariffs, our operating expenses have gone up," says a message on Temu's website. "To keep offering the product you love without compromising on quality, we will be making price adjustments starting April 25, 2025."
While the 145 percent tax rate does not a
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