A report from Punchbowl News claims that Amazon had plans to disclose how tariffs are raising the price of products across the site. It seems that when you clicked on a product, you would not only see the current cost, but also the northward effect Trump's tariffs had on that price tag. The move directly contradicts the notion, oft-repeated by the administration, that the costs of tariffs are paid by the countries the tariffs are levied against. Amazon showing a tariff-related price increase would make it plain as day to consumers that they are, in fact, the ones making up the difference.
The plan was only to affect Amazon Haul, not the main Amazon site
As it turns out, Punchbowl's sources didn't have the whole story—that, or the story changed in the wake of the White House's ire. According to Jeff Stein, chief economics reporter for The Washington Post, an Amazon spokesperson is now saying that the company never planned for the tariff price label to be included on the company's main site; rather, Amazon Haul had considered listing import price duties on some products.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.If Amazon is really only considering these tariffs labels on Amazon Haul products, that would suggest a far smaller scope for the rollout than Punchbowl or the White House made the situation out to be. The Trump administration likely would reject any assertion that consumers were paying more for products due to tariffs, but Amazon Haul is pretty tucked away, and is currently in beta. (I had personally never heard of the service until this report.)
Punchbowl's report said that Amazon will, "display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs—right next to the product’s total listed price."
You can see why the White House is unhappy.
How to track tariff-related price increases
You don't need to wait for Amazon to add these labels to see any effects from tariffs, however. If you use a price tracking tool, you'll be able to track how prices have fluctuated over time on the site. The tool won't be able to confirm for you without doubt that a price increase was due to tariffs, but if something unexpectedly jumps in price this spring with no other clear explanation, it won't be much of a leap to believe tariffs had something to do with it.
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