Amazon Got a $600 Million Tariff Refund, and It's Giving Some of That Back to You
Did you pay a higher-than-expected price on Amazon due to tariffs? However, it "identified a limited set of circumstances where we can trace that we passed specific import charges on to customers. He also notes that Amazon isn't the original importer of many items sold on its website.
- ▪Did you pay a higher-than-expected price on Amazon due to tariffs?
- ▪However, it "identified a limited set of circumstances where we can trace that we passed specific import charges on to customers.
- ▪He also notes that Amazon isn't the original importer of many items sold on its website.
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Did you pay a higher-than-expected price on Amazon due to tariffs? You may soon receive a share of the company's recent $600 million tariff refund.Tariff refunds are being issued to many companies after the Supreme Court ruled in February that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose reciprocal tariffs last year.On an earnings call this week, Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky said the company "largely absorbed" tariff costs. However, it "identified a limited set of circumstances where we can trace that we passed specific import charges on to customers.
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