Amazon emails sellers to gauge how Trump's tariffs are impacting their businesses

Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday, one of the company's busiest days at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Amazon is reaching out to third-party merchants, who account for the majority of products the company sells, to gauge how President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are affecting their businesses. Members of Amazon's seller relations team began contacting some U.S. merchants last week, according to an email viewed by CNBC. The email asks how the "current U.S. tariff situation" has impacted sellers' sourcing and pricing strategies, logistics operations and plans to ship goods into Amazon warehouses. "I wanted to open a discussion about the current U.S. tariff situation and how it's affecting our businesses on Amazon, particularly in terms of logistics," the email says. "As of April 2025, we're still dealing with the repercussions of various tariff policies, and I believe it's crucial for us that you share current experiences a ... Read full article.