Trump attacks Bezos sharply due to customs transparency - tensions increase!

Trump attacks Bezos sharply due to customs transparency - tensions increase!

USA - The tensions between Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos are increasing due to the controversial customs strategies of the US government. Today, April 30, 2025, Karoline Leavitt, the spokeswoman for the US President, expressed sharply over Amazon and his efforts to create transparency in import tariffs. This discussion is not only an argument between two of the most influential personalities in the United States, but also an important topic in the context of the current trade relationships.

Amazon plans to make it transparent on every product offered, how much the total price is due to the tariffs raised by Trump. The aim of this measure is to inform US consumers about the effects of protectionist trade policy. Leavitt criticized this intention as a "enemy and political act", which again burdens the conditions between Bezos and Trump. Both had experienced an improvement in their relationship in the past few months, but the current developments threaten to endanger this progress.

The background of the conflict

The planned regulation of Amazon was understood as part of an attempt to make the high customs costs transparent, which are currently being estimated in the USA on imports from China. In the past, Trump has regularly knitted against Bezos and Amazon, while bezos, conversely, paid attention to keeping the political controversy around his company as low as possible. Bezos, for example, took part in Trump's swearing in and Amazon donated a million dollars for the inauguration fund. Kosmo reports that…

The measure for disclosure of customs costs is not generally applied to Amazon's platform, but should initially only be implemented for the new low-price platform Amazon Haul. Critics argue that Amazon should have implemented similar transparency initiatives during the bidet government. At a press conference, Leavitt pointed out that there was no comparable steps during this time and questioned Amazon's business relationships with China. [NZZ explained that …] (Https://www.nzz.ch/finanzen/amazon-vs-trump-streit-um-transparenz-bei-zollkosten-Ld.1882237)

effects on online trading

Current customs policy provides for taxes of up to 145 percent of Chinese goods, which according to experts, according to experts, could lead to significant price increases in Amazon products by the summer of 2025. This situation could also lead to consumers experiencing lower discounts during the upcoming Prime Days. IT-BoltWise also reports that ... analysts estimate that the tariffs could reduce Amazon's operating profit by up to $ 10 billion this year.

The disclosure of customs costs could also initiate dialogue about the effects of trading policy to consumer prices. It remains to be seen how these regulatory changes will influence online trading in the USA and the future strategies of Amazon. The tension between the actors in online trading and the US government once again shows how closely political decisions are linked to economic consequences.