: Amazon to add inflation and fuel surcharge to U.S. sellers: report

Associated PressAmazon.com Inc. is planning to hit U.S. sellers with an inflation and fuel surcharge of about 5%, CNBC reported Wednesday, citing a company memo it had viewed.The fee would go into effect in about two weeks would be on top of existing fees it collects from U.S. third-party sellers that use Amazon’s AMZN fulfillment services, CNBC said. It would apply to all merchandise.

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