1 week Ago By Bloomberg
The orders for beach chairs, scooters, air conditioners and other merchandise from multiple Amazon vendors were halted after Trump’s April 2 announcement that he planned to levy tariffs on more than 180 countries and territories, including China, Vietnam and Thailand, the people said. The timing of the cancellations, which had no warning, led the vendors to suspect it was a response to tariffs. An Amazon representative declined to comment.
The company identified international trade disputes as a risk factor in its annual report released in February. “China-based suppliers provide significant portions of our components and finished goods,” the company said. It was unclear how widespread the cancellations were and how many types of merchandise they affected.
One vendor who has been selling beach chairs made in China to Amazon for more than a decade received an email from the company last week that said it was cancelling some purchase orders it placed “in error” and instructed the vendor not to ship them. The email, which was reviewed by Bloomberg, did not mention tariffs..
