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Amazon to charge merchants 5% surcharge for fulfillment services as fuel costs rise -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – The Amazon logo can be seen at the JFK8 distribution centre in Staten Island (New York), U.S.A, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ) announced Wednesday that merchants will be charged an average 5% fuel & inflation surcharge for shipping their product to American customers. The move is being made in response rising prices.

Amazon stated that the change will add 24 cents to each product shipped via Fulfillment by Amazon. The change takes effect April 28, but isn’t permanent.

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