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Amazon faces class action over tariff cost claims
Key takeaways
- The complaint was filed by two consumers from Maryland and Massachusetts and concerns purchases made between 4 February 2025 and 20 February 2026.
- This period spans from when tariffs were imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to the US Supreme Court’s ruling that the law did not give President Donald Trump authority to impose them.
- Plaintiffs allege that Amazon, acting as importer of record for goods sold through its online store, embedded IEEPA tariff costs in consumer prices rather than absorbing them.
Amazon faces class action over tariff cost claims Shubhendu Vimal Mon, May 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM GMT+7 2 min read AMZN US consumers have launched a proposed class action against Amazon in federal court in Seattle, claiming the retailer unlawfully passed on tariff costs totalling hundreds of millions of dollars.
The complaint was filed by two consumers from Maryland and Massachusetts and concerns purchases made between 4 February 2025 and 20 February 2026.
This period spans from when tariffs were imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to the US Supreme Court’s ruling that the law did not give President Donald Trump authority to impose them.
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