Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as Iran war drives up fuel prices - Yahoo Finance
Corroborated by 7 sources from 7 publishers
TL;DR
Multiple sources report that nEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers using its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran started.
Sources
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Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/amazon-imposes-3-5-fuel-surcharge-for-many-online-merchants
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CNBC 19854910
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/amazon-add-3point5percent-fuel-and-logistics-surcharge-for-sellers-amid-iran-war.html
3
Dow Jones U.S. Business
https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/amazon-to-apply-3-5-fuel-surcharge-to-third-party-sellers-054eae94?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
4
Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/amazon-imposes-fuel-surcharge-sellers-223000812.html
5
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/amazon-hits-sellers-with-fuel-surcharge-as-iran-war-roils-global-energy-markets
6
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/amazon-hits-sellers-with-fuel-surcharge-as-iran-war-roils-global-energy-markets
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Yahoo Entertainment
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/amazon-slap-3-5-surcharge-004528577.html
8
ABC News Money Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/amazon-slap-35-surcharge-party-sellers-iran-war-131672641
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ABC News U.S. Headlines
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/amazon-slap-35-surcharge-party-sellers-iran-war-131672640
10
Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/04/04/amazon-slaps-3-5-fuel-and-logistics-charge-on-sellers-because-of-iran-war