Amazon tells sellers it's adding a 3.5% charge to offset rising fuel and logistics costs

Amazon is adding a 3.5% surcharge for some sellers to offset rising oil prices.

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• Amazon is adding a 3.5% surcharge to some orders, it told sellers.
• The surcharge is meant to offset higher costs from "fuel and logistics," the e-commerce giant said.
• Oil prices have risen sharply since the US and Israel's war on Iran started in late February.

Amazon is adding a new charge for some sellers to offset higher fuel prices.