: Amazon to hit U.S. third-party sellers with 5% inflation and fuel surcharge

Amazon.com Inc. is planning to hit U.S. sellers with an inflation and fuel surcharge of about 5%, CNBC reported Wednesday, citing a company memo it had viewed.

The fee would go into effect in about two weeks and would be on top of existing fees it collects from U.S. third-party sellers that use Amazon’s
AMZN,
+3.15%
fulfillment services, CNBC said. It would apply to all merchandise.