Amazon has denied a report that the US commerce giant plans to show the burden of US tariffs on the prices of products it offers on its platform, after the White House attacked the giant for the alleged move.

The website Punchbowl News reported in a report that Jeff Bezos’ company is expected to show, alongside the sale price, the portion of the price resulting from the customs tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on major US trading partners.

Reacting to the publication, US presidential spokeswoman Caroline Levitt in her regular press conference accused Amazon of a “hostile and political action”, stressing that this is “because Amazon has signed a partnership with a Chinese propaganda arm”.

The US giant said it has never considered registering tariffs on its main retail site, and nothing has been applied to any of the company’s sites. “The team running the ultra-low-cost online store Amazon Haul has considered registering import duties on certain products,” a spokesman said.

According to U.S. media, many third-party companies that sell their products through Amazon have raised their prices to mitigate the expected impact of the tariffs.

Businesses and economists expect a particularly significant impact on imports of finished goods or parts from China, most of which Trump has imposed 145% tariffs on.