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Amazon sellers raise prices after Trump's China tariff: 'It's unsustainable'

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Amazon sellers are raising prices on hundreds of top-selling items as they confront higher import costs.

E-commerce software company SmartScout tracked 930 products on Amazon that have seen increased prices since April 9 .

About 25% of price increases in recent weeks have come from sellers based in China , data shows.

Many U.S.-based sellers are looking for new suppliers in countries like Vietnam , Mexico and India .

Most Amazon sellers will have no choice but to raise prices, says Dave Dama .

Pure Daily Care plans to stagger price increases over several weeks .

The company is also pausing some sales promotions and discounts, while pausing spend on some display and video ads.

Dama said his company has enough inventory for some products to last up to six months .

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