Amazon said on Tuesday it was not planning to display added tariff costs next to product prices on its site following a brief fallout with US President Donald Trump.

The clarification comes after speculation that the e-commerce giant would soon show the new charges after Trump imposed baseline tariffs on many trading partners as well as higher charges on imports from China.

According to Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle, the move “was never approved and is not going to happen.”

Doyle did say that the idea had been considered by the team that runs Amazon’s low-cost store regarding certain products.

Only Amazon’s Haul service, its recently launched, low-cost storefront, “considered the idea” of listing import charges on certain products, Doyle said in a statement sent to The Associated Press news agency.

The online retailer sources many products from China, which Trump had subjected to tariffs of 145%.

At a White House briefing on Tuesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt further attacked the company by suggesting it had “partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm.”

But later on Tuesday, Trump praised Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, the world’s second richest person, after Amazon denied it would display the tariffs’ price impact.

Trump confirmed he had talked to Bezos, saying he was “very nice.” 

“He was terrific. He solved a problem very quickly and he did the right thing. He’s a good guy,” Trump said. 

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Edited by: Alex Berry