Trump tariffs struck down + loophole

Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the major court ruling striking down Trump's tariffs, legal loopholes for sellers, social commerce growth, AI's impact on e-commerce discovery, and tools every Amazon seller should use.

Key Points Discussed:

• U.S. Court of International Trade unanimously strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs
• First Sale Rule - legal tariff loophole for importers
• Social commerce now powers 1 in 5 online sales
• How ChatGPT is reshaping product discovery and e-commerce
• Tariff refunds may be available for importers
• Walmart now officially allows Amazon MCF for order fulfillment
• Two essential tools for Amazon sellers: Ads Library and Rufus Q&A Extractor

Links Mentioned:

• Court of International Trade legal opinion
• Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers)
• Marketing in an AI-First World YouTube video
• Fairing's Q1 2025 LLM benchmarks
• SALT agency LLM effectiveness study
• Amazon Ads Library
• Rufus Extractor YouTube tutorial
• Rufus Extractor SOP
• BDSN Mystery Link

Hot Picks:

• QVC launches 24/7 live shopping on TikTok Shop
• Mercado Libre reports strong $5.9 billion revenue in Q1
• SORA beats Amazon AI for creating SB campaign videos
• Alternative outside of China sourcing guide from Helium 10
• Google's new AI-mode traffic is untrackable for attribution
• Armenian syndicate steals $83m of Amazon goods in California

Stump Bezos Answer: The average customer journey in 2025 involves 11.1 touchpoints, up from 8.5 in 2021.

Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.