<p>Amazon Inc and one of its biggest sellers in India, Cloudtail, have decided to end their relationship, they said on Monday, following years of allegations that Cloudtail received preferential treatment.</p>.<p>A joint venture between Amazon and India's Catamaran that controlled Cloudtail was coming up for renewal on May 19, 2022, and the two sides said in a joint statement they had mutually decided not to extend it beyond that date.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/amazon-sellers-contact-customers-leaving-negative-product-reviews-report-1017800.html" target="_blank">Amazon sellers contact those leaving negative reviews</a></strong></p>.<p>The decision comes after a Reuters investigation in February based on Amazon documents showed the US company had given preferential treatment for years to a small group of sellers, including Cloudtail, and used them to bypass India's foreign investment laws.</p>.<p>Amazon has said it does not give preferential treatment to any seller and that it complies with the law.</p>.<p>The statement from Amazon and Catamaran did not say why they had decided to end their joint venture.</p>
<p>Amazon Inc and one of its biggest sellers in India, Cloudtail, have decided to end their relationship, they said on Monday, following years of allegations that Cloudtail received preferential treatment.</p>.<p>A joint venture between Amazon and India's Catamaran that controlled Cloudtail was coming up for renewal on May 19, 2022, and the two sides said in a joint statement they had mutually decided not to extend it beyond that date.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/amazon-sellers-contact-customers-leaving-negative-product-reviews-report-1017800.html" target="_blank">Amazon sellers contact those leaving negative reviews</a></strong></p>.<p>The decision comes after a Reuters investigation in February based on Amazon documents showed the US company had given preferential treatment for years to a small group of sellers, including Cloudtail, and used them to bypass India's foreign investment laws.</p>.<p>Amazon has said it does not give preferential treatment to any seller and that it complies with the law.</p>.<p>The statement from Amazon and Catamaran did not say why they had decided to end their joint venture.</p>