17 TIPS FOR

LONG TERM
AMAZON
BUSINESS

Risk for Closed Stores Compliance Requirements

The 17 policy warning lines Find out the compliance
you need to know requirements for 6 of these
products
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Risk Tips for

Closed Stores
17 policy warning lines, don’t touch!

1 2 3

Try to transfer Unauthorized and Communicate by

transaction or buyer improper business email in an
names inappropriate manner

4 5 6

Dealing with buyer’s Directly provide email Use multiple

telephone in an address to buyers seller accounts
inappropriate manner

continuation
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Risk Tips for

Closed Stores
17 policy warning lines, don’t touch!

7 8 9

Abuse of Amazon Abuse of ratings, Abuse of

Sales Services feedbacks or sales rankings
comments

10 11 12

Abuse of Amazon’s Abuse of search Delivery of Media

Transaction Guarantee and browsing Commodities (books,
music, films and
television)

continuation
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Risk Tips for

Closed Stores
17 policy warning lines, don’t touch!

13 14 15

Change commodity Mismatch with Create duplicate

prices and set actual commodity product details
excessive freight rates information page
after trading

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Create separate Pre-sale of media

merchandise goods (books, music,
information movies and tv)
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Six Categories
Compliance
Requirements
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Electric Mobile Goods

(USA, Japan)

In order to sell electric mobile products at Amazon‘s

major sites around the world, applications must be

submitted and relevant information and product

compliance certificates submitted for approval before

they can be sold.

The main standards involved are for electric scooters,

electric auxiliary bicycles and PSE safety standards that

do need to be met in Japan.

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Toys
(Global)

The requirements of selling toys on Amazon's each

websites, but they must conform to the laws and

regulations of the country where they are sold. Toy

products (toys for children under 12 years old) are sold in

the United States.

According to U.S. regulations, manufacturers or

importers must issue children's product certificates

(CPC). Products sold on Amazon's European site must

comply with toy safety directives mainly for children

under 14 years old. In Japan, toy products need to be

submitted in line with Japanese safety standard

vouchers to gain sales authority.

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Electronic Consumer
Products (Global)

Sales of electronic products in the U.S. must comply

with the relevant regulations including the submission

of standard test reports for mobile power supply; the

submission of UL-compliant mobile/pen batteries and

chargers; and the PSE certification for the same

products in Japan.

In Europe, documentation is required to prove that the

product meets UL or IEC standards. (Search for "Mobile

Phone/Laptop Electricity and Charger" on the seller's

Backstage Help Page to find the appropriate standard)

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Electrical Products
(USA)

Energy labeling rules are for household appliances and

light source requirements, such as TV sets, refrigerators,

air conditioners, water heaters, fluorescent lamps and

other products which are required to display energy

efficiency labels on the product details page or product

packaging.
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Bathroom
Products

For bathroom products, there are also energy labeling

rules in the United States, including taps, showers,

toilets and urinals.

The amount of water used for products must be

described in gallons and litres per minute (gallons /

minutes and litres / minutes), per cycle (gallons / cycles

and litres / cycles), or per flush (gallons / flushes and litres

/ flushes).
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Commodities Subject
to the Radio Act (Japan)

Sales of all radio or Bluetooth devices, UAV, smart plugs,

home cameras and smart speakers required by the

Radio Act at Amazon Japan Station must meet the

certification standards.

You must submit information and certificates for

approval before you can sell them if you plan to sell

such goods in Amazon. Relevant content can be directly

searched for "Radio Law" on the help page of the seller's

background.