An Inventory File Template is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that contains multiple data columns for describing your products. Sellers use Inventory File Templates to upload listings to Amazon.
Most Inventory File Templates are designed for a specific product category. Additional templates are available to create or update listings in all categories, when the target products are already known in the Amazon catalog.
To create an inventory file, follow these steps:
For detailed instructions on how to create an inventory file using the Inventory File Template, see Building Your Inventory File.
Browse Tree Guides (BTGs) contain the same information as is exposed in the Product Classifier tool. BTGs also contain required refinements for each listing and valid values. We use the refinements to improve the customer discovery experience. For example, the refinement "Cuff Type" is displayed to customers in the Men's Dress Shirt browse node, but not to customers in the Electronics node.
Template Name | Use Case | Use for |
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Inventory Loader | To upload your inventory by assigning your offers to existing products in the Amazon Catalog. | Use for media products (Books, Music, Video, DVD) including their shipping settings. |
Listing Loader | To upload your inventory by assigning your offers to existing products in the Amazon Catalog. | Use for non-media products, including the option to set sales prices or gift options. |
Price & Quantity Update | Update Prices and Quantities of items already listed in your seller account. | Use for price and quantity updates of items already listed in your seller account. |
Shipping Overrides | Modify shipping settings for individual products in your seller account. | Use only for non-media products as exceptions where the regular shipping settings in Seller Central are not sufficient. |
If you intend to sell items which exist already in Amazon's catalog, you can use either the Inventory Loader or Listing Loader to assign your offers to these products. The Inventory Loader and Listing Loader are similar templates with slightly different uses:
There are general requirements that are applicable to all categories. In addition, each category has slightly different listing requirements that sellers should follow. These requirements ensure your listings are displayed optimally on the website. For more information, consult the style guide for your category in the table below. (Style guides are not available for all categories. Where no style guide exists, refer to the general listing guidelines.)
The tables below contain the downloadable Microsoft Excel and PDF files you will need to create an inventory file. Do not open these files directly in your browser. Instead, save the files to your local computer, and open them from your local disk drive. We recommend that you keep a back-up copy of your completed inventory file on your computer for future reference.
For detailed instructions on how to create an inventory file using the Inventory File Template, see Building Your Inventory File.
You can use these templates to list your products on Amazon. They help you to either create new product detail pages, or match to existing items in our catalogue. The templates contain detailed instructions and data definitions.
For detailed instructions on how to create an inventory file using the Inventory File Template, see Building Your Inventory File.
Standard Template (Create new products with all available attributes) |
Browse Tree Guide | Style Guide | Use For | Approval Required |
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Automotive: | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. Car and Motorcycle parts and accessories, tyres and rims, lubricants | No |
Baby | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. Beds, Pushchairs, Babyphones, Pacifiers, Diapers. Use the Clothing
template for baby clothes. To ensure that you only upload the appropriate product types, click here. |
No |
Beauty ** | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. Fragrances, Make Up, Hair Care. To ensure that you only upload the appropriate product types, click here. |
- |
Business, Industrial & Scientific Supplies | BTG | Style Guide | Business, Industrial and Scientific Supplies designed to be used for professional purposes in a business or commercial environment. | No |
Books | BTG | Style Guide | Match to existing books or create new entries in the catalogue. | No |
Clothing ** | BTG | Style Guide | Women, Men, Kids & Baby clothing. Use the Shoes & Accessories Template for Clothing Accessories like Belts or Scarfs. Use the new Eyewear template for Glasses. | - |
Computers & Accessories | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. Computers, Laptops, Computer Parts, Tablets and Tablet Accessories. | No |
Consumer Electronics | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. TV, HiFi Equipment, Headphones, Cameras. | No |
Sunglasses and Fashion Eyewear** (Eyewear is now separated from the Clothing category) | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. Sunglasses | - |
Food & Beverages ** | BTG | Style Guide (Food) | To ensure that you only upload the appropriate product types, click here. | - |
Health and Personal Care** | BTG | Health & Personal Care | Health & Personal Care, Personal Care Appliances, Dietary Supplements.
To ensure that you only upload the appropriate product types, click here. |
- |
Home | BTG | Style Guide | No | |
Home Improvement | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. DIY Tools, Building Supplies, Plumbing, Work Safety Equipment | No |
Jewellery** | BTG | Style Guide | - | - |
Small Domestic Appliances (Kitchen) | BTG | - | - | No |
Lawn & Garden | BTG | Style Guide | - | No |
Lighting | BTG | Style Guide | e.g. Indoor and Outdoor lamps, Lightbulbs | No |
Luggage | BTG | Style Guide | - | No |
Music | BTG | Style Guide | - | No |
Musical Instruments | BTG | - | e.g. Instruments, DJ Equipment, PA | No |
Office | BTG | Style Guide | - | No |
Pet Supplies | BTG | Style Guide | - | No |
Shoes & Accessories | BTG | Style Guide | No | |
Software & Video Games | BTG (Software) | Style Guide | - | No |
Sports | BTG | Style Guide | - | No |
Toys | BTG | Style Guide | - | - |
Watches | BTG | Style Guide | - | |
Video | BTG | Style Guide | - | No |
**can only be used by pre-authorised merchants. See this page for more information.