Listed below are upcoming changes to Amazon’s program policies.
Effective August 5, 2022, we are updating the Amazon Services Europe Business Solutions Agreement to reflect updated regulatory guidance on international data transfers.
For sellers located outside of the EEA and the UK, the changes to the Amazon Services Europe Business Solutions Agreement introduce a new program policy adopting the new European Commission and UK contractual mechanisms. This is known as the Controller to Controller Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the UK Addendum to the EU SCCs. This is for Amazon's transfer of EEA and UK Amazon customer information to sellers outside of the EEA and the UK as part of the Amazon services. The updates also provide further clarification on Amazon's and the seller's respective obligations under the applicable data protection law when handling Amazon customer information.
An English version with changes highlighted is available here. Courtesy translations in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, and Polish will be published on Seller Central on August 5, 2022.
Your continued use of selling services after August 5, 2022, constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making changes to the European VAT Calculation Services methodology Program Policy due to a change in the law, to expand SDI reporting to Italian Tax Authorities to include B2B and B2C cross-border sales of goods from Italy.
Effective July 25, 2022, these changes will apply to all sellers using the services covered by this Program Policy, who have a valid Italian VAT Registration Number and are physically present in Italy.
An English version with changes highlighted is available at the program policy link. Courtesy translations will be published on Seller Central on July 25, 2022.
Your continued use of Selling Services after the date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are updating the Amazon Renewed program terms to specify that, in relation to Renewed products, sellers are required to provide Renewed customers with any mandatory legal guarantee relating to conformity for the period set out under applicable law.
Effective July 14, 2022, these changes will apply to all the sellers who use the services or features covered by the Amazon Renewed program terms.
An English version with changes highlighted is available at the program policy link. Courtesy translations will be published on Seller Central on July 14, 2022.
Your continued use of selling services after the date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are updating the Amazon Renewed program terms to introduce multiple cosmetic grades for Wireless (such as smartphones and smartwatches) and Personal Computer (such as laptops, tablets, and desktop PCs) product categories. Selling Partners can create offers on the same Renewed ASIN under three distinct cosmetic conditions: 1) Grade 1 - Excellent condition (former Amazon Renewed single grade), 2) Grade 2 - Good condition, and 3) Grade 3 - Acceptable condition.
Effective May 26, 2022, these changes will apply to all the sellers who use the services or features covered by the Amazon Renewed program terms on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.es, Amazon.nl and Amazon.se.
An English version with changes highlighted is available at the program policy link. Courtesy translations will be published on Seller Central on May 26, 2022. Your continued use of Selling Services after May 26, 2022, constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support.
We are making changes to our program policies that are applicable to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
Click the hyperlink added to each program policy below to view the upcoming changes that are highlighted in the English PDF document. Translations will be published on Seller Central on the effective date of policy roll out.
This list is only a summary of the updates. For better understanding, we encourage you to review the updated program policies carefully.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support.
Effective March 11, 2022, we are not accepting registrations from Russia or Belarus. For more information, see Countries accepted for seller registration.
Effective January 17, 2022, all wand massagers and kegel/ben wa balls will be classified as adult products. These items will continue to be available for sale and discoverable to all customers searching for them within their current listing category. For more information, review the updates to the Adult products policies & guidelines that will go into effect on January 17, 2022.
We are making changes to our program policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
The following changes will enter into effect on November 30, 2021:
The following changes will enter into effect on December 15, 2021:
The following changes will enter into effect on January 10, 2022:
This list is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated program policies carefully.
An English version with changes highlighted is available for each program policy at the corresponding link. Courtesy translations will be published on Seller Central on the effective date.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
Effective September 8, 2021, the Intellectual Property policy page will be updated to include Geographical Indications. A Geographical Indication right enables those who have the right to use the indication to prevent its use by a third party whose product does not conform to the applicable standards. We could remove offers that are not compliant with Art.103, paragraph 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organization of the markets in agricultural products.
Effective September 3, 2021, the following addition to our program policies goes into effect, and applies to all sellers who use the services or features covered by the policy.
The Amazon Renewed Program Terms are available here.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making changes to our program policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
The following changes will enter into effect on April 27, 2021:
A version in track changes of the FBA lost and damaged inventory reimbursement policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
A version in track changes of the FBA Subscribe & Save policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
A version in track changes of the Amazon Renewed Program Terms is available here in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
The following change will enter into effect on June 30, 2021, for Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr and Amazon.es, while on July 26, 2021, for Amazon.it:
A version in track changes of the Maintain enrollment in Seller Fulfilled Prime policy is available here in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
We remind you of the following change entering into effect on April 19, 2021, as previously announced:
This is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new program policies carefully.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
The following change will enter into effect on March 19, 2021:
Effective January 1, 2021, we are making some updates to our program policies.
We are updating the Amazon Business invoicing policy to reflect the addition of a free automated solution, for selling partners who do not have an obligation to register for VAT in the EU or the UK, to comply with the Amazon Business invoicing policy. The new solution will automatically generate a receipt by Amazon on behalf of selling partners for all of their orders, and will make the receipts directly available to customers via their Amazon account.
We are also updating the Amazon marketplace fair pricing policy to provide more examples about pricing practices that harm customer trust with reference to shipping fees.
Additionally, we are updating the program policies listed below, to reflect certain changes related to the new trading relationship between the UK and the EU, changes in laws in the UK following Brexit, and to consolidate and clarify certain provisions regarding tax. We have also clarified your obligations to provide us with certain business details that may affect tax calculations on Amazon fees and, where applicable, on your transactions.
The following program policies are being updated on the above basis:
Finally, we are also updating the content listed below within the overall Product Guidelines program policy, to reflect regulatory changes for product compliance related to Brexit:
An English version with changes highlighted is available for each program policy at the corresponding link. Courtesy translations in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish will be published on Seller Central on January 1, 2021.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after January 1, 2021, constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We have updated our Intellectual Property Policy to clarify how you should indicate the compatibility of your products with a product of a different brand, for example, a charging cable that works with a specific brand of phone. If you list such products, please review your product titles for compliance with the new recommendations for the way it should be written to indicate compatibility.
A redlined version of the updated Amazon Intellectual Property Policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making changes and additions to our program policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
The following changes will enter into effect on September 30, 2020:
The following changes will enter into effect on October 15, 2020:
This list is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new program policies carefully.
A redlined version of the Supply Chain Standards page is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of the Selling on Amazon Fee Schedule (NL Amazon site) is available here in in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making changes and additions to our program policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
Update to Communication Guidelines
From 19 November, 2020, our Communication Guidelines are being updated with additional information related to Buyer-Seller messages. See the updates here (link updated on 04/11/2020).
The following changes will enter into effect on September 30, 2020:
ASIN creation policy: We are adding rules on the creation of branded ASINs by sellers who are not associated with the brand owner.
Lastly, we are also incorporating our long-standing policies on Marketplace Fair Pricing and Intellectual Property into our program policies. Their content and scope of application remains unchanged.
This list is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new program policies carefully.
A redlined version of the ASIN creation policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making some changes and additions to our program policies that will go into effect on July 12, 2020, and apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
Changes to existing program policies:
New program policies:
This list is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new program policies carefully.
A redlined version of the Monitor your account health policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of the Category, Product and Content Restrictions policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after July 12, 2020, constitutes your acceptance of the updated program policies.
We are making some changes to the following program policies:
These changes will enter into effect in 15 days, i.e., June 15, 2020.
The above list doesn’t include all of the changes, so please review the updated program policies carefully.
A redlined version of Selling Policies and Seller Code of Conduct is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of VAT Agreement is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after June 15, 2020, constitutes your acceptance of the updated program policies.
We are making some changes to the following program policies:
These changes will enter into effect in 15 days, i.e., March 17, 2020.
We ask you to review the updated program policies carefully.
A redlined version of Monitor your account health is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of Trademark usage guidelines is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after March 17, 2020, constitutes your acceptance of the updated program policies.