#564 – Amazon Product Inserts 101
Amazon’s Product Review Policy now covers printed inserts. Allowed content includes brand story, usage tips, or a neutral QR‑code link to a tutorial, while...
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Amazon’s Product Review Policy now covers printed inserts. Allowed content includes brand story, usage tips, or a neutral QR‑code link to a tutorial, while...
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Amazon announced on May 15 2024 a tighter List Price rule and has now clarified that XSD and XML bulk feeds must include a valid <ListPrice> node for affected...
SP-API Changelog
Starting May 27 2024 Amazon will require a correctly formatted ListPrice for 1,566 product types on all EU marketplaces (DE, FR, IT, ES, UK). Listings without...
SP-API Changelog
In Q1 2024 Amazon Brand Registry flagged roughly 2,000 infringing listings per day and expanded A+ Content and Sponsored Brands access to 30 marketplaces....
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Amazon now mandates every U.S. marketplace seller to finish an annual INFORM Act certification within a 30‑day window after the dashboard alert (e.g., alert on...
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Amazon launched amazon.co.za and amazon.ie on May 1, 2024, adding 60 M South African shoppers and access to the EU's 450 M market. The FTC‑mandated INFORM Act...
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In 2024 Amazon mandates a formal “Transfer of Business” request with buyer‑account health verification, adding a 5‑7 day review to closings. Buyers now require...
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Amazon will deactivate EU seller accounts and freeze balances if DAC7 tax information isn’t submitted within 60 days of the first notice. The rule applies to...
Seller Central News
Amazon launched the Account Health Assurance (AHA) program, a free service that protects sellers with an Account Health Rating of 250+ for six consecutive...
Seller Central News
Amazon is enforcing the EU DAC7 tax‑reporting rule. Any EU‑based seller with €2,000+ gross sales or 30+ transactions must verify their details in the DAC7...
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Amazon launched Account Health Assurance (AHA), a free program that protects sellers with strong account health ratings from sudden account deactivation by...
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Amazon classifies any product that may melt above 60°F as meltable, requiring insulated containers, frozen gel packs or dry ice, and a “MELTABLE – KEEP COOL”...
Seller Sessions Podcast
Amazon introduced the GPSR Submission widget in Seller Central after the EU GPSR deadline of 13 December 2024. Sellers must enter an EU‑based...
Seller Central News
Effective immediately, Amazon requires a crossed‑out reference price on every Lightning Deal, Best Deal and time‑limited promotion. The reference must reflect...
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Amazon can suspend a seller account within hours using automated monitoring that flags mismatched listings (e.g., a shoe under “Electronics”) and...
Advertising API Release Notes
Amazon's 2023 Brand Protection Report reveals $1.2 billion invested in anti-counterfeit measures, 7 million fake products seized, and 99% of infringing...
Seller Central News
In 2023 Amazon allocated $1.2 billion to brand‑protection, using AI models, 15,000+ specialists and filing 21,000 legal actions, which removed ~7 million...
Seller Central News
In 2023 Amazon invested over $1.2 billion in anti‑counterfeit measures, deploying AI that blocks 99 % of fake listings before they go live. The effort involves...
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Amazon invested $1.2 billion in 2023 and staffed over 15,000 specialists to power its anti‑counterfeit system, which now blocks 99 % of suspect listings before...
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On April 11, 2024 Helium 10 reported Amazon’s new dietary‑supplement policy that mandates a third‑party lab analysis PDF for every new SKU and gives existing...
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