Overview

Amazon has revised its EU Business Solutions Agreement, effective immediately, to simplify insurance obligations and to cement electronic invoicing practices for sellers on European marketplaces. The changes eliminate the need for sellers to list Amazon as an additional insured on their commercial liability policies and shift the duty of reporting any insurance changes directly to sellers. At the same time, Amazon now explicitly states that invoices will be delivered electronically in a format of its choosing, typically PDF. Sellers should assess these updates to cut unnecessary costs, avoid compliance gaps, and ensure their accounting systems can process the new e‑invoice formats.

Key Points

• Additional‑insured clause removed — Sellers no longer have to secure policies that name Amazon and its assignees as additional insured parties.
• Insurance‑status reporting required — Sellers must inform Amazon promptly if their liability coverage is cancelled, altered, or lapses.
• Electronic invoicing formalized — Amazon will issue invoices to sellers electronically, using a format it determines (PDF is the common example).
• Customer consent to e‑invoices — Buyers in EU markets agree to receive invoices electronically, provided local law allows it.
• Underlying insurance mandate unchanged — Sellers must still maintain valid commercial liability insurance; only the naming requirement has been dropped.

How the Changes Work

1. Eliminate the additional‑insured endorsement — A seller in Germany who previously paid an extra €150 per year for a policy that listed Amazon as an additional insured can now request a standard commercial liability policy without that endorsement, reducing premium costs.
2. Report insurance changes directly to Amazon — If the same German seller’s insurer notifies them of a policy renewal on July 1, the seller must log into Seller Central and upload the updated certificate by July 5, otherwise the account may receive a compliance warning.
3. Receive invoices electronically — When Amazon ships a product to a French customer on August 10, the seller will receive an invoice in PDF format via the “Documents” section of Seller Central, rather than a paper copy or a separate email attachment.