Overview

Amazon is introducing mandatory battery safety compliance questions for all Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) sellers listing products that contain or require batteries. The new requirement, rolling out in 2025, adds battery-related questions to the listing creation and editing workflow. Sellers who fail to provide accurate responses risk having their listings deactivated, making this a compliance issue that demands prompt attention from FBM sellers across affected categories.

What's Changing

• Mandatory battery questions — All FBM listings for battery-containing or battery-powered products now require sellers to complete safety compliance questions during listing creation or editing.
• New listing workflow prompts — A gateway question now asks whether batteries are required for the product to function.
• Follow-up compliance details — Affirmative answers trigger two additional questions: whether batteries are included and the battery cell composition type.
• Listing deactivation risk — Amazon has explicitly warned that incorrect answers may result in listing deactivation, directly affecting sales and account health.

How the New Battery Questions Work

The process begins with a single prompt during listing creation or updates: "Are batteries required?" If a seller answers yes, two follow-up fields appear. The first asks whether batteries are included with the product. The second requires sellers to identify the battery cell composition — such as alkaline, lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, or other common chemistries.

Amazon advises sellers to find battery composition details on the battery itself, the manufacturer's label, or product packaging. For products with less common battery types, there is an option to select "other than listed" and manually enter the composition. This accommodates sellers sourcing niche products with specialized battery configurations that may not appear in the standard dropdown.

Why Amazon Is Making This Change

This update fits within Amazon's broader push to improve product safety information across the marketplace. Battery products carry inherent safety considerations around shipping, storage, and consumer use. Lithium-ion batteries in particular are classified as hazardous materials subject to specific transportation regulations.