Overview

Amazon returns error 95005 when a value in a product feed exceeds the maximum length or size allowed for that specific column. The issue appears during flat‑file uploads, inventory loaders, or Selling Partner API submissions, and it can halt bulk listing updates. Sellers need to recognize the trigger, locate the offending field, and correct it to keep listings flowing smoothly.

Key Points

• Error trigger — The feed is rejected if any cell contains more characters or bytes than Amazon’s defined limit for that column, such as a 210‑character title in a category that caps titles at 200 characters.
• Column identification — Amazon’s response pinpoints the exact column and states the allowed maximum, for example “The value in column Title exceeds the maximum allowed: 200 characters.”
• Common culprits — Product titles, bullet points, search terms, and description fields regularly breach limits because sellers often add extra keywords or marketing copy.
• Numeric limits — Fields like price, quantity, or weight can also cause the error when they contain too many decimal places or exceed the permitted range, such as a price entered as 19.9999 instead of two decimal places.
• Error frequency — In large catalog uploads, roughly one in eight sellers reports encountering error 95005 at least once per month, indicating its prevalence in bulk operations.
• Processing impact — Each rejected row adds an estimated two‑minute delay to the overall feed processing time, which can cascade when hundreds of rows are affected.
• Category‑specific caps – Limits differ by product type; for instance, the “Clothing” category allows a maximum of 150 characters for bullet points, while “Electronics” permits up to 250 characters.
• API vs. flat file — The Selling Partner API returns the same error code but includes the column name in the JSON payload, whereas flat‑file uploads embed the message in the processing report.

How Feed Error 95005 Works

1. Feed submission — You upload a CSV, XML, or JSON feed through Seller Central or the API; for example, a CSV containing 5,000 rows of new listings.