Overview

Amazon sellers frequently run into validation code 13006 when they try to upload inventory spreadsheets or submit price feeds. The error signals that a price entry is not a positive numeric value, which stops the affected listings from going live. Fixing the issue quickly is essential to keep product pages active and pricing accurate.

Key Points

• Error trigger — The system flags the upload when the price column (item‑price in a flat file or Price element in an XML feed) contains zero, a negative number, or any non‑numeric character.
• Typical cause — Common culprits are “‑5.00”, “0.00”, “$12.99”, blank cells, or commas used as decimal separators in locales that expect periods.
• Universal rule — Both manual flat‑file uploads through Seller Central and programmatic price feeds via SP‑API or MWS enforce the same positive‑number requirement.
• Quick remedy — Replace the offending entry with a value greater than zero, such as “3.00” or “19.99”, then resend the file or feed.
• Batch impact — A single bad price in a file that contains thousands of SKUs can cause the entire batch to be rejected, delaying updates for every product in the upload.

How the Error Occurs

1. Upload initiation — A seller selects “Add Products via Upload” in Seller Central or sends a price XML to the SP‑API endpoint. The platform begins parsing the submitted file.
2. Field validation — Amazon’s backend checks each price field against a rule that demands a strictly positive decimal number without symbols.
3. Invalid entry detection — If the parser encounters “‑2.50”, “0”, “$7.99”, or an empty cell, it marks the row as failing validation and assigns error code 13006.
4. Rejection response — The system returns a processing report that lists every SKU with the error, preventing those listings from being created or updated.
5. Seller notification — The report appears in the “Upload History” page or as an API response, prompting the seller to review the highlighted rows.