Overview

Error 18559 is a listing suppression error that occurs when a child ASIN inherits problems from its parent ASIN. When Amazon detects compliance issues, data quality problems, or policy violations on a parent listing, it can suppress all associated child ASINs as well. Understanding how to diagnose and resolve this error is essential for sellers who use variation listings, as it can take multiple products offline simultaneously.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Parent ASIN problems cascade downward — When a parent ASIN is flagged for issues, Amazon automatically suppresses all child ASINs linked to it, meaning a single problem can knock out an entire product family.
• The error message references the specific parent ASIN — Amazon provides the parent ASIN identifier in the error text, so sellers can quickly locate the root cause of the suppression.
• Multiple root causes are possible — The parent ASIN may have compliance violations, incomplete listing data, blocked status, or data quality issues such as non-compliant titles or images.
• Resolution is applied at the parent level — Fixing the child ASIN directly will not resolve this error. Sellers must address the underlying issues on the parent listing.
• Recovery is not instant — After resolving parent ASIN issues, child ASIN suppressions are typically lifted automatically within 24 to 48 hours.

Common Causes

Error 18559 can be triggered by several types of issues on the parent ASIN. Compliance violations are among the most common, where the parent listing may have been flagged for restricted product claims, missing certifications, or other regulatory concerns. Data quality problems are another frequent cause — Amazon enforces strict guidelines for titles, images, bullet points, and other listing attributes, and failure to meet these standards on the parent listing can result in suppression. Incomplete listings that are missing required attributes or have incorrect variation theme configurations can also trigger this error. In some cases, the parent ASIN may have been outright blocked or suppressed by Amazon due to policy violations, which then extends to all child variations.