Overview

Error 17002 is a listing validation error in Amazon Seller Central that occurs when a seller's submitted selling price exceeds the maximum price value set for the product. This pricing mismatch prevents the listing from being updated or published until the seller corrects the discrepancy between these two fields.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Root Cause — Error 17002 is triggered when the selling price you submit is higher than the maximum price configured for that listing. Amazon's system requires that the maximum price always be equal to or greater than your selling price.
• Affected Fields — The two price fields involved are the "selling price" (your active offer price) and the "maximum price" (the upper pricing boundary for your listing).
• Quick Fix — Either increase the maximum price to match or exceed your selling price, or lower your selling price to fall within the maximum price limit.
• Where It Appears — This error typically surfaces during flat file uploads, inventory loader submissions, or when using third-party tools that feed pricing data into Seller Central.

How This Error Occurs

Amazon enforces pricing guardrails on every listing to protect both sellers and buyers from accidental mispricing. When you submit a price update — whether through a bulk upload file, the Seller Central interface, or an API integration — the system compares your selling price against the maximum price threshold. If the selling price value is higher than the maximum price value, the update is rejected and Error 17002 is returned. This validation check runs before the listing goes live, so the incorrect price is never displayed to customers.

How to Resolve Error 17002

To fix this error, you need to align your selling price and maximum price so that the maximum price is equal to or greater than the selling price. Start by reviewing the current values for both fields in your inventory file or listing editor. If your intended selling price is correct, update the maximum price field to match or exceed it. If the maximum price reflects your true pricing ceiling, then reduce the selling price to fall at or below that limit. After making the adjustment, resubmit your feed or save the listing. The error should clear once the pricing relationship is valid.