Alcohol

The content below is for guidance only. Amazon reserves the right to remove any listing it considers to be inappropriate for sale for any reason.

Examples of Permitted Listings
Reminder: all listings and products must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

• Alcoholic beverages like beer, wine or hard liquors, provided they are sold only to people aged 18 years or over and you have sufficient procedures in place to verify that the customer is aged 18 years or over.
• Chocolates containing alcohol:
  • Chocolates containing no more than 0.2 litres of alcohol (of a strength not exceeding 57% ABV) per kilogram.
  • Chocolates containing more than 57% ABV, provided they are sold only to people aged 18 years or over and you have sufficient procedures in place to verify that the customer is aged 18 years or over.

Examples of Prohibited Listings

• Alcohol licences
• High strength alcohol (70% ABV+)
• Listings that do not comply with the UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising (the CAP Code), http://www.cap.org.uk/Advertising-Codes/Non-broadcast-HTML.aspx

Please note: Sellers who list prohibited items or content can have their selling permissions removed, either temporarily or permanently.

Related Amazon Help Pages

• Categories and Products Requiring Approval
• Approval for selling in the Beer, Wine $ Spirits Category
• Beer, Wine $ Spirits Product types
• Restricted Products: Grocery
• Beer, Wine $ Spirits category updates

Additional Useful Information

• Licensing Act 2003, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/contents
• UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising (the CAP Code), http://www.cap.org.uk/Advertising-Codes/Non-broadcast-HTML.aspx
• World Health Organization information about the EU Policies on Alcohol Control, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main-eu.A1119?lang=en&showonly=GISAH
• The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS), https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-alcohol-wholesaler-registration-scheme-awrs

Alcohol

• Age Verification on Delivery Related Guidance - Alcohol