Listed below are upcoming changes to Amazon’s programme policies.
We are making changes to our programme policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
The following changes will enter into effect on April 27, 2021:
A version in track changes of the FBA lost and damaged inventory reimbursement policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
A version in track changes of the FBA Subscribe & Save policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
A version in track changes of the Amazon Renewed Programme Terms is available here in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
The following change will enter into effect on June 30, 2021, for Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr and Amazon.es, while on July 26, 2021, for Amazon.it:
A version in track changes of the Maintain enrollment in Seller Fulfilled Prime policy is available here in English, French, Italian and Spanish.
We remind you of the following change entering into effect on April 19, 2021, as previously announced:
This is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new programme policies carefully.
If you have questions, reach out to Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
The following change will enter into effect on March 19, 2021:
Effective January 1, 2021, we are making some updates to our programme policies.
We are updating the Amazon Business invoicing policy to reflect the addition of a free automated solution, for selling partners who do not have an obligation to register for VAT in the EU or the UK, to comply with the Amazon Business invoicing policy. The new solution will automatically generate a receipt by Amazon on behalf of selling partners for all of their orders, and will make the receipts directly available to customers via their Amazon account.
We are also updating the Amazon marketplace fair pricing policy to provide more examples about pricing practices that harm customer trust with reference to shipping fees.
Additionally, we are updating the programme policies listed below, to reflect certain changes related to the new trading relationship between the UK and the EU, changes in laws in the UK following Brexit, and to consolidate and clarify certain provisions regarding tax. We have also clarified your obligations to provide us with certain business details that may affect tax calculations on Amazon fees and, where applicable, on your transactions.
The following programme policies are being updated on the above basis:
Finally, we are also updating the content listed below within the overall Product Guidelines programme policy, to reflect regulatory changes for product compliance related to Brexit:
An English version with changes highlighted is available for each programme policy at the corresponding link. Courtesy translations in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish will be published on Seller Central on January 1, 2021.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after January 1, 2021, constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making changes to our programme policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
The following changes will enter into effect on December 14, 2020:
This is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new programme policies carefully.
A redlined version of the FBA Subscribe & Save is available here in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
We have also updated our Intellectual Property Policy to clarify how you should indicate the compatibility of your products with a product of a different brand, for example, a charging cable that works with a specific brand of phone. If you list such products, please review your product titles for compliance with the new recommendations for the way it should be written to indicate compatibility.
A redlined version of the updated Amazon Intellectual Property Policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making changes and additions to our programme policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
The following changes will enter into effect on September 30, 2020:
The following changes will enter into effect on October 15, 2020:
This list is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new programme policies carefully.
A redlined version of the Supply Chain Standards page is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of the Selling on Amazon Fee Schedule (NL Amazon site) is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making changes and additions to our programme policies that apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
Effective November 3, 2020, our Communication Guidelines are being updated with additional information related to Buyer-Seller messages. Refer to the updates here.
The following changes will enter into effect on September 30, 2020:
Lastly, we are also incorporating our long-standing policies on Marketplace Fair Pricing and Intellectual Property into our programme policies. Their content and scope of application remains unchanged.
This list is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new programme policies carefully.
A redlined version of the Pan-European FBA programme policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
A redlined version of the ASIN creation policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after the respective date of effectiveness constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
We are making some changes and additions to our programme policies that will go into effect on July 12, 2020, and apply to all sellers who use the services or features covered by these policies.
Changes to existing programme policies:
New programme policies:
This list is a summary of the changes, so we encourage you to review the updated and new programme policies carefully.
A redlined version of the Monitor your account health policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of the Amazon Vine terms and conditions is available here in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
A redlined version of the Category, Product and Content Restrictions policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after July 12, 2020, constitutes your acceptance of the updated programme policies.
We are making some changes to the following programme policies:
These changes will enter into effect in 15 days, i.e., June 15, 2020.
The above list doesn’t include all of the changes, so please review the updated programme policies carefully.
A redlined version of Selling Policies and Seller Code of Conduct is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of VAT Agreement is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of EU VAT Services Online Agreement is available here in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
A redlined version of FBA Subscribe & Save is available here in English and German. (changes effective for amazon.co.uk and amazon.de only)
A redlined version of Amazon Renewed Global Quality Policy is available here in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after June 15, 2020, constitutes your acceptance of the updated programme policies.
We are making changes to the Amazon Business invoicing policy. From March 20, 2020, the Amazon Business invoicing policy will no longer allow you to use the Buyer-Seller Messaging Service to provide invoices and credit notes to Amazon Business customers.
Business customers have indicated that they prefer to be able to download invoices from their account rather than receiving them as email attachments. To ensure the best customer experience, you will be required to provide downloadable invoices and credit notes via the VAT Calculation Service or by uploading them on Seller Central – either manually via Manage Orders or automatically through a third-party solution.
We are making some changes to the following programme policies:
These changes will enter into effect in 15 days, i.e. March 17, 2020.
We ask you to review the updated programme policies carefully.
A redlined version of Monitor your account health is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
A redlined version of Trademark usage guidelines is available here in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
If you have questions, contact Selling Partner Support. Your continued use of Selling Services after March 17, 2020, constitutes your acceptance of the updated programme policies.
We are adding the Amazon Vine Agreement to the Programme Policies page on December 4, 2019. You can access a copy here.
Amazon Vine can help you to generate insightful and trustworthy customer reviews for your products. The programme is open to selling partners with a registered brand.
Refer to the help page for more information.