I have a small business doing machine embroidery. I've been selling on other platforms - Etsy, Ebay and TikTok Shop for some time. I'm new to Amazon and when I try and list the personalised items it's asking for an External Product ID.

After searching on Google, I did manage to find the relevant External Product IDs for the blankets. Problem is, more I've read up on this I think that since I'm altering the items by personalised embroidery, those IDs aren't valid i.e. they would only be valid if I was selling the blankets 'as is'.

Chat GPT is telling me to apply for an exemption but I cannot for the life of me find the actual form to do this.. I've found information on what to put in the exemption and I even found a dashboard of applications where the application would be shown after I've submitted it, but I can't find the actual form itself that I would need to populate and submit to get the ball rolling.

I've also tried multiple times to create a listing, select 'generic' for brand and tick 'I don't have a Product ID' but when I then get to the variations tab (different blanket colours), it's again insisting on IDs for each colour option.

Can someone please clarify a) do I need an exemption or can I actually just use the manufacturers External Product ID (even if I am then going to embroider it) and b) if so, where do I find the form to do this application? P.S. I have accounts with wholesalers who sell 'generic' brands i.e. items designed for small businesses to be decorated and not sold directly to the end user by them. These are the only things I decorate with personalisation and I have permission to sell these items on any online marketplace.