Amazon Adds New Dangerous Goods Questions: U.S. Sellers in Relevant Categories Must Prepare Documentation
Amazon’s U.S. store will add dangerous goods compliance questions covering refrigeration equipment, shock absorbers and writing instruments, requiring sellers to submit accurate documentation when creating or editing listings.
What are the key facts?
- 1Amazon’s U.S. store will introduce new dangerous goods compliance questions starting October 26, 2026
- 2Applicable categories include refrigeration equipment, shock absorbers and suspension components, writing instruments, and pool chemicals
- 3Questions cover refrigerants, shock-absorber mechanisms, ink ingredients, chemical formulations and packaging information
- 4Inaccurate information may affect review, listing activation and fulfillment options
What happened?
Amazon announced that, starting October 26, 2026, U.S. store sellers will need to answer new dangerous goods compliance questions for certain categories when creating new products or editing existing ones. The scope includes refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers and similar refrigeration equipment; shock absorbers and suspension lift supports; markers and other writing instruments; and swimming pool, spa water-treatment products and pool chemicals.
The new questions will focus mainly on the products’ dangerous goods attributes and related documentation, including refrigerant gas properties, shock-absorber mechanisms, ink ingredients, chemical formulations and packaging information.
The change primarily affects self-fulfilled and FBA sellers of these categories, especially merchants who need to create new ASINs, modify product attributes or resubmit product information. Amazon said existing products do not need to be universally redone before the effective date; however, the relevant questions will be triggered the next time a seller creates or edits a product. If the submitted information is inaccurate, the product may face review delays, be prevented from going live or have its available fulfillment options affected.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
For U.S. self-fulfilled and FBA sellers of refrigeration equipment, shock absorbers and suspension components, writing instruments, and pool chemicals, new dangerous goods questions will appear when products are created or edited. Existing products do not need to be redone before the effective date, but inaccurate information during the next edit may delay review, prevent listing activation or affect available fulfillment options.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, identify the four relevant product groups on the U.S. store—including refrigerators, air conditioners and freezers or similar equipment—create a dangerous goods documentation checklist for each item, and verify refrigerant gas properties and packaging information. Keep a submission-ready documentation record for every ASIN.Listing character checker
- 2For U.S. store listings for shock absorbers and suspension lift supports, verify the relevant shock-absorber mechanism documentation item by item and flag products that require additional information at the next edit. Each relevant ASIN should have a verification result and a record of outstanding items.
- 3This week, review U.S. store listings for markers, other writing instruments and pool chemicals, and organize ink ingredients, chemical formulations and packaging information separately. Create documentation tables that can be used when creating or editing products across all four applicable product groups.
- 4Establish a pre-edit product review process for the U.S. self-fulfilled and FBA teams, requiring a dangerous goods check before creating new ASINs, modifying attributes or resubmitting information. Produce an executable checklist for the team.