Amazon North America Implements Compliance Checks for Small Appliances Powered by Lithium Batteries
Amazon North America has initiated compliance checks for small appliances powered by lithium batteries, requiring sellers to obtain insurance and provide third-party verified safety reports. Noncompliance risks product link removals.
What are the key facts?
- 1Targets small appliances powered by lithium-ion, lithium polymer, and lithium iron phosphate batteries
- 2Requires liability insurance (coverage of $1 million)
- 3August 30 is the deadline
What happened?
Amazon North America has recently issued compliance warnings to sellers of small appliances powered by lithium batteries, requiring them to secure comprehensive business liability insurance of $1 million by August 30, list Amazon as an additional insured, and verify safety reports and documents through a TIC agency, including the ISO 17025 safety report and UN38.3 compliance.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Affected sellers must promptly verify ASINs, secure insurance, and submit samples for testing to prevent inventory backlog at FBA.