Amazon US Lithium Battery Requirements Take Effect
Amazon reminded sellers that new US lithium battery requirements are now effective and cover multiple smart home and consumer electronics products.
What are the key facts?
- 1Amazon issued another reminder on September 30, 2026
- 2New US lithium battery product requirements are now effective
- 3Requirements mainly cover smart home and consumer electronics products using rechargeable lithium batteries
- 4Some sellers may need additional safety information, liability insurance, or compliance documents
What happened?
Amazon Seller Forums issued another reminder on September 30, 2026, that the new US lithium battery product requirements are now effective. The requirements mainly target smart home and consumer electronics products using rechargeable lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, or lithium iron phosphate batteries, including security cameras, video doorbells, smart locks, air-quality monitors, game consoles, tablets, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, and monitors. The policy does not apply to nickel-metal hydride or nickel-cadmium batteries, standard non-rechargeable alkaline batteries, equipment powered solely by AC, standalone batteries, medical devices, or certain button-cell battery products. Brands, importers, electronics traders, and FBA sellers are more directly affected and may need to provide additional product safety information, liability insurance, or compliance documents.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
US listings for smart home and consumer electronics products using rechargeable lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, or lithium iron phosphate batteries may require additional safety information, liability insurance, or compliance documents. Brands, importers, electronics traders, and FBA sellers should immediately review products and accounts individually to avoid incomplete documentation affecting sales or fulfillment.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, export US smart home and consumer electronics listings, identify products using rechargeable lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, or lithium iron phosphate batteries, create a review list by category such as cameras, doorbells, and headphones, and label each product by category and battery type.Listing character checker
- 2For each relevant US FBA product, organize product safety information, liability insurance, and existing compliance documents, archive them by ASIN or SKU, and mark missing items. This week, prepare a supplemental-document checklist covering all affected products, with an owner and required document for each item.Listing Optimizer
- 3Review the scope of US battery-related products, separately label nickel-metal hydride, nickel-cadmium, standard non-rechargeable alkaline batteries, equipment powered solely by AC, standalone batteries, and medical devices, and produce applicable and non-applicable product lists for operations review.