Dangerous goods required information and documentation (hazmat)

Specific dangerous goods (hazmat) information must be provided to Amazon when you list a new product on Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA).

After your listing is created, we may require a safety data sheet (SDS) or exemption sheet from you. Not providing required information and documentation can result in delayed shipments and canceled customer deliveries.

To upload an SDS or exemption sheet, go to Manage dangerous goods classification. .

On this page, you’ll learn about the following:

When creating or converting a listing for FBA, you must include dangerous goods information for both batteries and products regulated as dangerous goods. (Start by clicking Add dangerous goods information in the workflow.) Make sure to provide accurate and complete information so that your product is properly classified and not blocked for sale.

Required information for batteries

Under Battery information, tell us whether your product is a battery or uses batteries. If you answer Yes, more information will be required, as outlined below.

How are batteries utilized with this product?

Select one of the following from the drop-down menu:

• Battery if the product is a standalone battery (for example, replacement laptop battery) or if the battery is sold with items that it doesn’t power (for example, spare cell phone battery sold with a charger). External battery chargers (such as power banks) are considered batteries.
• Packed with if the battery is packed with, but not inside, the device that it powers. For example, a cell phone with the removable battery packed alongside the phone.
• Contained in if the battery is pre-installed or assembled in the item (for example, Kindle tablet).
• Sold separately if the battery is not included in the product’s package.

Battery composition

Select the battery composition from the drop-down menu (examples: alkaline, lithium-ion). This information is usually printed on the battery itself or on its packaging.

If your battery product uses batteries, it may be a dangerous good that requires some or all of the following information:

Battery type/size

Select the type of battery from the drop-down menu (examples: AAA, CR123A). This information is usually printed on the battery itself or on its packaging. If you don’t know the battery type, select Unknown.

Number of batteries

Enter the total number of batteries, including spares.

Battery weight (grams)

Enter the total weight of all batteries included, in grams. This is the weight of the standalone battery or batteries weighed outside the packaging, or any device that it may be used in.

Cells per battery

Enter the total number of cells, including spares.

Lithium battery packaging

Select the correct configuration from the drop-down menu describing how the battery is packaged in relation to the device (for example, batteries contained in equipment).

Watt-hours per battery

If your product is, contains or is sold with a lithium-ion battery, enter the watt-hour (Wh) rating per battery. This information is usually printed on the battery itself, on its packaging, or in the manufacturer’s technical documentation.

Lithium content (grams)

If your product is, contains, or is sold with a lithium-metal battery, enter the lithium content, in grams. This information can usually be found in the manufacturer’s technical information.

Required information for dangerous goods regulations

Under Product regulation information, tell us whether your product is considered a dangerous good or hazardous material regulated for transportation, storage, waste, or all three. If your product is not considered a dangerous good or hazmat, answer No.

If you answer Yes, select whatever applies from the Indicate type drop-down menu. Based on what you select, more information will be required below (this also applies if you answer Not sure). This information can include all or some of the following:

UN number

This information can be found on the safety data sheet (SDS) or obtained from the manufacturer. Include “UN” before the number (for example, UN1266), without any spaces in between.

Product weight (kilograms)

Enter the weight in kilograms (1 lb = 0.45 kg).

Product volume (millilitres)

Enter volume in millilitres for a gas or liquid (1 fl oz = 29.6 ml).

Categorization/GHS pictograms

If your product is considered a dangerous good or hazmat by GHS/CLP standards, select each pictogram that appears on your product’s packaging or SDS. (GHS stands for Globally Harmonized System of Classification, while CLP is Classification, Labeling, and Packaging.)

For examples of GHS/CLP pictograms, go to Dangerous goods identification guide (hazmat). To learn more about GHS/CLP, go to the UNECE website.

If available, also provide the following information:

• Safety data sheet The SDS of your product can be obtained from the manufacturer. More SDS information is below.
• Flash point. The flash point of a product determines its flammability. Indicate the flash point of your product in Celsius (ºC). This information can be found on the SDS or can be procured from the manufacturer.

Once your product is created or converted to FBA, the review process takes two business days (Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays). For more information, go to Dangerous goods review process (hazmat).

Use the Look up an ASIN tool to check the classification status of your FBA ASIN.

The Dangerous Goods team reviews each ASIN converted to FBA if the product is identified as a possible dangerous good.

Products with complete and correct dangerous goods information will be reviewed and classified within two business days (Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays). Products with incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting information may be blocked for sale through FBA.

To ensure that your product is classified correctly, one or both of the following documents might also be required:

• A safety data sheet: If you haven't uploaded an SDS, the one that you uploaded is not valid, or the information in it is contradictory, obtain a complete and correct SDS from the manufacturer and upload it. If your product does not contain any harmful chemicals (for example, alcohol, acid, and sodium) and you can’t obtain an SDS, upload an exemption sheet.
• Exemption sheet: If you haven't provided complete and accurate information, upload an exemption sheet for either batteries and battery-powered products or for products without harmful chemicals.

Amazon regularly reviews products in our fulfilment centres that may be regulated as dangerous goods to ensure that shipments comply with regulations and safety standards. If your product is found to be missing complete dangerous goods information, we’ll ask you to submit either an SDS or exemption sheet.

For more information, see Dangerous goods review process (hazmat).

Safety data sheets

A safety data sheet (or SDS, previously known as a material safety data sheet) contains 16 sections prepared by the manufacturer or importer. An SDS describes a product’s physical and chemical properties, physical and health hazards, routes of exposure, precautions for safe handling and use, emergency and first-aid procedures, and control measures.

An SDS enables Amazon to:

• Determine whether your products are regulated as dangerous goods
• Correctly classify your products as either dangerous goods or non-dangerous goods (the classification determines how products are stored and transported)
• Determine the correct handling and disposal measures if a product spills or leaks at a fulfilment centre
• Confirm your products as non-regulated goods

To be compliant, an SDS must:

• Be created or updated within the past five years
• Include new GHS/CLP hazard identification information (if applicable, include new CLP hazard identification information for the UK)
• Match your product listing
  • Listing title (the product name, as it appears on the detail page) is the same as the product name shown on the SDS
  • Manufacturer or brand name of your product on the SDS is the same as what appears on the detail page
• Include all 16 standard SDS sections

Uploading safety data sheets

To upload an SDS, go to Manage dangerous goods classification. The Dangerous Goods team will review your SDS within two business days (Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays).

To avoid classification delays, make sure that your SDS complies with the requirements listed above. Use the Look up an ASIN tool above to check the status of your product.

Exemption sheets

For products that don’t require an SDS, an exemption sheet is acceptable for these two categories only:

• Battery and battery-powered products
• Products without harmful chemicals

Uploading exemption sheets

First, find information for your product’s category:

• Battery and battery-powered products. Review the product packaging, the product manual, or the battery itself to find specific battery information such as watt-hours and voltage. For more information on lithium batteries, see Requirements for lithium batteries and products that contain lithium batteries.
• Products without harmful chemicals. Review the product packaging or the product itself to find specific information such as ingredients, pictograms, or warning phrases.

Next, go to Manage dangerous goods classification and follow these steps to download the appropriate exemption sheet:

1. On the right side of the page, find your preferred language for the exemption sheet.
2. Click either Exemption sheet for battery and battery-powered products or Exemption sheet for products without harmful chemicals.
3. After the template has downloaded, fill in all cells highlighted in red. Depending on your answers, further cells may turn red. Fill in those cells too.
4. Save the document on your computer.
   Note: Documents with incomplete or conflicting information cannot be saved. If there are errors, correct them and then save the document.
5. Upload the document.

UK Requirements

As of January 1, 2021, an amended version of the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation (REACH) applies to the sale of chemicals and their safe use in the UK (England, Scotland, and Wales).

Under REACH, manufacturers and importers are generally required to collect information on the properties of chemical substances in their products. These products could be subject to registration, authorization, restrictions, and other requirements. In addition, distributors can be subject to REACH restrictions and other requirements.

For more information, go to UK REACH.

Products that are first made available in the EU or UK on or before December 31, 2020, can continue to circulate until they reach their end user. These products don’t have to comply with the changes that took effect January 1, 2021. To confirm when these products were first made available, keep contracts of sale, invoices, and documents relating to shipping of goods for distribution.

Products that are first made available in Northern Ireland after December 31, 2020, must continue to comply with REACH under the Northern Ireland Protocol (see section below).

Northern Ireland Protocol

Since January 1, 2021, different rules apply in Northern Ireland because of the Northern Ireland Protocol. In particular, note these points:

• Products must meet applicable EU REACH and CLP requirements.
• The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) must be notified, per EU REACH and CLP.
• Northern Ireland businesses that are currently downstream users or distributors may have obligations in relation to chemicals traded the UK and Northern Ireland.
• Northern Ireland businesses may also be required to notify UK authorities if these businesses ship highly regulated goods to the UK.
• Qualifying Northern Ireland goods can be sold in the UK under unfettered access rights.

BREXIT guidance on chemicals

Since January 1, 2021, the UK government has offered guidance on the sale of chemicals in the UK and Northern Ireland. This guidance includes REACH, CLP, biocides, prior informed consent, and pesticides or plant protection products:

• Chemicals industry regulation after Brexit
• REACH after Brexit
• Chemical classification, labeling, and packaging (CLP)
• Duties of NI-based businesses directly supplying chemicals to Great Britain
• How to comply with REACH chemical regulations
• The GB CLP regulation

For guidance on UK product compliance rules, go to Business Companion.

Consult your legal counsel for questions about how laws and regulations apply to your products as of January 1, 2021.