Child restraint systems, booster seats and travel systems
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Child restraint systems, booster seats and travel systems covered by this policy
A child restraint system, also known as a car seat, booster seat or an infant safety seat, is a removable device designed to be used together with the seat of a vehicle in order to restrain and protect a child from injury or death during vehicle collisions. Child restraint systems are products that have rigid or semi-rigid frames and include pads or foam to provide insulation in the event of a collision.
Forward-facing child restraint systems
A forward-facing child restraint system is a removable device designed to position a child to face in the direction of travel of the motor vehicle. It has a harness and tether that limits your child’s forward movement during a crash.
Rear-facing child restraint systems
This is a removable device designed to position a child to face in the direction opposite to the normal direction of travel of the motor vehicle.
Infant restraint systems
An infant restraint system is a removable device designed to be a hand-held carrier for newborns and small babies. Infant carriers have a seat back that is intended to be in a reclined position (more than 10 degrees from horizontal). This policy applies to travel systems, hand-held infant carrier and infant car seat bases, including stand-alone bases sold without carrier. Travel systems include full-size, stand-alone pushchairs with a compatible infant car seat that clips into the pushchair.
Motor vehicle booster seats
A motor vehicle booster seat is a removable device designed to raise and position a child so that the vehicle’s lap-and-shoulder belt fits properly over the stronger points of a child’s body, the hips and across the chest. Booster seats are not tightly installed in the vehicle the way that car seats are. Booster seats are held in place by the child’s weight and the vehicle’s lap-and-shoulder belts. Booster seats are either a backless child restraint system or a belt-positioning seat.
Backless child restraint systems (i) consist of a seating platform that does not extend up to provide a cushion for the child’s back or head, and (ii) have a structural element designed to restrain forward motion of the child’s torso in a forward impact.
Belt-positioning seats (i) position a child on a vehicle seat to improve the fit of a vehicle belt system on the child, and (ii) lack any component, such as a belt system or a structural element, designed to restrain forward movement of the child’s torso in a forward impact.
Fabric restraint systems
Fabric restraint systems, also known as fabric car seats, are products made of fabric (for example, nylon or cotton) with straps, clips and padding. They are intended to restrain a child in a car. These products lack any type of metal or hard plastic frame. They are foldable and lightweight.
Our policy for child restraint systems, booster seats and travel systems
Products that you can’t sell under our policy
Customers have to be confident that they’ll find a selection of safe, reliable and compliant products on Amazon. We don’t allow the listing or sale of non-compliant or prohibited products. In the interest of safety, fabric restraint systems are prohibited.
For more information about prohibited products, go to Product safety listing restrictions.
Products that you can sell under our policy
Amazon requires that all other child restraint systems, booster seats and travel systems have been tested to and comply with the regulations, standards and requirements listed below:
| Product | Regulations, standards and requirements |
|---|---|
| Child restraint systems, booster seats and travel systems |
One of the following as applicable:
Note: Due to expiry on September 1, 2024, ECE R 44-04 will no longer be accepted for Northern Ireland.
And the following, as applicable:
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You must submit the following:
Documents:
- Homologation certificate issued by government of the country of approval
- For hand-held infant carriers (in addition to the information above): Test reports for Furniture and Furnishings Fire Safety Regulations 1988
Images:
- Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) label
- Product instructions and manuals
When you submit images or documentation with images, ensure the following:
- Images are clear and legible
- Images demonstrate that the product is the same as the product tested and listed on the product detail page
- Product instructions, manuals, safety information, labels and warnings are in the language of the intended country of sale
- If the product is a set or bundle, provide images for each product included
Customer safety is our top priority. We reserve the right to ask for additional information to verify product safety and compliance at any time.
Compliance services
If you need help getting compliance certifications, testing and audits, use our Service Provider Network.
Submit information
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Policy violations
If you don’t provide the required information (listed above) upon request, we reserve the right to take any further actions in accordance with the Amazon Services Business Solutions Agreement, including, but not limited to, removing the relevant product listings.
Resources
- Amazon Services Business Solutions Agreement
- Remove inventory overview
- Fix stranded inventory
- Restricted products
Additional resources
- EU and UK product compliance guidance – CE and UKCA marking
- ISO 17025 International Organisation for Standardisation
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