Amazon Handmade: Category listing policies & requirements

In order to be listed in Amazon Handmade, your products need to meet the eligibility requirements described in Amazon Handmade Product Eligibility and our Title, Image and Customisation standards for Handmade products. All Handmade listings must comply with the following category specific listing policies and requirements:

• Handmade Artwork guidelines
• Handmade Baby guidelines
• Handmade Beauty & Grooming guidelines
• Handmade Clothing, Shoes & Accessories guidelines
• Handmade Electronics Accessories guidelines
• Handmade Health & Personal Care guidelines
• Handmade Jewellery & Watches guidelines
• Handmade Pet Supplies guidelines
• Handmade Home & Kitchen guidelines
• Handmade Sports & Outdoors guidelines
• Handmade Stationery & Party Supplies guidelines
• Handmade Toys & Games guidelines

Besides these category specific policies and requirements, all products listed in Amazon Handmade must also adhere to Amazon selling and listing policies, including:

• Selling Policies and Seller Code of Conduct
• Product Detail Page Rules
• Condition Guidelines (Exception given for up-cycled or re-purposed items)
• Intellectual Property Policy for Sellers
• Adult Product Polices & Guidelines
• Restricted products
• Offensive and Controversial Materials

In addition to existing policies, the following are not permitted in Amazon Handmade:

• Outsourcing of product production
• Drop-shipping of products
• Reselling products by third parties
• The following items are not allowed to be sold in the Amazon Handmade store:
  • Digital or downloadable products
  • Food or other ingestible products
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Live plants – other than ‘air plants’ which may be included with hand-crafted planters or containers
• Raw materials and crafting supplies are not allowed to be sold in the Handmade store, with the following exceptions:
  • Crafting supplies that are included in a DIY kit
  • Crafting supplies that have been made by you, the maker, for example, hand-crafted yarn or felt
  • Crafting supplies that have been altered by you, the maker, for example, pre-purchased wool or yarn that you have dyed