Expiry date, which format? And size?
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What is the correct expiry date format when selling stock in Europe using FBA? In Amazon’s own guides I can only find this MM-DD-YYYY or MM-YYYY which applies to Amazon in the U.S. The page for Amazon UK, Germany etc. has no such info. In this forum I’ve seen one seller suggest that DD-MM-YYYY is okay for Europe, but would love to hear if some of you have seen any official Amazon info on this?
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Does the 36-font size for expiry dates apply to just outer cartons/boxes, or also ready to ship (SIOC) boxes? Can’t find anything on this either. I’ve been through all the official Amazon guides and pages.
Thank you all.
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So I found this in the German Amazon guide “Verpacken und Senden von Lagerbestand an Amazon”. It says TT-MM-JJJJ which can only mean DD-MM-YYYY, as TT is DD (day):
Mindesthaltbarkeitsdaten
• Bei Produkten mit Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum muss dieses Datum
auf dem Hauptkarton sowie auf den einzelnen Einheiten
angegeben sein. Losnummern alleine reichen nicht aus.
• Mindesthaltbarkeitsdaten müssen im TT-MM-JJJJ-Format
angezeigt werden. Falls das Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum in einem
anderen Format gedruckt wurde, muss ein Etikett mit
dem Datum im korrekten Format angebracht werden, welches
das ursprüngliche MHD überdeckt.
But then in the English version of the Quick Reference Guide “Packaging and Shipping Inventory to Amazon”:
“Expiration dates must be displayed in the format MM-DD-YYYY or MM-YYYY.”
Anyone here with exprience shipping stock with an expiry date? To the UK, Germany or any other European market.
Maybe @Jessica_Amazon can help clarify the requirements or guide me to a definite answer?
Thank you all.
