High energy warning!Products such as Amazon's US site will be reviewed, and these 2 categories will be banned on the Japanese site
July 7, 2023
Important compliance reminders
Recently, many sellers in the US and Japan have received emails requesting Amazon's compliance policy, including US “children's school supplies” category compliance document requirements and Japan's new regulatory requirements for “Specified Small Motorized Bicycles (Specified Small Motorized Bicycles),” including “electric scooters and electric pedals” and” The “electric motorcycles/electric light motorcycles” category will be affected, please pay attention!
Here, Xiaobian has compiled for you the key time points for the implementation of compliance policies in different categories. For details, please refer to the table below. We recommend that you act as soon as possible to complete compliance requirements!


Children's school supplies covered by this policy include backpacks, book covers, bento bags or lunch boxes, and pencil cases or pencil pouches. The specific policies are as follows:
Children Backpack
Kids' backpacks are made of plastic, cloth, nylon, or other materials and are designed with a snap, zipper, hook, or drawstring closure to store textbooks and supplies. Backpacks often have two straps worn around the shoulders or one strap across the chest to hold the pack on one’s back. Backpacks are usually equipped or decorated with fasteners such as zippers or drawstrings. However, these restraint measures, such as drawstrings, are likely to get stuck in the child's neck during various activities, causing the child to suffocate and/or injure the child to some extent.
According to the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and the Federal Hazardous Substances Control Act, toys and game products sold to children aged 12 and under should have an appropriate warning statement on the risk of suffocation on their packaging or in specific advertisements. These cautions must be displayed in internet advertisements for applicable products, including all applicable product detail pages on Amazon.
Amazon requires all kids' backpack products to be tested and comply with the following regulations, standards, and requirements:
Satisfies all of the following:
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹16 CFR 1500.50
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹16 CFR 1500.50
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
Children's book covers
Children's book covers are used to protect textbooks usually issued to students by schools. Book covers are made from stretchy fabric, paper, or similar material and often include decorative designs, such as flowers, animals, or cartoons.
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act also imposes strict restrictions on specific material components (including lead and phthalates) in products intended for children. Sellers should familiarize themselves with the effective dates of each applicable restriction and work with their suppliers to ensure that all products sold comply with the current restrictions. Sellers are responsible for tracking and complying with all regulations issued by the CPSC.
Amazon requires all children's book covers to be tested and comply with the following regulations, standards, and requirements:
Satisfies all of the following:
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
Kids' bento bag or bento box
Children's lunch bags or lunch boxes are made of plastic, cloth, nylon, metal, or other materials and are designed with buckles, zippers, or magnetic snaps to store all kinds of food.
Children's bento bags and lunch boxes are children's products (that is, consumer products designed, marketed, or used exclusively by children 12 or under). US federal law requires that all children's products subject to one or more federal consumer product safety requirements must be tested by a laboratory approved by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to ensure that they meet applicable federal child product safety requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, physical and mechanical testing, chemical testing, product and product packaging labeling, and warning and hazard labeling.
Amazon requires that all children's bento or lunch box products be tested and comply with the following regulations, standards, and requirements:
Satisfies all of the following:
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹16 CFR 1500.50
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹16 CFR 1500.50
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
Pencil Cases or Pouches
A pencil case or pencil pouch is a small bag or container made of plastic, cloth, nylon, PVC, or other material, designed with a buckle, zipper, or clasp to store small school supplies.
The composition of a pencil case and pencil bag usually contains small parts of various materials. Children may choke or injure children if they accidentally put these parts in their mouths. Amazon requires sellers to confirm which products (if any) they sell on Amazon are required to provide a warning statement (suffocation hazard warning) in accordance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
Amazon requires all pencil case or pencil pouch products to be tested and comply with the following regulations, standards, and requirements:
Satisfies all of the following:
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
🔹 CPSIA Section 101 (lead)
🔹 CSPA RCW 70.240.020 (phthalates, cadmium)
🔹 Small parts warning: An appropriate warning statement (hazard warning) must be displayed on the product detail page
Copy the following link to your browser, or long press the QR code to log in to the Amazon Seller Platform to view more details of the children's school supplies policy 👇
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GXT3EFQS54LRKYM3?locale=zh-CN
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GXT3EFQS54LRKYM3?locale=zh-CN

On the Amazon Japan Store (Amazon.co.jp), electric scooters, electric scooters, and electric motorcycles/electric mopeds are designated small motorcycle (SSM) products and cannot be sold.
Unsellable SSM Product Compliance Policy
With the implementation of partial amendments to Japan's “Road Traffic Law” on July 1, 2023, designated small motorized bicycles (Specified Small Motorized Bicycles, hereinafter referred to as “SSM”) are defined as a new vehicle category, and SSM safety standards will be established in accordance with the Road Transport Vehicle Law.
Electric scooters and electric pedals in personal e-mobility devices are classified as designated small motorcycles (SSM) or general purpose motorcycles (GM) under the amended Road Transport Vehicle Act and the Road Traffic Act.
Electric scooters/electric pedals may not be legal to drive on public roads, and there are safety hazards. Japanese regulators have evidence that these non-compliant products have led to an increase in traffic accidents involving electric scooters and electric pedals (41% year-on-year increase in 2022; the NPA discovered 431 accidents in the past 16 months).

Additionally, electric motorcycles/electric mopeds can be classified as designated small motorcycles (SSM) or general purpose motorcycles (GM). (An electric motorcycle/electric moped is similar in appearance to a fuel motorcycle/fuel moped, but uses a battery as the power source. )

None of the above designated small motorcycle (SSM) products can be sold on the Amazon Japan store!
Copy the following link to your browser, log in to Amazon Seller Central, and refer to the Auto Accessories Help page 👇
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.jp/gp/help/external/G200164410?locale=zh-CN
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.jp/gp/help/external/G200164410?locale=zh-CN
Sellable Personal E-Mobility Equipment Compliance Policy
01 hoverboard
A hoverboard is a self-propelled two-wheel electric device powered by an onboard battery pack with two wheels and a board between the wheels for the rider to stand and balance on. The user shifts his/her weight to move the device in the desired direction. There are no handlebars on self-propelled two-wheeled devices.

02 self balancing scooter/electric unicycle
A monorover or an electric unicycle is a self-propelled electric device powered by an onboard battery pack with one or two centrally-located wheels with small platforms on either side for the rider to stand on during operation. The user shifts his/her weight to move the device in the desired direction. There are no handlebars on self-propelled electric unicycles.

03 Electric skateboard
An electric skateboard has multiple wheels and has an added battery pack and power system to aid riders with added torque while traveling. An electric skateboard may have a handheld remote control to allow the rider to control the device during use.

04 Self-balancing vehicles
A self-balancing transport device may have one or two wheels. These devices are powered by a rechargeable battery pack and use the shifting weight of the rider to balance the device.

05 Electric Assist Bicycles (Assistive Bicycles)
An electric assisted bicycle (Assist cycle) are a two-wheeled device used for personal transportation. Resembling an analog bicycle, an electric assisted bicycle has an added battery and power system to aid the rider with added torque when traversing elevated or rough terrain.

Note: If you want to sell assistive bikes on the Amazon Japan Marketplace (Amazon.co.jp), you must ensure that the product complies with the automotive supplies policy in the Restricted Products Policy. Please refer to the automotive supplies help page above.
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06 Electric auxiliary tricycles (auxiliary tricycles)
06 Electric auxiliary tricycles (auxiliary tricycles)
An electric assisted tricycle is equivalent to an electrical assist bicycle, but with the exception of an additional wheel.

Note: If you want to sell auxiliary tricycles on the Amazon Japan Marketplace (Amazon.co.jp), you must ensure that the product complies with the automotive supplies policy in the Restricted Products Policy. Please refer to the automotive supplies help page above.
Copy the following link to your browser, log in to Amazon Seller Central, and refer to the personal e-mobility device help page 👇
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.jp/help/hub/reference/external/201978810?locale=zh-CN
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.jp/help/hub/reference/external/201978810?locale=zh-CN

Sellers are required to promptly upload relevant compliance information to Amazon Seller Central according to the categories they sell! Additionally, if you believe your product has been misclassified as a prohibited product, you can submit an appeal by going to Amazon Seller Central.

You can use the form below to learn more about the compliance documents required to be submitted for the corresponding product categories:

Copy the following link to your browser, or long press the QR code to log in to Amazon Seller Central to check the US Children's Product Certificate (CPC) requirements 👇
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GSGB43AFZNDWD4U8?locale=zh-CN
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GSGB43AFZNDWD4U8?locale=zh-CN

Note: Any documents, test reports, or certificates you provide to Amazon must be authentic and original (that is, unmodified).

💬 If you would like to submit documents or make a complaint about compliance requirements relating to children's school supplies, please send the relevant information to:
child-safety@amazon.com
child-safety@amazon.com
💬 If you would like to submit documents for sale of personal e-mobility devices, please send the relevant information to:
jp-e-mobility@amazon.co.jp
jp-e-mobility@amazon.co.jp
Note: It may take some time for your application to be confirmed. Please refrain from creating duplicate cases during this time. Duplicate submissions cause a delay in review.

Don't worry about multi-site and multi-category compliance. Amazon provides sellers with two practical compliance tools to help you effectively avoid pitfalls and successfully meet compliance requirements!

At the product selection stage, you can use the Compliance Knowledge Portal (CKP for short) tool to keep abreast of compliance policies related to listing new products and expanding categories, inquire about compliance requirements and solutions for high-risk product types (such as children's toys, hair dryers, lamps, power banks, etc.) sold on Amazon, and provide you with selected compliance service provider information to help you select compliance solutions.
Open Compliance Reference Tool
4 major advantages to help you easily comply!
4 major advantages to help you easily comply!
🔹 One-stop presentation covering multiple types of compliance policies
🔹 Wide coverage, providing professional service providers at home and abroad
🔹 Easily check multi-country compliance requirements without redirecting to registration
🔹 Easy to operate and can be used directly in Seller Central
🔹 Wide coverage, providing professional service providers at home and abroad
🔹 Easily check multi-country compliance requirements without redirecting to registration
🔹 Easy to operate and can be used directly in Seller Central
👉 You can copy the following link to your browser, log in to Amazon Seller Central, and use the “Compliance Reference” tool:
https://sellercentral.amazon.de/ckp?ref=ckp_pc_wechatpost
https://sellercentral.amazon.de/ckp?ref=ckp_pc_wechatpost
👉 You can also access the “Compliance Reference” tool through the following path: Log in to Amazon Seller Central, click “Performance” > “Account Status” > “Manage Your Compliance” > “Compliance References”, and search for products by “Keyword/Product Type/HS Code”.


During the operation process, you can use the Manage Your Compliance (MYC) tool to help you upload compliance documents, comprehensively manage compliance matters for products on the shelves, resolve compliance issues in a timely manner, and respond easily and simply to compliance requirements. In 2023, the “Manage Your Compliance” tool will also introduce compliance policies such as the “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)” and “EU Product Safety Regulation (GP)” to connect with the network integration of compliance service providers to enable online communication with service providers.
👉 You can access the “Manage Your Compliance” tool by logging into Amazon Seller Central and clicking “Performance” > “Account Status” > “Manage Your Compliance”.

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