You might have come across this familiar experience. You thought of an item that you liked. You went online on Amazon, but then upon searching, you found that nobody is selling your desired item. Don’t worry, this happens. This only means that Amazon is not selling that particular item. Seems tacky? Amazon has their reasons.
What are Amazon’s Restricted Categories?
Below are all of Amazon’s restricted categories:
| Automotive and Powersports | Fine Jewelry | Sports Collectibles |
| Clothing, Accessories, Shoes, and Luggage | Gift Cards | Textbook Rentals |
| Collectible Books | Grocery and Gourmet Foods | Toys & Games (Holiday Guidelines) |
| Collectible Coins | Kindle Accessories | Video, DVD, and Blu-ray |
| Entertainment Collectibles | Major Appliances | Watches |
| Fine Art | Sexual Wellness | Wine |
What are Amazon’s Restricted Brands?
Below are all of Amazon’s restricted brands:
| 1Com | After Inked | Amope |
| 3Ns | Agfaphoto | Amovo |
| 3Ns Kinesiology | Ahava | Amway |
| A World Of Deals | Air | Anastasia |
| Aden & Anais | Akai | Anastasia Beverly Hills |
| Adidas | Alpha | Andoer |
| Adobe | Altec Lansing | Angels Fancy Dress |
| Aerobie | American Girl | Angelsounds |
| Anki | Babybjorn | Benefiber |
| Ann Williams group | Babyliss | Berwick |
| Ansr | Babyplus | Besdata |
| Apple | Babyplus Company | Best Home |
| Aquafina | Baggallini | Bestomz |
| Aquapix | Bamix | BH Cosmetics |
| Art Of Shaving | Bandai | BH Costmetics |
| Artistry | Bare Essentials Cosmetics | Bic |
| Asantee | Bargain Max Decals | Big Mouth |
| Asics | Bassbuds | Billy Jealousy |
| ASOTV | Bayer Advantage | Biolite |
| Atmosphere | Beaba | Birkenstock |
| Audio Technica | Beachbody | Black & Decker |
| Audiotech | Beats By Dre | Black Diamond |
| Australian Gold | Beauty by Earth | Bliss |
| Avon | Beauty Pet | Blitzball |
| Baby Born | Belkin | Blue Microphones |
| Baby Bullet | Bella | Bodum |
| Baby Dumpling | Benchmade | Body Shop |
| Boley | Bulbhead | Chanel |
| Borghese | Burberry | Chemex |
| Bose | Burt’s Bees | Chi |
| Boston | Butter London | Chinkyboo |
| Boston Acoustics | Butterick | Chloe |
| Bpro | Buxom Buxom | Christian Dior |
| Brach’s | Cable Matters | Citizen |
| Bracoo | Calphalon | ClicTime |
| Braggs | Calvin Klein | Clinique |
| Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar | Canary | Cloud B |
| Bratz | Cane & Austin | Coach |
| Braun | Canon | Cole & Mason |
| Breville | Canon Cameras | Coleman |
| Britannia | Capital Brands | College Hill Games |
| Britannia Games | Cargo | Color WOW |
| Britax | Carter’s | Columbia |
| Brookstone | Casio | Comfylife |
| Brother | Caudalie | Comic Concept |
| Buck | Cel-Fi | Comic Images |
| Comic Maker | Davey | Disney Frozen |
| Comic-Concept | Davidoff | DJI |
| Crabtree & Evelyn | Dead Sea | Dog & Bone |
| Craft-tastic | Deborah Lippman | Dolce & Gabbana |
| Crayola | DecoBros | Doterra |
| Crayola | Deejo | Dove |
| Crosley | Deny Designs | Dunkin Donuts |
| Column 1 Value | Column 2 Value | Column 3 Value |
| Cross | Deuter | Easypix |
| Crucial | Dewalt | EB5 |
| Epilady | Fitbit | Georgio Armani |
| Epson | Fitlife | Gerber Baby Food |
| Column 1 Value | Column 2 Value | Column 3 Value |
| Escada | Flexseal | Gigamic |
| eSpring | Flextape | Gigen |
| Hasbro | Ion | Jordan – shoes |
| Hatchimals | Ion Audio | Josh Bach |
| Kera Therapy | L’oreal | Little Green Men |
| & Many More |
What are Amazon’s Restricted Products?
Below are all of Amazon’s restricted products:
| Alcohol | Explosives, Weapons, and Related Items | Medical devices and accessories |
| Animals & Animal-Related Products | Export Controls | Offensive and Controversial Materials |
| Art – Fine Art | Food & Beverage | Organic Products |
| Art – Home Decor | Chilled and frozen foods | Pesticides and Pesticide Devices |
| Automotive and Powersports | Gambling & Lottery | Plants, Plant Products, and Seeds |
| Composite Wood Products | Hazardous and Dangerous Items | Postage Meters & Stamps |
| Cosmetics & Skin/Hair Care | Human Parts & Burial Artifacts | Recalled Products |
| Currency, Coins, Cash Equivalents, and Gift Cards | Jewelry & Precious Gems | Recycling electronics |
| Dietary Supplements | Laser products | Sex & Sensuality |
| Drugs & drug paraphernalia | Lighting | Subscriptions and Periodicals |
| Electronics | Lock Picking & Theft Devices | Warranties, Service Plans, Contracts, and Guarantees |
| Surveillance Equipment | Tobacco & Tobacco-Related Products |
Why does Amazon restrict them?
The primary reason why Amazon wants to be rid of certain brands or products is that they wanted to maintain their reputable image. And part of having a reputable image is the utmost respect to a customer’s opinion. This is why they are so strict when it comes to implementing rules.
Another way to protect their image is by banning products, brands, and product categories that do not follow their standard. With the ban or restriction, they can curb inauthentic products, hazardous items, low-quality items, illegally manufactured items, and more.
