Amazon Sellers

Amazon Glitch Flags Non-Plant Products as Seeds

June 30, 2024 at 5:42:26 AM

TL;DR Amazon is mistakenly flagging various products as seeds or plants, affecting many sellers. Items like toys, home decor, clothing, and food received these incorrect violations. Sellers are advised to wait 24 hours before appealing, as this seems to be a glitch. The alert instructs updating product type attributes or contacting Seller Support for reclassification. It's against Amazon policy to list plant or seed products outside designated categories.

Amazon Glitch Flags Non-Plant Products as Seeds

Amazon is mistakenly flagging various products as plants or seeds, causing many sellers to receive Restricted Products Policy Violations. This issue affects items such as toys, home decor, clothing, and food products.

Sellers are advised to wait 24 hours before submitting appeals, as this appears to be a glitch.

The alert instructs sellers to update the product type attribute to either "SEEDS AND PLANTS" or "PLANT SEED" for reinstatement or to contact Seller Support for category reclassification.

Here's the alert content:

This product has been identified as a live plant or seed product that is listed outside of the SEEDS AND PLANTS or PLANT SEED categories. Please update the product type attribute to either SEEDS AND PLANTS or PLANT SEED values as a path to reinstatement. If you are unable to make the necessary changes, please work with Seller Support to change the category classification for your ASIN and then please apply for reinstatement. It is against Amazon policy to list live plant or seed product outside of these categories. For more information, see the [help page](https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/help.html?itemID=201737480&language=en-US&ref=efph_201737480_cont 200164330.).