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Can I sell batteries or power banks on Amazon, and what do I need?

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Yes, if the battery passes its shipping tests first. Every lithium battery or power bank needs a UN 38.3 test summary from the supplier, uploaded when you set up the listing, plus Amazon's own battery exemption sheet. Power banks and batteries sold on their own are on Amazon's enhanced-safety list, so you also need $1M of insurance before you list.

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This page covers standalone batteries and power banks. A battery built into another product, such as a phone case or a toy, follows the same battery rules plus whatever else applies to that product; the free check in the plan sorts out both.

What does Amazon ask for before you list a battery-powered product?

  • If the product is in a category that needs approval first (clothing, jewelry, luggage, watches, shoes, handbags or sunglasses among them), have invoices from the last 180 days ready.1
If it has a battery, or is a liquid, gel or aerosol
  • Upload the UN 38.3 test summary (proof the battery passed the UN shipping tests) when you set up the ASIN, Amazon's product ID. Amazon says this is for all sellers.2
  • Upload Amazon's battery exemption sheet. It's an Excel file. It goes in “Manage dangerous goods classification”.2
  • FBA: fill in the battery fields (chemistry, watt-hours, weight, built in or packed with, state of charge). Review takes 2 business days.3
  • FBA: if asked, a safety data sheet from the last 5 years. Perfume, nail polish, aerosols and other chemicals can be dangerous goods too.4
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  • Some lithium products are on Amazon's enhanced-safety list. That covers lithium-powered electronics, appliances, power banks, and batteries sold alone. You need $1M of insurance before you list them.5
If it plugs in, or is an e-bike or scooter
  • E-bikes need UL 2849. Hoverboards and scooters need UL 2272. They also need UN 38.3 (proof the battery passed the UN shipping tests). Reports must be from the last 12 months, and a tester Amazon approves checks them.6
  • Space heaters: a UL 1278 report from an ISO 17025 lab (the global standard for testing labs), on request.7
If it has a laser
  • All laser products, any class: certified and reported to the FDA.8
  • A test report to 21 CFR 1040.10/1040.11 or IEC 60825-1, from the last 12 months. It comes from an ISO 17025 lab (the global standard for testing labs). A tester Amazon approves checks it.8
  • Class IIIb and IV are the more dangerous laser classes. For these, you need FDA's letter or email with the accession number. That's the number FDA gives the report.8
  • Photos of the labels and warnings.8
If it's an appliance, TV, ceiling fan or light bulb
  • Bulbs and lamps that break energy-efficiency standards are banned.9
If you sell into California
  • Decide whether the product needs a Prop 65 warning. If it does, set the warning type and chemical names on the Compliance tab.10
  • Set it on each child SKU, not the parent. Amazon applies this even with fewer than 10 employees.10
  • Don't send Amazon labels or signs.10
Sources (10) · read 27 Sep 2026
  1. 1Amazon help, “Categories and products that require approval”
  2. 2Amazon help, “Requirements for lithium batteries”
  3. 3Amazon help, “Dangerous goods (hazmat) required information and documentation”
  4. 4Amazon help, “Dangerous goods identification guide”
  5. 5Amazon help, “Enhanced safety listing requirements”
  6. 6Amazon help, “E-mobility devices”
  7. 7Amazon help, “Electric space heaters”
  8. 8Amazon help, “Laser products”
  9. 9Amazon help, “Lighting”. Updated 21 Jan 2025
  10. 10Amazon help, “California Proposition 65”

What does the law ask for, whatever the marketplace?

  • Mark the country of origin on the product or its container. Some goods are excepted.1
If it has a battery, or is a liquid, gel or aerosol
  • Lithium: get the UN 38.3 test summary from your supplier. It shows the battery passed the UN shipping tests. The maker and each later distributor must make it available.2
  • Lithium-ion batteries show their watt-hours on the case.2
  • Packages carry the lithium battery mark. The rule has some exceptions.2
  • “Distributor” isn't specially defined for this rule, so it keeps its ordinary meaning — that includes an importer who resells the battery onward, not just the original maker.3
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If it plugs in, or is an e-bike or scooter
  • No federal law says every electrical product for consumers must meet a UL standard. UL is a private group, not the government.4
  • CPSC treats some products as substantial hazards. One is a hair dryer without immersion protection (protection from shock if it falls in water). Others are holiday lights and extension cords missing UL safety features.5
  • Coin and button batteries: UL 4200A is law.6
  • Children's toys that plug in follow CPSC's own rules for electric toys.7
  • An e-bike and scooter battery rule is proposed, not final (June 2026).8
If it has a laser
  • Laser products must meet FDA's laser standard.9
  • They need a certification label. Without one, customs turns them away.10
  • The manufacturer must send FDA a product report before it's sold.11
  • FDA's rule counts an importer as a “manufacturer” for this purpose, so the report duty falls on whoever brings the laser product into the US, not only the original maker.12
If it's an appliance, TV, ceiling fan or light bulb
  • Selling a covered appliance, TV, ceiling fan or bulb online? Show an image of its FTC energy label on the listing, for each model.13
If you sell into California
  • California requires a clear warning before anyone is exposed to a chemical on its list.14
  • Businesses with fewer than 10 employees are outside the law.15
  • This plan doesn't yet say how or where to warn: on the label, in a notice to stores, or online. That waits until the official rules are read.
Sources (15) · read 27 Sep 2026
  1. 119 U.S.C. 1304(a), country-of-origin marking. US Code, prelim edition
  2. 249 CFR 173.185, lithium cells and batteries. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  3. 349 CFR 171.8, searched for a “distributor” definition. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  4. 4eCFR title 16, searched for a general UL or NRTL requirement. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  5. 516 CFR 1120.3, substantial product hazards. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  6. 616 CFR 1263.3, button and coin batteries. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  7. 716 CFR part 1505, electrically operated toys. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  8. 8Federal Register 2026-12749, proposed rule. Published 24 Jun 2026
  9. 921 CFR 1040.10(a), laser products. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  10. 1021 CFR 1005.3, certification label at import. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  11. 1121 CFR 1002.10, product reports. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  12. 1221 CFR 1000.3(n), “manufacturer” includes an importer. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  13. 1316 CFR 305.3 and 305.27, energy labels online. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
  14. 14Cal. Health & Safety Code 25249.6. California code
  15. 15Cal. Health & Safety Code 25249.11(b). California code

What does that look like for one product?

Say you import a power bank to sell on Amazon. You need the UN 38.3 test summary from the supplier, uploaded when you set up the ASIN, Amazon's product ID. Add Amazon's battery exemption sheet. Because power banks are on the enhanced-safety list, you need $1M of insurance before you list. With FBA, you also fill in the battery fields, and Amazon's review takes 2 business days.

What's the next step?

The plan lists every step for your product in order, with a source for each line. It opens with Amazon and the product type already picked, and you can change either. It's free, with no signup.

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