Can I sell medical devices on Amazon, and what do I need?
Yes, but Amazon has to approve you for medical devices before you list. The device must already be FDA registered and listed, and, where the device type needs one, cleared through the FDA's 510(k) process. If Amazon asks, you provide the full English label showing the UDI, the device's unique ID code, plus the manuals.
See the plan for your product →This page covers medical devices sold to consumers, such as thermometers, blood-pressure monitors and other low-risk diagnostic tools. Prescription devices and ones for professional use only sit outside this page; the free check in the plan tells you which rules apply to yours.
What does Amazon ask for before you list a medical device?
- Amazon has to approve you for medical devices before you list.1 Amazon help, “Categories and products that require approval” ↗
- If asked: images of the full English label with the UDI (the device's unique ID code), and the manuals.2 Amazon help, “Medical devices and accessories” ↗
- The device must be FDA registered and listed. Where required, it must be 510(k) cleared (FDA's clearance before sale).2 Amazon help, “Medical devices and accessories” ↗
- Decide whether the product needs a Prop 65 warning. If it does, set the warning type and chemical names on the Compliance tab.3 Amazon help, “California Proposition 65” ↗
- Set it on every child SKU that needs one, not the parent: Amazon rejects a warning sent on the parent SKU, and the upload fails.3 Amazon help, “California Proposition 65” ↗
Also on Amazon for this product (2)
- Amazon applies this even with fewer than 10 employees.3 Amazon help, “California Proposition 65” ↗
- Don't send Amazon labels or signs.3 Amazon help, “California Proposition 65” ↗
What does the law ask for, whatever the marketplace?
- The foreign maker must be registered and the device listed, or it can't be imported.1 21 CFR 807.40(c), foreign establishments ↗
- A 510(k), where the device type needs one. That's FDA's clearance before the device is sold. A distributor can rely on the maker's.2 21 CFR 807.85(b), 510(k) exemption for a distributor ↗
- A UDI (the device's unique ID code) on the label.3 21 CFR 801.20, UDI ↗
- Keep complaint files. As the importer, report deaths or serious injuries within 30 days.4 21 CFR 803.18 and 803.40, complaint files and reports ↗
- California requires a clear warning before anyone is exposed to a chemical on its list.5 Cal. Health & Safety Code 25249.6 ↗
More the law asks for this product (2)
- Businesses with fewer than 10 employees are outside the law.6 Cal. Health & Safety Code 25249.11(b) ↗
- 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 (6) · read 11 Nov 2026
- 121 CFR 807.40(c), foreign establishments. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
- 221 CFR 807.85(b), 510(k) exemption for a distributor. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
- 321 CFR 801.20, UDI. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
- 421 CFR 803.18 and 803.40, complaint files and reports. eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026
- 5Cal. Health & Safety Code 25249.6. California code
- 6Cal. Health & Safety Code 25249.11(b). California code
What does that look like for one device?
Say you import a blood-pressure monitor to sell on Amazon. The maker must already be registered with the FDA and the device listed. If the device type needs one, it also needs 510(k) clearance, the FDA's sign-off before sale. Amazon has to approve the listing, and can ask for label images showing the device's UDI and the manuals.
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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Checked against Amazon's and the government's own pages on 11 Nov 2026.