From 26th October 2026, Amazon will make sellers in four product categories answer new compliance questions when they create or edit listings on its UK marketplace.
The aim is to help Amazon identify dangerous goods, or hazmat, more accurately.
The four categories are refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and similar appliances; shock absorbers and suspension lift supports; markers and writing instruments; and pool and spa water treatment products.
Each category has its own questions. Appliance sellers will need to confirm what refrigerant gas a product uses. Shock absorber sellers will be asked how the shock-absorbing mechanism works.
Marker and pen sellers will be asked about ink properties. Pool chemical sellers will be asked about chemical composition and packaging.
Existing listings don’t need updating yet. The questions will show up the next time a listing is created or edited.
Amazon says the change should open up more delivery methods for these products and cut the disposal costs and fees that come with items being wrongly flagged.
Listings with incomplete or inaccurate answers may take longer to go live.
Amazon has published the full set of questions on its dangerous goods required information and documentation page.
