Selling Lighting products on Amazon
Important: If you list products for sale on Amazon, then you must comply with all central, state, local laws and Amazon policies applicable to those products and product listings.
On this page, you will find:
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Amazon’s safety policy on selling Lighting products, such as self-ballasted LED lamps, LED drivers, street lights, flood lights, self-ballasted CFL lamp.
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How to submit the required documents for approval?
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Consequences of policy violations
Amazon's policy on selling self-ballasted LED lamps, LED drivers, street lights, flood lights, self-ballasted CFL lamp in India
Government of India (GOI) has notified that the sale of the below products are to be safety tested and certified under BIS Compulsory Certification scheme (ISI Mark Scheme or CRS Scheme):
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Self-ballasted LED lamps
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LED drivers
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LED street lights
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LED flood lights:
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Self-ballasted CFL lamp
Amazon’s safety policy on selling these products
As a seller of the below listed lighting products in India, Amazon's policy requires safety information and documentation to confirm that your products meet the applicable Indian safety standards. The Bureau of Indian Standards has issued guidelines on how to comply with these requirements. Upon request, you must promptly submit the required safety documentation:
Product |
Requirement |
Self-ballasted LED lamps |
IS 16102 (Part 1): Self-Ballasted LED Lamps for General Lighting Services Part 1 Safety Requirements |
LED drivers |
IS 15885 (Part 2/Sec 13): Safety of Lamp Control gear Part 2 Particular Requirements Section 13 d.c. or a.c. Supplied Electronic Control gear for LED Modules |
LED street lights |
IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 3): 2012: Luminaires – Part 5: Particular Requirements Section 3 Luminaires for Road and Street Lighting |
LED flood lights |
IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 5): 2013: Luminaires – Part 5: Particular Requirements Section 5 Flood Lights |
Self-ballasted CFL lamp |
IS 15111 (Part 1 & 2): Self-Ballasted Lamps for General Lighting Services – Part 1:
Safety Requirements & Part 2: Performance Requirements
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Required documents
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Certificate issued by BIS under Compulsory Certification scheme (ISI mark or CRS scheme)
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Product and marking label images with clear model number, Brand or manufacturer details, and BIS safety mark with licence number, or R number
How do I submit the required documents or information for approval?
If you receive a request from us for compliance documents, complete the following steps to submit the requested information:
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In Seller Central, select the Performance tab and choose Account Health.
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Under Manage your compliance in the bottom right corner, click Product Compliance Requests.
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To add compliance or appeal for a single product, click Add/Appeal Compliance. To add compliance or appeal for multiple products, select each product on the left hand side of the product and click Action Selected Products at the top of the product requirement table to make a selection about how you would like to submit documents and information.
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Provide compliance documents and information in the Provide Documents section, or provide appeal information and documents in the Appeal Request section.
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Click Submit for Approval to send your submission for review by Amazon.
Note: You must certify that all the materials that you submit are true, authentic and accurate. Amazon may remove your selling privileges for failing to meet these safety requirements. The detail page must contain images which confirm that the product is or the products are the same as the product or products included in the images in the test reports.
Consequences of policy violations
Violations of Amazon's policies for selling Lighting products in India may result in, but may not be limited to, the following actions:
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Cancellation of the listing
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Suspension of selling privileges
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Cancellation of selling privileges