I am a New seller on Amazon
I wanted to get some feed back because I am a new seller.I find it difficult to list grocery products of any kind.Is there a simple grocery product that a new seller can list while also getting simple approval. I hope this is not foolish question to ask.
I am a New seller on Amazon
I wanted to get some feed back because I am a new seller.I find it difficult to list grocery products of any kind.Is there a simple grocery product that a new seller can list while also getting simple approval. I hope this is not foolish question to ask.
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Seller_UVQ9CcYaSeaIE
Do you meet all of the requirements?
You must be licensed, or have approval from the relevant government agency for the products you plan to sell.
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201511970
Seller_0rXAME9V4LQSx
It sounds like you are asking about products to do RA with. That is not a viable business strategy on Amazon any longer and a great way to get your only account banned permanently.
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
The others are being 'short and sweet' but here is the college level course on everything you flunked so far --
You are confusing AMAZON allowing you to list (or at least "ungate") an item or category and actually being APPROVED to sell a product. AMAZON is only interested in FEES. They will allow a chimpanzee to list if it means they collect $$$$$.
You really need to go study Seller U instead of TikTok and YouTube before your account gets kicked to the curb permanently.
Since you don't appear to have done that PLEASE pay attention to the following:
The first question is -- Are you authorized IN WRITING by the BRAND to sell their items on Amazon? That means from the BRAND, not some random wholesale source that can NOT authorize anything – they only SELL.
More and more brands have provided a "whitelist" of their approved sellers and if YOU are NOT on the list you will be stopped in your tracks and probably hit with an IP violation.
The second (and probably more important) question is -- Where are you sourcing your products? Are you buying direct from the brand or through an AUTHORIZED wholesale source?
NOTE – DOING RA IS NOT PERMITTED ON AMAZON. PERIOD
There are a LOT of FAKE wholesalers out there ranging from places like Sam's Club, Costco, BJs Wholesale and others to all those Gray market providers touted on TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and other places. AND there are places like Ali#$#$ that sell counterfeits and knockoffs.
Any of the guys mentioned have resulted in so many account suspensions that it is impossible to count the number.
When Amazon says in Seller U to use an Authorized Reseller they mean an AUTHORIZED (by the BRAND) Wholesale Distributor – NOT some random wholesale distributor that has “thousands of brands” in stock but is NOT authorized by the brand.
Here is an Amazon MOD response to another post with similar issues. I share this because a FEW people don’t believe in needing permission to sell from the BRAND.
“Hello @Photo1,
My name is Dougal from the Community Manager Team. This can be a difficult topic to navigate so I appreciate you posting here in case others have the same or a similar question.
Thanks to @NEVERLAST and @Brigittefor providing assistance and I don't have much more to add other than restating that you need the Brand Owner's approval to sell their brand. I also want to provide you the help page on why a letter of authorization is needed and what should be included in it: Letter of Authorization.
Hope this helps and please let us know if you have any other questions.
Best,
Dougal”
NOTE -- I AM NOT DOUGAL. I am quoting what he responded to on a different post regarding the same type issue.

Michelle_Amazon
Hello @Seller_xDuHRwFpwFppj,
Michelle from the Community Manager team here! First of all, welcome to Amazon! I understand that you would like to sell in Grocery and Gourmet. @Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp has provided you with great information and I would ensure you follow their guidance.
We also have a New Seller Group that you may be interested in joining. You can read more on it here.
I hope you find this message useful.
Regards,
Michelle