{"id":159375,"date":"2025-03-03T14:12:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.junglescout.com\/?post_type=article&p=159375"},"modified":"2025-11-14T07:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:45:48","slug":"amazon-restricted-categories","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.junglescout.com\/resources\/articles\/amazon-restricted-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Restricted Categories: Your Guide to Getting Ungated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Does this situation sound familiar? After doing your homework<\/a>, you find the perfect product to sell on Amazon — it’s in demand, and competition is low<\/a>. Its sales potential is almost limitless.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, after some additional research, you find out that you might not be able to sell it because it falls into one of Amazon’s restricted categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, even though it may require some additional work, it is<\/em> possible to sell in one of Amazon’s gated categories. In fact, according to respondents of a recent Jungle Scout survey of more than 1,000 Amazon sellers<\/a>, 7% are successfully selling in gated categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restricted categories, however, do<\/em> have rules and regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let’s go over what we need to know about category and product restrictions on Amazon, gated categories, and how to get ungated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Amazon’s product compliance and safety regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to Amazon’s compliance and safety regulations<\/a>, there are two sets of rules we need to follow: those for restricted categories, and those for restricted categories products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Categories requiring Amazon-approval<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because the regulations for Amazon gated categories<\/a> are different from one to the next, Amazon has no single set of determining factors with respect to whether or not you can list within a specific category without having to provide additional information for approval. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, if you do require Amazon’s okay before selling in a particular category, the approval process may mean paying additional fees<\/a>, submitting to performance checks, and any other actions Amazon deems necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What categories are gated on Amazon? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As we mentioned earlier, Amazon is moving away from applying restrictions in the broader categories. Instead, it’s restricting entry for sub-category niches. That’s why the list of restricted categories is significantly shorter than that of the restricted products (more on this below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a current list of Amazon-gated categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n