Properly preparing products that are or contain liquids, pastes, gels, and creams can help ensure they are protected from breaking or leaking throughout the fulfilment process.
Liquids can cause damage during shipping and when stored. Securely pack liquids — including viscous products such as pastes, gels, and creams — to protect buyers, Amazon associates, and other products.
Before reading further, determine the following details about the liquid, paste, gel, or cream product you want to sell:
All liquid, paste, gel, and cream products must be able to withstand a 1-metre drop test without the contents of the container leaking or spilling. A drop test consists of five 1-metre drops onto a hard surface:
Dangerous goods (also known as hazardous materials or hazmat) are substances or materials that may pose a risk to health, safety, property, or the environment during storage, handling, or transportation because they contain flammable, pressurised, corrosive, or otherwise harmful substances. To find out if your product is a dangerous good, see the Dangerous goods identification guide . See also Examples of products that might be regulated as dangerous goods for a non-exhaustive list of common dangerous goods per product category.
If your product is a liquid, paste, gel, or cream and is regulated as dangerous good — such as perfume, certain bathroom cleaners, polish removers, and permanent ink — the following prep is required. For more information, visit Packaging and prep requirements.
Container type | Container size | Prep requirements |
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Non-fragile | Any | Poly-bag |
Fragile | 118.29 mL or more | Poly-bag, bubble wrap, or box |
Fragile | Less than 118.29 mL | Poly-bag or bubble wrap |
For liquid, paste, gel, and cream products that are not regulated as dangerous goods, the following prep is required. For more information, visit Packaging and prep requirements.
Container type | Container size | Prep requirements | Exceptions |
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Non-fragile | Any | Poly-bag | If the liquid is double sealed and passes a drop test, no bagging is required. (See the table below for examples of double seals.) |
Fragile | 118.29 ml or more | Bubble wrap | |
Fragile | Less than 118.29 ml | No prep required |
If your product is bundled to be sold as a set or is expiration-dated, be sure follow the prep requirements listed below in addition to the ones outlined above.
To learn more, see Expiry-dated FBA inventory.
Volume and container restrictions
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Container type | Sellable unit | Size | Volume | Double-sealed screw cap | Corrugated box |
Glass | Single | Standard-size* | 118.29 ml or less | Yes | No |
118.29 ml to 1005.5 ml
Note: Ensure that your packaged units can pass a 3-foot (91.44 cm) drop test.
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More than 1005.5 ml |
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Oversize* |
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Bundled |
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Non-glass | Single | Standard-Size* | 18.92 l or less (9.07 kg maximum) | Yes | No |
More than 18.92 l |
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Oversized* | 18.92 l or less (Over 9.07 kg) | Yes | Yes | ||
More than 18.92 l |
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Bundled | Standard-Size* | 18.92 l or less (9.07 kg maximum) | Yes | Yes | |
More than 18.92 l |
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Oversized* | 18.92 l or less (Over 9.07 kg) | Yes | Yes | ||
More than 18.92 l |
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Bundled units: Liquids in non-glass containers that are bundled to be sold as a set must adhere to the sold as set requirements found in the Packaging and prep requirements help page. Also, the entire bundle must collectively adhere to the 18.92 l volume requirement. 5 units of 3.78 l ASINs bundled together as one sellable unit is acceptable, but 5 units of 18.92 l ASINs bundled together as one sellable unit is not permitted.
A double seal is defined as a tightened lid that cannot be easily opened and one of the following:
Products that do not have a manufactured double seal in one of the ways above must be individually bagged in transparent sealed bags or shrink wrap (minimum of 1.5 mil.) and clearly marked with a suffocation warning label.
Examples of double seals | |
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Manufactured seals | |
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Other types of double seal | Example |
Induction seal: Thermoplastic material sealed to the opening of a container through induction heating. | ![]() |
Safety ring: A plastic band sealing the cap of a product to the container | ![]() |
Clips: Metal clips sealing the lid to the can. Applicable to liquid, paste, gel, and cream products that are in cans and are not regulated as dangerous goods. A minimum of two clips are required. | ![]() |
Plastic wrap band: Tight plastic film around the opening of the product. | ![]() |
Examples of Prepped Units | |
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Not permitted: Container needs a double seal. |
Permitted: Non-breakable and double-sealed container of less than 1.47 l. |
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Not permitted: Container needs a double seal. |
Permitted: Non-breakable and double-sealed container of less than 1.47 l. |
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Not permitted: Container needs a double seal. |
Permitted: Non-breakable and double-sealed container of less than 1.47 l. |
Watch this brief video (in English) for examples of how to prep your products for shipment to and storage in Amazon fulfilment centres.