Selling cradle and bassinet on Amazon Australia

On this page, you will find:

• Amazon’s policy on selling bassinet and cradle
• How to obtain approval to sell bassinet and cradle
• How to submit the required documents for approval
• Additional resources
• Consequences for policy violations

What is cradle and bassinet?

A cradle is a small bed designed to provide a sleeping accommodation for an infant. It is supported by a rocking base or can swing relative to a stationary base, for the purpose of rocking the baby to sleep.

Bassinet is a small bed that provides a sleeping accommodation for an infant. It is supported either by freestanding legs, wheeled base, stationary frame, or stand.

How to obtain approval to sell cradle and bassinet

Amazon’s policy requires cradle and bassinet to have the safety documents listed below.

Upon request, you must promptly submit the required safety documentation from an accredited testing laboratory or organisation, i.e. National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) or ISO-17025 accredited.

Product	Testing requirement
Cradle	AS/NZS 4385 Infants’ rocking cradles – safety requirements OR ASTM F2194-16e1 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles OR EN 1130 Children’s furniture. Cribs. Safety requirements and test methods If there are plasticised components, they shall also comply with: Consumer Protection Notice No. 11 of 2011 OR CPSIA OR REACH (REACH Annex XVII)
Bassinet	ASTM F2194-16e1 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles OR EN 1130 Children’s furniture. Cribs. Safety requirements and test methods If there are plasticised components, they shall also comply with: Consumer Protection Notice No. 11 of 2011 OR CPSIA OR REACH (REACH Annex XVII)

For more information refer to Additional resource below.

How to submit the required documents for approval

If you receive a request from us for compliance documents, complete the following steps to submit the requested information:

1. In Seller Central, select the Performance tab and choose Account Health.
2. Under Manage your compliance in the bottom right corner, click Product Compliance Requests.
3. 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.
4. Provide compliance documents and information in the Provide Documents section, or provide appeal information and documents in the Appeal Request section.
5. Click Submit for Approval to send your submission for review by Amazon.

If an ASIN has multiple SKUs against it, document submission is required only once per ASIN to be approved.

Additional resources

• Labs that you can use to obtain test reports:
  • https://www.nata.com.au/
  • International Accreditation Service: testing laboratories meet ISO/IEC standard 17025
  • Some labs provide special Amazon rates for testing. A list of these Compliance solutions providers is available at Service Provider Network.
  • Amazon e-commerce compliance total solution

Consequences for policy violations

Violations of Amazon’s policies for listing children’s toys on Amazon Australia may result in, but may not be limited to, the following actions:

• Cancellation of the listing
• Suspension of listing privileges
• Cancellation of listing privileges

These potential consequences are in addition to, and in no way limited to, the consequences allowed by any agreement between Amazon and the seller. Amazon Australia reserves the right to make judgements in its sole discretion about whether or not a listing is appropriate.