Avoid Selling These Amazon Restricted Brands

Avoid Selling These Amazon Restricted Brands

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Several name brands do not like resellers thus it is good practice to avoid selling particular restricted brands. Why? Because those brands may file an Intellectual Property Violation (IP) against your selling account if they see you selling their brand. And too many IP complaints could put your account in jeopardy of being deactivated.

What is an Intellectual Property Violation?

An Intellectual Property Violation is when a brand detects that their products are being sold by someone other than an official retailer. This includes selling items that have been sourced with the intent to resell them, as well as counterfeiting or otherwise violating trademarks and copyrights.

Amazon Restricted Brands That Send IP Violations

While I mainly sell via Amazon FBA, the following such violations apply to most other online marketplaces including Ebay (VeRO reports) and Walmart Marketplace (Prohibited Products Policy).

In simple terms, this means that you’re not allowed to sell the brand’s products, even though Amazon has no official restrictions on brands. If you receive an IP violation, there will be a warning under ‘Performance’ > ‘Account Health’ > ‘Product Policy Compliance’ > ‘Received Intellectual Property’. You’ll also get an email from Amazon with subject line: “Notice: Policy Warning” coming from notice@amazon.com. See example below:

Amazon IP email example

The best way to avoid receiving these dreadful emails to not sell the brands that are known to file IP complaints. One can that wish Amazon would restrict users from even having the choice to add these brands, but alas they do not. Therefore, I have been compiling a list of brands on Amazon that have personally filed an IP complaint against me or other reputable resellers and/or sent out a legal cease and desist letter to me or them.

List of 300+ Restricted Reseller Brands 

Please be aware that if you consult other lists of restricted brands, their lists may be longer but they may contain “gated” brands which is totally different than “restricted” as technically one can become “ungated” to sell those gated brands with no repercussion.

In some cases (as noted in parentheses), the brand may let you sell their product as “Used-Like New” so be sure to list the item’s condition correctly when adding it your inventory to avoid any IP claims.

  1. 1Com
  2. 3Ns
  3. Abysse America
  4. ACT
  5. AdTech
  6. Air
  7. Akai
  8. Algenist
  9. Allegra
  10. AllerLife
  11. Alpha
  12. Altec Lansing
  13. Amovo
  14. Amway
  15. Andoer
  16. Angels Fancy Dress
  17. Angelsounds
  18. Ann Willaims
  19. Apple
  20. Aquapix
  21. Aquarius
  22. Armor All (must provide documentation)
  23. Arthritis Hot
  24. Artistry
  25. Aspercreme
  26. Atmosphere
  27. Audio Technica
  28. Audiotech
  29. Aunt Jackie’s
  30. Australian Gold
  31. AZO
  32. Bactimicina
  33. Baby Born
  34. Baby Bullet
  35. Baby Dumpling
  36. Babyganics (can sell as Used-Like New)
  37. Babyliss
  38. Babyplus
  39. Back to the Roots
  40. Baggallini
  41. Bakugan
  42. Base Camp Outfitters
  43. Bassbuds
  44. Bausch + Lomb
  45. Beaba
  46. Beachbody
  47. Bear
  48. Bearpaw (can sell as Used-Like New)
  49. Beauty Pet
  50. Berwick
  51. Besdata
  52. Bestomz
  53. Bethesda
  54. BH Cosmetics
  55. BIC (can sell as Used-Like New)
  56. Biolite
  57. Bissell
  58. Blitzball
  59. Blue Microphones
  60. Bodum
  61. Bose
  62. Boston
  63. Bpro
  64. Bracoo
  65. Bratz
  66. Braun
  67. Bravo Sierra
  68. Britannia
  69. Britax
  70. Broncosan
  71. Buck
  72. Bulbhead
  73. Butterick
  74. C’est Moi
  75. Caldrea (can sell as Used-Like New)
  76. California Tan
  77. Canary
  78. Canon
  79. Capital Brands
  80. Capzasin-HP
  81. Carol’s Daughter
  82. Case-Mate (must provide documentation)
  83. Chemex
  84. Chinkyboo
  85. Chloe
  86. Christian Dior
  87. City Scene
  88. Coleman
  89. Comfylife
  90. Comic Concept
  91. Comic Images
  92. Comic Maker
  93. Contour Living
  94. CocoKind
  95. Cortizone-10
  96. Cra-Z-Art
  97. Craft-tastic
  98. Crocs
  99. Crosley
  100. Culturelle
  101. Curls
  102. Davidoff
  103. DBPower
  104. De La Cruz
  105. Deejo
  106. Dermelect
  107. Deuter
  108. Discovery
  109. Discovery #Mindblown
  110. Discovery Kids
  111. Discovery Toys
  112. DLC Laboratories
  113. Dog & Bone
  114. Dr. Ginger’s
  115. Dulcolax
  116. Duracell (can sell as Used-Like New)
  117. Earth’s Care
  118. EasyPix
  119. EB5
  120. Eero
  121. Effersan (must follow MAP pricing if selling)
  122. Energizer (must provide documentation)
  123. Epic Drops (brands include Piggy, Bendy, FGTeeV, Ice Scream)
  124. ESpring
  125. Estroven
  126. Etereauty
  127. Eureka
  128. Faber-Castell
  129. FAO Schwarz
  130. Favorite Findings
  131. Fifty/Fifty
  132. Finlo
  133. First com
  134. Firstline
  135. Fissler GmbH
  136. Fitbit
  137. Fitlife
  138. FoxyBae
  139. Fremantle
  140. Frye
  141. Fujifilm
  142. Garunk
  143. GE
  144. Gel-A-Peel
  145. Genexa
  146. Georgie
  147. Glade (can sell as Used-Like New)
  148. Glitzhome
  149. Globulo Rojo
  150. GN Netcom
  151. Go Donut
  152. Go Extreme
  153. Gold Bond
  154. GoPro
  155. Grace & Stella
  156. Griffin
  157. Guess
  158. Gund
  159. Hammer + Axe
  160. Hape
  161. Harry’s
  162. Hauptstadtkoffer
  163. Havex
  164. Helen Of Troy
  165. Helle
  166. Heos
  167. Home-it
  168. Homesick
  169. Honest Baby
  170. Honestly Cute
  171. House of Marley (must provide documentation)
  172. Huion
  173. Hurley
  174. Hypard
  175. i2o
  176. Icy Hot
  177. Ikea
  178. Implus Footcare
  179. Inkrite
  180. Inkwrite
  181. Inova
  182. Ion
  183. iRobot
  184. It Haircare
  185. Italkonline
  186. Ito Professional
  187. Jabra
  188. Jansport
  189. Jasco
  190. Jennifer Lopez
  191. Jet Creations
  192. Jil Sander
  193. Kate Spade
  194. Kidsbo
  195. Kilner
  196. Kinetic Sand
  197. Kitchenaid
  198. Kitsound
  199. Klean Kanteen
  200. Klipsch
  201. Koolatron
  202. Kylie Cosmetics
  203. La Roche Posay
  204. Lalaloopsy
  205. LaMode
  206. Lavanila
  207. Lavie
  208. Leatherman Tool
  209. Leg Avenue
  210. Leicke
  211. LELO
  212. Levi’s
  213. Lifesavers
  214. Linxor
  215. Livivo
  216. LOL Suprise
  217. Luga
  218. Luseta
  219. Lush
  220. Macoon
  221. Madre Perla de Ultratez
  222. Magic Bullet
  223. Marantz
  224. Mars Petcare (includes Greenies, Temptations, and Sheba)
  225. Mars Wrigley
  226. Medela
  227. Mederma
  228. Memory Soft
  229. Method (can sell as Used-Like New)
  230. Might Dog
  231. MiroPure
  232. Mommy’s Bliss
  233. Monsieur Bebe
  234. Moulin Roty
  235. Mrs. Myers (can sell as Used-Like New)
  236. Nasacort
  237. Native Union
  238. Nature’s Way
  239. Neat Company
  240. Neato Robotics
  241. Neewer
  242. Nikon
  243. Ninja Blenders
  244. Noco
  245. North Star Games (must provide documentation)
  246. NutriBullet
  247. Ocusan
  248. OFF! (can sell as Used-Like New)
  249. Opinet
  250. Orbeez
  251. Osmo
  252. Otter Box
  253. Paddington Bear
  254. Patagonia
  255. Paw Patrol
  256. Pet Armor
  257. Philips
  258. Picci
  259. Piggy Paint
  260. Pioneer
  261. Presonus
  262. Ovega-3
  263. Que Bella
  264. Quita Piojos
  265. Raid (can sell as Used-Like New)
  266. Rainbow Light
  267. Rainbow Loom
  268. Razer
  269. Razor
  270. Red Castle
  271. Refinery and Co.
  272. Renew Life
  273. RoC Skincare
  274. Rock & Republic (must provide documentation)
  275. Rock the Locks
  276. RockTape
  277. Rodan + Fields
  278. Rolaids
  279. Samsonite
  280. Sanofi
  281. Scosche
  282. Selsun blue
  283. SGX NYC
  284. Sharper Image
  285. Shrine
  286. Snow Oral Care
  287. Sol Republic
  288. SOPHi
  289. Sound United
  290. Spin Master
  291. Sportscreme
  292. Square
  293. Step 2
  294. Super Macho
  295. Sunwise
  296. Swimways
  297. Switchmate
  298. Systane
  299. Table Mate
  300. Tangible Play
  301. TECS
  302. The Black Series
  303. The Mane Choice
  304. Thirsty Milo
  305. Tommy Bahama
  306. TOMS
  307. Tonka
  308. Tummy Tucker
  309. Tweezerman
  310. Ugg
  311. Unisom
  312. UP4
  313. Vans
  314. Vaporex
  315. Victoria’s Secret
  316. Vital Proteins
  317. Wet Brush
  318. Wrangler
  319. Yes To
  320. Yeti
  321. Xyzal
  322. Zagg (can sell as Used-Like New)
  323. Zantac
  324. Zap
  325. Zippo
  326. Zoom

Avoid Selling These Amazon Restricted Brands

Are there any Amazon Restricted Brands that we’re missing? If you have received an IP violation or cease and desist from a brand not currently on our list, please contact us to add. We may ask for proof that it happened. It’s unfortunate but because not every Amazon seller is fair, we’ve had to put this policy in place. Please also note that other lists may also include brands that they personally sell a lot on their own account in order attempt to keep other sellers from becoming their competition.  

IP Violation Response Email Template

If you do receive an IP infringement notice or warning for infringement and you believe the rights owner or Amazon made an error, you may appeal or dispute the claim, but first I usually 1) delete the item in question, and then 2) respond to the original email (shown above) emailing the contact email address given with this response. You will obviously need to update the information in brackets.

Hello [NAME],

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention.

All of our inventory for this product was purchased brand new from [STORE], an authorized distributor. We double-checked to make sure the product that we bought matched the description, title, and image on the existing Amazon listing exactly. We then sent the product to a Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) warehouse. Since this item was purchased from an authorized source, and this inventory can be traced back directly to the manufacturer, this is not an intellectual property rights violation.

We have been selling on Amazon for [LENGTH OF TIME], and we would never want to risk our business by sending in a product that was not authentic, brand new, conforming to all of Amazon’s policies and procedures.

We would appreciate it if you would retract your complaints against us (seller SELLER NAME). In the meantime, we have taken down our Amazon listings per your request. Please let me know if you need any further information to resolve this issue.

Thank you,
NAME

Some companies (but not a lot) will respond favorably and retract the claim. Most will get you no response, so then you have the option to appeal or dispute the claim.
 

Conclusion

To protect your business, always make sure to properly research the brands you are interested in selling. This can help you avoid potentially costly Intellectual Property Violations and keep your online business running smoothly.