Electronics

Electrical products must be certified in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code issued by the Canadian Standards Association (“CSA”) and adopted by Canada’s Provinces and Territories. Radio and Wireless equipment must also comply with Canada’s Radio Communications Act.

Streaming media players

Products offered for sale on Amazon should not promote, suggest the facilitation of, or actively enable the infringement of or unauthorized access to digital media or other protected content. Any streaming media player or other device that violates this policy is prohibited from sale on Amazon.

It's your responsibility to source and sell products that do not promote, promise the facilitation of, or actively enable the infringement of or unauthorized access to digital media or other protected content. If you sell these products, we may immediately suspend or terminate your selling privileges and destroy inventory in our fulfilment centres without reimbursement. In addition, if we determine that your account has been used to engage in fraud or other illegal activity, remittances and payments may be withheld or forfeited.

Examples of permitted listings

• Electrical products that carry the official mark or label of a certification agency that has been approved by the Standards Council of Canada.
• Class 1 lasers (such as CD players), Class 2 lasers (such as bar code scanners), and Class 3R lasers (for example, laser pointers), that conform to applicable standards and are sold for use pursuant to those standards

Examples of prohibited listings

• Electrical products that do not carry the official mark or label of a certification agency that has been approved by the Standards Council of Canada.
• Products where the serial number has been removed or altered.
• Ozone generators
• Products that incorporate Class 3B lasers and Class 4 lasers.
• Laser pointers and related products that have not been approved for sale on Amazon. (To submit a request to sell laser pointers and related products in any category, see Laser Pointers and Related Products.)
• Video game controllers that modify rather than replace existing technology in a video game.
• Video game controllers (including cards or other devices) that replace existing technology in a video game.
• Sets of video game products that are sold together, such as the "Xbox 360 Core Bundle with 2 Controllers and 2 Games" or the "Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) Bundle with 5 Games."
• DVD duplicators that bypass copyright protections.
• Blu-ray players that have been modified to disable region coding.
• Cell phone unlocking devices.
• Cell phones with bad electronic serial numbers (ESN).
• Micro SIM cards modified from standard size SIM cards.
• Certain streaming media players, listed here. In recent years, Prime Video has become an important part of Prime. It is important that the streaming media players we sell interact well with Prime Video in order to avoid customer confusion.
• Cylindrical lithium ion cell battery types: 14500, 16340, 18650, 20700, 21700, and 26650; as well as all products that include these battery types, even if the battery is not contained with the product.

Additional useful information

• Radio Apparatus, Interference-Causing Equipment, and Terminal Equipment
• Directory of Accredited Certification Bodies - Standards Council of Canada
• Recognized Certification Marks - Electrical Safety Authority
• Radiation Emitting Devices Act
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Last updated 08/13/2021