Cribs, cradles and bassinets

If you list products on our store, you must comply with all federal, provincial, territorial and local laws and our policies applicable to those products and product listings, including this policy.

Cribs, cradles, bassinets and bedside sleepers covered by this policy

Cribs

A crib is designed to provide a sleeping accommodation for a child. It has sides that confine the child and can be used alone or with an accessory. A crib has a sleeping surface area that is greater than 550,000 mm².

Cradles

A cradle is a small bed designed to provide a sleeping accommodation for a child. It has sides that confine the child and can be used alone or with an accessory. A cradle has a sleeping surface area that is greater than 400,000 mm² but less than or equal to 550,000 mm².

Bassinets

A bassinet is a small bed that provides a sleeping accommodation for a child. It has sides that confine the child and can be used alone or with an accessory. A bassinet has a sleeping surface area that is 400,000 mm² or less. Bedside sleepers and Moses baskets are typically defined as bassinets.

Bedside sleepers

A bedside sleeper is similar to a bassinet, in that it is a small bed that provides sleep accommodation for a child. However, bedside sleepers have a single side that can be removed or moved out of the way, so that the bed can be placed against the side of the caregiver’s bed.

Our policy for cribs, cradles, bassinets and bedside sleepers

Infant-inclined sleep products and infant sleep positioners are prohibited for sale on Amazon stores. Amazon requires that all cribs, cradles, bassinets and bedside sleepers have been tested and comply with the specific regulation or standard requirements listed below:

Required information

We may request this information from you at any time so we recommend you have it easily accessible:

• Your company name (if applicable) and seller ID
• Your contact information: email address and phone number
• A list of all cribs, cradles, bassinets and bedside sleepers that you list
• Images of the product and product packaging, as applicable, for all cribs, cradles, bassinets and bedside sleepers that you list. Images must include all sides of the product and product packaging for our review.
• Product images or test report as evidence of compliance with required labelling, including producer’s markings and warning labels, as indicated for each product type in the above requirements table, for all cribs, cradles, bassinets and bedside sleepers that you list
• Any product instructions and manuals for all cribs, cradles, bassinets and bedside sleepers that you list
• Test reports from an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory confirming each product was tested to the applicable requirements listed above

Some labs provide special Amazon rates for testing. To find more information about these providers, visit the Service Provider Network.

How to submit information

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.

Policy violations

If you do not provide the required information by the applicable deadline, we may take the following actions:

• Remove the relevant product listings
• Suspend your ability to add new products, listing privileges or both
• Withhold any payments due to you

We reserve the right to take any further actions that may be necessary in our sole discretion.

Additional resources

• Amazon services business solutions agreement
• Remove inventory overview
• Fix stranded inventory
• Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA)
• Health Canada General Prohibitions under the CCPSA

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