Throwable Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)

The listing of all United States Coast Guard (USCG) Type IV Throwable Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) on the Amazon website must meet specified certification standards. Note that Amazon may remove your selling privileges for failing to meet these standards. To sell these products on Amazon, you must apply by submitting the following information to lifesafetyequipment@amazon.com:

1. Company name
2. Vendor/Seller ID
3. Email address
4. Phone number
5. A list of ASINs you are applying to sell
6. Either a confirmation that you are the manufacturer of the products, or copies of invoices from your supplier issued in the last 180 days that reflect your sales volume
7. A document from a nationally recognized testing laboratory that confirms that your product was tested according to the standard listed in the table below:

   Marketplace	Certification requirement
   Buoyant cushions	ANSI/UL 1175
   Ring buoy	ANSI/UL 1123
   Horseshoe buoy	ANSI/UL 1123

The information you submit must be true, authentic, and accurate. Amazon may remove your selling privileges for failing to meet these requirements.

Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)

Personal Flotation Device (PFD): A piece of equipment designed to assist a person to remain afloat in water. PFDs are a large category of items which include life vests, boating vests, ring buoys, horseshoe buoys and throwable cushions. Only a PFD marked as USCG Type IV (or Type V with Type IV performance) is considered a throwable PFD.

Buoyant cushion

A throwable, square-shaped PFD used to keep a person afloat in water.

Ring buoy

A throwable, ring-shaped PFD used to keep a person afloat in water.

Horseshoe buoy

A throwable, U-shaped PFD used to keep a person afloat in water.