Bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets

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

Bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets covered by this policy

Bicycle helmets

A bicycle helmet is any headgear that is marketed as, or implied through marketing or promotion to be, a device that protects a bicycle rider from head injuries while riding. If a helmet is marketed or promoted for use while riding a bicycle in addition to another activity, it is covered by this policy. A multi-purpose helmet marketed or promoted without specific reference to the activities in which it is to be used is also covered by this policy.

This policy does not cover helmets that are specifically marketed or promoted for exclusive use in a designated activity other than riding a bicycle, such as skateboarding, rollerblading, baseball, or hockey.

This policy does not include bicycle helmets that are designed, intended, or marketed for use by children 12 years of age and younger. Please visit our policy on children’s bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets.

Ski and snowboard helmets

Ski and snowboard helmets are specifically designed and constructed for use while skiing and snowboarding. These helmets consist of a hard outer shell constructed from materials including, but not limited to, plastic, fiberglass, or carbon fiber, and a padded inner core, typically made from expanded polystyrene foam. If a helmet is marketed or promoted for use while skiing or snowboarding in addition to another activity, it is covered by this policy.

This policy does not cover helmets that are specifically marketed or promoted for exclusive use in a designated activity other than skiing or snowboarding, such as skateboarding, rollerblading, baseball, or hockey.

This policy does not include ski and snowboard helmets that are designed, intended, or marketed for use by children 12 years of age and younger. Please visit our policy on children’s bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets.

Our policy for bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets

Amazon requires that all bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets have been tested to 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 that 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 bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets that you list
• Images of the product and product packaging, as applicable, for all bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets 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 warning and hazard labels, as applicable
• Any product instructions and manuals for all bicycle, ski, and snowboard helmets that you list
• Test reports from an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory confirming that each product was tested to the regulations and standards listed above

Additional information required for bicycle helmets only:

• Product images or test report as evidence of compliance with mandatory instruction, certification and labeling requirements (16CFR Part 1203.6 and 16 CFR Part 1203.34)
• Mandatory label present on the product detail page under “legal_disclaimer_description” or “rtip_legal_disclaimer” as evidence of compliance with product certification and labeling requirements (16 CFR Part 1203.34 (d))
  • The label shall state the following: “Complies with U.S. CPSC Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets for Persons Age 5 and Older”
• A General Certificate of Conformity (GCC)

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
• Bicycle helmets business guidance

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