Fee categories
| Definition | Fee categories determine which rates apply to a particular product for certain fee types. Your product’s fee category may not be the same as the category where it appears on the Amazon retail site. |
| Using this article | The fee category that a product falls into will determine the referral fee rate that applies to it, and may affect its other fees as well. |
| Fee types that use this attribute |
Monthly inventory storage fees |
| Related terms and articles |
Categories and products that require approval |
The list of available categories for selling on Amazon is shown below. Certain categories require additional approval before those products can be sold in Amazon stores. For more information, go to Categories and products that require approval.
| Categories (no additional approval required) |
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| Amazon Device Accessories |
| Baby Products (excluding Baby Apparel) |
| Books |
| Camera and Photo1 |
| Cell Phone Devices* |
| Consumer Electronics |
| Electronics Accessories |
| Furniture and Rugs (including outdoor furniture) |
| Home & Garden |
| Kitchen |
| Full-Size Appliances |
| Compact Appliances (including parts and accessories) |
| Music |
| Musical Instruments |
| Office Products |
| Outdoors |
| Personal Computers |
| Pet Supplies |
| Software & Computer/Video Games |
| Sports (excluding Sports Collectibles) |
| Tools & Home Improvement |
| Toys & Games |
| Unlocked Cell Phones |
| Video & DVD |
| Video Game Consoles |
| Everything Else2 |
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Categories (additional approval required) Category Approval Guidelines |
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| Automotive & Powersports |
| Beauty |
| Clothing & Accessories (including activewear) |
| Collectible Books |
| Collectible Coins |
| Entertainment Collectibles |
| Fine Art |
| Gift Cards |
| Grocery & Gourmet Food |
| Health & Personal Care (including Personal Care Appliances) |
| Industrial & Scientific (including Food Service and Janitorial & Sanitation) |
| Jewelry |
| Luggage & Travel Accessories |
| Shoes, Handbags & Sunglasses |
| Sports Collectibles |
| Watches |
| Extended Warranties, Protection Plans, and Service Contracts |
*Certain cell phone devices may require approval. For more information, go to Selling cell phones and cell phone accessories.
1Bundles within the Camera category and Accessory products are classified under the Electronics Accessories category. For a detailed, searchable list of products in each category, go to our fee category guidelines.
2The Everything Else category is available to sellers for products that do not clearly fit within existing categories. Do not list items in the Everything Else category that appropriately fall within another category.
