Bassinets and Cradles

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.

Bassinets and cradles covered by this policy

Bassinets

A bassinet or cradle is a small bed designed primarily to provide sleeping accommodations for infants. A bassinet or cradle is supported by free-standing legs, a stationary base or stand, a wheeled base, a rocking base, or a base that can swing relative to a stationary base. While in a rest (non-rocking or non-swinging) position, a bassinet or cradle is intended to have a sleep surface that is less than or equal to 10 degrees from horizontal.

Non-full-size cribs, full-size cribs, and toddler beds are not covered by this policy. For more information, go to Non-full-size cribs, Full-size cribs, and Toddler beds.

Cradles

A cradle is a small bed designed to provide a sleeping accommodation for an infant. It is supported by a rocking base or can swing relative to a stationary base. A cradle is intended to have a sleep surface that is less than or equal to 10 degrees from horizontal while at rest (in a non-rocking position).

Our policy for bassinets and cradles

Amazon requires that all bassinets and cradles 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 bassinets and cradles that you list
• Images of the product and product packaging, as applicable, for all bassinets and cradles 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 registration card requirement (16 CFR Part 1130)
• Product images or test report as evidence of compliance with mandatory tracking label requirements (CPSA Section 14(a)(5))
• Product images or test report as evidence of compliance with warning and hazard labels (ASTM F2194 – 16e1 Sec. 8, or ASTM F2194 – 13 Sec. 8, or 16 CFR Part 1218), as applicable
• Any product instructions and manuals for all bassinets and cradles that you list
• A Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) for all bassinets and cradles that you list
• Test reports from a CPSC-accepted lab confirming that each product was tested to the regulations and standards listed above

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

How to submit information

If we contact you 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 Product compliance requests in the bottom right corner of the page, click Documentation requests.
3. Click Provide documentation or appeal next to the product.
4. Select No to upload documents.
5. Follow the steps in the Submit required documents section.

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
• The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
• Bassinets and Cradles Business Guidance & Small Entity Compliance Guide
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Business Education

Disclaimer: The information provided on this page does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. All information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only.