Important: If you sell products on Amazon, you must comply with all federal, state, and local laws and Amazon policies applicable to those products and product listings.
Portable generators, portable inverter generators, and portable power inverters covered by this policy
A portable generator is a fuel powered engine or motor that converts chemical energy directly to an AC electrical output. Portable generators are designed to be carried, pulled, or pushed by a person. Portable generators may also include portable inverter generators, which are more complex fuel-powered generators that include a built-in AC inverter. Portable power inverters convert a DC electrical signal, supplied by a solar panel or an internal battery, to an AC electrical output.
Examples of covered products


Portable inverter generators

Portable power inverter


Portable power inverters
Our policy on selling portable generators, portable inverter generators, and related devices in the United States?
Amazon requires that portable generators, portable inverter generators, and portable power inverters have been tested to and comply with the specific regulation and standard requirements listed below.
Product |
Regulation/Standard Requirements |
Portable generators and portable inverter generators |
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16 CFR 1407 and
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ANSI/UL 2201 [Ed 2] or
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ANSI/PGMA G300-2018
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Portable power inverter |
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Required information
We may request the following information from you at any time, so we recommend that you have it easily accessible.
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Your company name (if applicable) and seller ID
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Your contact information: email address and phone number
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A list of all portable generators, portable inverter generators, and related devices you list
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Product images for all portable generators, portable inverter generators, and related devices that you list. Images must include:
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Safety information
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Compliance markings
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Product hazard warnings
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Product instructions and manuals for all portable generators, portable inverter generators, and related devices you list.
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Test reports from an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory confirming each product was tested to applicable requirements listed above.
Some labs provide special Amazon rates for testing. For more information, go to go to 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:
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In Seller Central, select the Performance tab and choose
Account Health.
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Under Manage your compliance in the bottom right corner, click
Product Compliance Requests.
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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.
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Provide compliance documents and information in the Provide
Documents section, or provide appeal information and documents in the
Appeal Request section.
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Click Submit for Approval to send your submission for review by
Amazon.
Note: Test reports must contain images of the tested
products that are sufficient to demonstrate that the product tested is the same as the
product listed on the detail page.
Policy violations
If you do not provide the required informaion by the applicable deadline, we may do the following:
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Remove the relevant product listings
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Suspend your ability to add new products, or listing privileges, or both
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Withhold any payments due to you
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Pursue legal action
We reserve the right to take any further actions that may be necessary in our sole discretion.
Disclaimer
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