How can I close an inactive/blocked product?
I have several ASINs that have been blocked because we did not submit required compliance documentation (the ridiculous battery testing requirement fiasco created by Amazon back in April 2024).
We do not plan to submit documentation for these products since they are no longer sold i.e. it would not be worth our wasting US$1000 to get the testing documentation for a product that we are no longer selling.
OK, so now I want to close these product listings. For some reason, it looks like I can do it, but it never actually gets closed by the system. This creates other cascading problems such as the system demanding we provide country of origin info for these products, which we input, but the system seems to ignore this input since the ASINs are inactive/blocked.
For example, B07FC5FMHW.
Any suggestions?
How can I close an inactive/blocked product?
I have several ASINs that have been blocked because we did not submit required compliance documentation (the ridiculous battery testing requirement fiasco created by Amazon back in April 2024).
We do not plan to submit documentation for these products since they are no longer sold i.e. it would not be worth our wasting US$1000 to get the testing documentation for a product that we are no longer selling.
OK, so now I want to close these product listings. For some reason, it looks like I can do it, but it never actually gets closed by the system. This creates other cascading problems such as the system demanding we provide country of origin info for these products, which we input, but the system seems to ignore this input since the ASINs are inactive/blocked.
For example, B07FC5FMHW.
Any suggestions?
2 replies
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Do not just CLOSE them. You want to DELETE them.
Even then they will still be in the Amazon system waiting to blow up your account!
From a recent post by Amazon that was actually helpful for a change!
HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE AN ASIN
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560
Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader
You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.
Delete both your offers and item data contributions.
Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.
Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.
Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.
If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory
Reuse of SKUs
• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.
• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.
• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.
Manny_Amazon
Hello @Seller_k85Kuwk3w6iDu,
It looks like one of our seasoned sellers, @Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp was helping you with some thoughts about deleting your listing.
If their response helped you, feel free to mark it as “Most Helpful reply” using the 3 dots in the corner of their post. Just in case others have the same issue, the Most Helpful Reply feature brings the selected response right to the top of your thread. Sellers will be able to see the answer right away as your discussion will have a green check-mark when searched within the forums.
Regards,
- Manny
How can I close an inactive/blocked product?
I have several ASINs that have been blocked because we did not submit required compliance documentation (the ridiculous battery testing requirement fiasco created by Amazon back in April 2024).
We do not plan to submit documentation for these products since they are no longer sold i.e. it would not be worth our wasting US$1000 to get the testing documentation for a product that we are no longer selling.
OK, so now I want to close these product listings. For some reason, it looks like I can do it, but it never actually gets closed by the system. This creates other cascading problems such as the system demanding we provide country of origin info for these products, which we input, but the system seems to ignore this input since the ASINs are inactive/blocked.
For example, B07FC5FMHW.
Any suggestions?
How can I close an inactive/blocked product?
I have several ASINs that have been blocked because we did not submit required compliance documentation (the ridiculous battery testing requirement fiasco created by Amazon back in April 2024).
We do not plan to submit documentation for these products since they are no longer sold i.e. it would not be worth our wasting US$1000 to get the testing documentation for a product that we are no longer selling.
OK, so now I want to close these product listings. For some reason, it looks like I can do it, but it never actually gets closed by the system. This creates other cascading problems such as the system demanding we provide country of origin info for these products, which we input, but the system seems to ignore this input since the ASINs are inactive/blocked.
For example, B07FC5FMHW.
Any suggestions?
How can I close an inactive/blocked product?
I have several ASINs that have been blocked because we did not submit required compliance documentation (the ridiculous battery testing requirement fiasco created by Amazon back in April 2024).
We do not plan to submit documentation for these products since they are no longer sold i.e. it would not be worth our wasting US$1000 to get the testing documentation for a product that we are no longer selling.
OK, so now I want to close these product listings. For some reason, it looks like I can do it, but it never actually gets closed by the system. This creates other cascading problems such as the system demanding we provide country of origin info for these products, which we input, but the system seems to ignore this input since the ASINs are inactive/blocked.
For example, B07FC5FMHW.
Any suggestions?
2 replies
2 replies
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Do not just CLOSE them. You want to DELETE them.
Even then they will still be in the Amazon system waiting to blow up your account!
From a recent post by Amazon that was actually helpful for a change!
HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE AN ASIN
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560
Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader
You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.
Delete both your offers and item data contributions.
Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.
Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.
Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.
If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory
Reuse of SKUs
• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.
• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.
• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.
Manny_Amazon
Hello @Seller_k85Kuwk3w6iDu,
It looks like one of our seasoned sellers, @Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp was helping you with some thoughts about deleting your listing.
If their response helped you, feel free to mark it as “Most Helpful reply” using the 3 dots in the corner of their post. Just in case others have the same issue, the Most Helpful Reply feature brings the selected response right to the top of your thread. Sellers will be able to see the answer right away as your discussion will have a green check-mark when searched within the forums.
Regards,
- Manny
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Do not just CLOSE them. You want to DELETE them.
Even then they will still be in the Amazon system waiting to blow up your account!
From a recent post by Amazon that was actually helpful for a change!
HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE AN ASIN
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560
Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader
You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.
Delete both your offers and item data contributions.
Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.
Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.
Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.
If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory
Reuse of SKUs
• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.
• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.
• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Do not just CLOSE them. You want to DELETE them.
Even then they will still be in the Amazon system waiting to blow up your account!
From a recent post by Amazon that was actually helpful for a change!
HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE AN ASIN
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560
Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader
You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.
Delete both your offers and item data contributions.
Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.
Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.
Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.
If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory
Reuse of SKUs
• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.
• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.
• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.
Manny_Amazon
Hello @Seller_k85Kuwk3w6iDu,
It looks like one of our seasoned sellers, @Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp was helping you with some thoughts about deleting your listing.
If their response helped you, feel free to mark it as “Most Helpful reply” using the 3 dots in the corner of their post. Just in case others have the same issue, the Most Helpful Reply feature brings the selected response right to the top of your thread. Sellers will be able to see the answer right away as your discussion will have a green check-mark when searched within the forums.
Regards,
- Manny
Manny_Amazon
Hello @Seller_k85Kuwk3w6iDu,
It looks like one of our seasoned sellers, @Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp was helping you with some thoughts about deleting your listing.
If their response helped you, feel free to mark it as “Most Helpful reply” using the 3 dots in the corner of their post. Just in case others have the same issue, the Most Helpful Reply feature brings the selected response right to the top of your thread. Sellers will be able to see the answer right away as your discussion will have a green check-mark when searched within the forums.
Regards,
- Manny
