VENDORS

No, it is not required to certify all products but it is preferred as Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) has potential to reduce packaging and provide a better customer delivery experience. Products with packaging dimensions > 45.5 cm x 34.0 cm x 26.5 cm or weight greater than 12.3 kg that do not belong to excluded categories (such as hazmat items with transportation requirements, Amazon Fresh items, and more) must be certified as SIPP. Products that are not certified incur a chargeback of €1.70 or £1.50 for each unit shipped to Amazon. Effective January 1, 2025 this will change to a varying rate based on product shipping weight ranging from €1.40-€5.00 (or £1.20-£4.30). Learn more about chargebacks and excluded items on Vendor Central.

No, certifications do not expire, but products can be decertified from the programme. Decertifications commonly occur when a product has exceeded damage or non-compliance rates. When decertifications occur, a Vendor has a 60-day grace period during which chargebacks are waived and incentives are suspended to recertify their products. Once recertified, chargebacks will not occur.

Example: an item is certified as SIPP, but the vendor uses a new adhesive to seal the packaging and does not retest with the new seals. This leads to damaged packaging, disappointed customers and to the item being decertified from the programme.

If your item has been decertified, you will need to re-design or make adjustments to your packaging, re-test the new packaging and re-apply for certification. You may need to simply add a piece of tape for proper closure or change your packaging structure. In order to determine what packaging improvements should be made, review the decertification reason in the Product Prep and Packaging dashboard in Vendor Central. You may also consult with your Amazon POC or someone in our Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS) network.

Yes, if you dispatch to Amazon from multiple vendor codes, you should ensure that you are certifying your product for all codes. Certifications will not automatically apply to all vendor codes when you enrol your ASIN. You should indicate each vendor code per ASIN directly in the enrolment template.

No, if you have physically similar items or ASIN variations, you can test one primary ASIN and include all secondary and similar ASINs on one enrolment template. Review our form factor guidelines for detailed requirements and instructions for enrolment.

Yes! Navigate to the Packaging Solutions Library to review in-market examples and inspirational designs and prototypes to reference packaging that may work for your products. If you need in-depth assistance, the APASS network provides a list of companies and labs that can help test, design and supply packaging in line with Amazon’s packaging certification guidelines. In addition to APASS, Vendors looking for external testing services to perform the ISTA 6-Amazon SIOC or Overboxing test methods can leverage the Find a Lab search tool located here.

Check out the Operational Performance (ensure you click on the “Ship in Own Container” tile) and Product Prep and Packaging dashboards in Vendor Central to see specific programme information for your products. Navigate to the Sustainability Solutions Hub in Vendor Central to find additional sustainability metrics.