There are several brands on Amazon where it is not a good idea to sell those particular brands. Why you ask? Because those brands may file an “Intellectual Property Violation” against your Amazon account if you try to sell those brands. And too many IP complaints could get your Amazon account deactivated.
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What is an Intellectual Property Violation?
According to Lexology, intellectual property (IP) infringement refers to any violation or breach of protected intellectual property rights. There are three main types of IP rights on Amazon:
- Copyrights are legal protections for original works of authorship
- Trademarks are legal protections for a word, symbol, design, or combination of the same that a company uses to identify goods and services
- Patents are legal protections for inventions
In layman’s terms, they basically all mean you are not authorized to sell their brand, even though Amazon had no brand restrictions. If you receive an IP violation, there will be a Performance Warning in Amazon Seller Central under Performance > Account Health > Product Policy Compliance > Received Intellectual Property, and you will receive an email from Amazon. It will have the subject line: “Notice: Policy Warning” and come from notice@amazon.com
To avoid receiving these dreadful emails, the best advice we can give is to avoid selling the brands that are known to file complaints. I wish Amazon would restrict users from even having the choice to add these brands, but alas they do not, so many (me included) learned about these brands the hard way. I have been compiling a list of brands on Amazon that have personally filed an IP complaint against me or other reputable resellers and/or have sent out a legal cease and desist letter to me or them.
List of 300+ Restricted Brands On Amazon
The list below is no longer being updated. Please click here for updated list.
In some cases (as noted), the brand will let you sell their product as “Used-Like New”, so be sure to list the item correctly when adding it to your inventory to avoid an IP claim. Please note that this list does not contain gated brands.
- 1Com
- 3Ns
- Abysse America
- ACT
- Air
- Akai
- Algenist
- Allegra
- AllerLife
- Alpha
- Altec Lansing
- Amovo
- Amway
- Andoer
- Angels Fancy Dress
- Angelsounds
- Ann Willaims
- Apple
- Aquapix
- Aquarius
- Armor All (must provide documentation)
- Arthritis Hot
- Artistry
- Aspercreme
- Atmosphere
- Audio Technica
- Audiotech
- Aunt Jackie’s
- Australian Gold
- AZO
- Bactimicina
- Baby Born
- Baby Bullet
- Baby Dumpling
- Babyganics (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Babyliss
- Babyplus
- Back to the Roots
- Baggallini
- Bakugan
- Base Camp Outfitters
- Bassbuds
- Bausch + Lomb
- Beaba
- Beachbody
- Bear
- Bearpaw (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Beauty Pet
- Berwick
- Besdata
- Bestomz
- Bethesda
- BH Cosmetics
- BIC (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Biolite
- Bissell
- Blitzball
- Blue Microphones
- Bodum
- Bose
- Boston
- Bpro
- Bracoo
- Bratz
- Braun
- Bravo Sierra
- Britannia
- Britax
- Broncosan
- Buck
- Bulbhead
- Butterick
- C’est Moi
- Caldrea (can sell as Used-Like New)
- California Tan
- Canary
- Canon
- Capital Brands
- Capzasin-HP
- Carol’s Daughter
- Case-Mate (must provide documentation)
- Chemex
- Chinkyboo
- Chloe
- Christian Dior
- City Scene
- Coleman
- Comfylife
- Comic Concept
- Comic Images
- Comic Maker
- Contour Living
- CocoKind
- Cortizone-10
- Cra-Z-Art
- Craft-tastic
- Crocs
- Crosley
- Culturelle
- Curls
- Davidoff
- DBPower
- De La Cruz
- Deejo
- Dermelect
- Deuter
- Discovery
- Discovery #Mindblown
- Discovery Kids
- Discovery Toys
- DLC Laboratories
- Dog & Bone
- Dr. Ginger’s
- Dulcolax
- Duracell (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Earth’s Care
- EasyPix
- EB5
- Eero
- Effersan (must follow MAP pricing if selling)
- Energizer (must provide documentation)
- Epic Drops (brands include Piggy, Bendy, FGTeeV, Ice Scream)
- ESpring
- Estroven
- Etereauty
- Eureka
- Faber-Castell
- FAO Schwarz
- Favorite Findings
- Fifty/Fifty
- Finlo
- First com
- Firstline
- Fissler GmbH
- Fitbit
- Fitlife
- FoxyBae
- Fremantle
- Frye
- Fujifilm
- Garunk
- GE
- Gel-A-Peel
- Georgie
- Glade (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Glitzhome
- Globulo Rojo
- GN Netcom
- Go Donut
- Go Extreme
- Gold Bond
- GoPro
- Grace & Stella
- Griffin
- Guess
- Gund
- Hammer + Axe
- Hape
- Harry’s
- Hauptstadtkoffer
- Havex
- Helen Of Troy
- Helle
- Heos
- Home-it
- Honest Baby
- Honestly Cute
- House of Marley (must provide documentation)
- Huion
- Hurley
- i2o
- Icy Hot
- Ikea
- Implus Footcare
- Inkrite
- Inkwrite
- Inova
- Ion
- iRobot
- It Haircare
- Italkonline
- Ito Professional
- Jabra
- Jansport
- Jasco
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jet Creations
- Jil Sander
- Kate Spade
- Kidsbo
- Kilner
- Kinetic Sand
- Kitchenaid
- Kitsound
- Klean Kanteen
- Klipsch
- Koolatron
- Kylie Cosmetics
- La Roche Posay
- Lalaloopsy
- LaMode
- Lavanila
- Lavie
- Leatherman Tool
- Leg Avenue
- Leicke
- LELO
- Levi’s
- Linxor
- Livivo
- LOL Suprise
- Luga
- Luseta
- Lush
- Macoon
- Madre Perla de Ultratez
- Magic Bullet
- Marantz
- Medela
- Mederma
- Memory Soft
- Method (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Might Dog
- MiroPure
- Mommy’s Bliss
- Monsieur Bebe
- Moulin Roty
- Mrs. Myers (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Nasacort
- Nature’s Way
- Neat Company
- Neato Robotics
- Neewer
- Nikon
- Ninja Blenders
- Noco
- North Star Games (must provide documentation)
- NutriBullet
- Ocusan
- OFF! (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Opinet
- Orbeez
- Osmo
- Otter Box
- Paddington Bear
- Patagonia
- Paw Patrol
- Pet Armor
- Philips
- Picci
- Piggy Paint
- Pioneer
- Presonus
- Ovega-3
- Que Bella
- Quita Piojos
- Raid (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Rainbow Light
- Rainbow Loom
- Razer
- Razor
- Red Castle
- Refinery and Co.
- Renew Life
- RoC Skincare
- Rock & Republic (must provide documentation)
- Rock the Locks
- RockTape
- Rodan + Fields
- Rolaids
- Samsonite
- Sanofi
- Scosche
- Selsun blue
- SGX NYC
- Sharper Image
- Shrine
- Snow Oral Care
- Sol Republic
- SOPHi
- Sound United
- Spin Master
- Sportscreme
- Square
- Step 2
- Super Macho
- Sunwise
- Swimways
- Switchmate
- Systane
- Table Mate
- Tangible Play
- The Black Series
- The Mane Choice
- Thirsty Milo
- Tommy Bahama
- TOMS
- Tonka
- Tummy Tucker
- Tweezerman
- Ugg
- Unisom
- UP4
- Vans
- Vaporex
- Victoria’s Secret
- Vital Proteins
- Wet Brush
- Wrangler
- Yes To
- Yeti
- Xyzal
- Zagg (can sell as Used-Like New)
- Zantac
- Zap
- Zippo
- Zoom
Are we missing any Amazon Restricted Brands? If you have received an IP violation and/or cease and desist from a brand that we don’t have listed, please contact us to add that brand to the list. We will require that you actually send us proof before we add that brand to the list. It’s unfortunate that we have to do that, but unfortunately not every Amazon seller plays fair. Please keep in mind if you see other lists of Amazon restricted brands, that they may have added brands that they sell a lot of in hopes of keeping other sellers from becoming their competition.