Banned products refer to products that are suspected of being illegal, contrary to social morals, or violating the regulations of the country of sale. Restricted products must obtain pre-approval for product sales, business vouchers or authorized business licenses before being sold, otherwise they are not allowed to be released.
AliExpress Prohibited and Restricted Products Rules
There are 18 categories of prohibited and restricted products on AliExpress. Please refer to the “AliExpress Prohibited and Restricted Products Catalog” for the specific prohibited sales list. .
AliExpress has formulated fair punishment standards based on the level of violation points, and the points are calculated based on the annual accumulation of the behavior. For example, if a seller is penalized and deducted 12 points on May 30, 2017, his account will be frozen for 7 days. At the same time, this penalty record will not be cleared until May 30, 2018. Points will be accumulated for violations of sales bans and restrictions and general infringement of intellectual property rights. When the points accumulate to a certain value, account penalties will be implemented.
Amazon’s sales prohibition and restriction rules
Amazon has different sales prohibition and restriction rules for sites in different countries. The following uses the US site as an example to explain.
The products are not targeted at this site. For example, products produced in countries other than the United States cannot be sold on Amazon’s US site and can only be sold on sites in other countries, including imported textbooks.
Illegal goods and potentially illegal goods.
Offensive material.
Nude and sexually explicit merchandise.
Products that infringe on personal privacy.
Advertising.
Items are available for digital download, including encoding, and can be used to access content on other websites or platforms.
Violations of Amazon’s prohibited and restricted sales rules may result in the following penalties: cancellation of product listings; restriction of listing privileges; suspension of listing privileges; exemption from sales privileges.
Lazada Prohibited and Restricted Sales Rules
First of all, the products sold by sellers on the Lazada platform must be brand new, legally authorized products or self-produced products. They are not allowed to sell second-hand products or products prohibited by law. products and foods, dietary supplements, unauthorized products, counterfeit products, and products that promote violence or racism, incite hatred, or offend local religious beliefs.
Secondly, for sites in different countries in Southeast Asia, there are specific rules for prohibited and restricted goods based on local national policies.