How to Avoid Amazon IP Complaints in Wholesale FBA

Why Do Brands Give Intellectual Property Complaints?

In the US, the majority of brands have a strict Amazon policy, meaning they do not permit you to purchase inventory from them for resale on the platform. Some of them also refrain from using Facebook Ads, TikTok Ads, and Google Ads. In the UK however, this is not that dominant.

This behavior could be attributed to several factors. 3rd party sellers buy their inventory wholesale and start a price war on Amazon. This is not good for any brand’s reputation. The presence of counterfeit products is also a concern.

Many brands now have only a couple of approved 3rd party sellers that are allowed to sell on Amazon. If you list their product on Amazon without permission, they will likely issue an intellectual property (IP) complaint, which could result in a strike against your account. This can damage your seller central health and sometimes can deactivate your seller central. 

My IP-Complaint Checker Database

That’s why I’ve compiled a list of such brands in my database, Not all of the brands are the ones that I personally had experience with, but some of them are. Just search with a brand name and you will know which brand has given IP complaints in which Amazon marketplace. I constantly update this list whenever my team face an IP problem with a brand.

Sometimes your competitors may also file an IP complaint against you, which you can have removed with the right strategy. This has already happened to me in the US marketplace.