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Amazon to require FCC certification

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 06:55 AM PST
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Heres an interesting notice from Amazon:

Action required for radio frequency device listings on Amazon.com

This article was originally published February 1, 2021, and it has been
adjusted to reflect a new estimated date for this change.

As part of our ongoing efforts to protect our customers and enhance the
customer experience, Amazon is updating the requirements to offer radio
frequency devices. This will affect some products you offer or have
previously offered.

Starting in Q2 2021, in order to create new listings or update existing
listings of radio frequency devices you will need to fill in the FCC Radio
Frequency Emission Compliance attribute. In the attribute, you must do one
of the following:

Provide evidence of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorization –
either an FCC certification number or contact information for the
Responsible Party, as defined by the FCC.

Certify that the product is exempt from FCC requirements.

As a reminder, per Amazon policy, all radio frequency devices must comply
with FCC regulations and all applicable state and local laws, including
registration and labeling requirements. Amazon also requires you to provide
accurate information about your products on the product detail page.

You may not be aware that you are selling products the FCC considers radio
frequency devices. The FCC broadly classifies as radio frequency devices
any electronic or electrical product that is capable of emitting radio
frequency energy. According to the FCC, almost all electronic or electrical
products are capable of emitting radio frequency energy. Examples of
products that are regulated by the FCC as radio frequency devices include,
but are not limited to: Wi-Fi devices, Bluetooth devices, radios, broadcast
transmitters, signal boosters, and devices with cellular technology. FCC
guidance on what is considered a radio frequency device can be found on the
Equipment Authorization – RF DeviceÂ*page on the FCC website.

We will follow-up with additional information, including a help page,
closer to attribute launch.

For more information, see Amazon’s Radio Frequency Devices policy. You can
also bookmark this article for future reference.

Some are saying that this is an effort to control the sales of Baofengs.
Others point to other radiators, such as LED lights and solar charge
controllers. The reddit discussion of this new policy pretty much dismisses
this new policy. One comment notes, This has nothing at all to do
withÂ*buyingÂ*radios, its just Amazon trying to cover their @$$es over the
likes of Rugged radio'(and others)Â*selling uncertified radios as something
theyre not.

I think that this could be interesting if Amazon really got serious about
this. Im not sure that even Amazon has the wherewithal to really do this
kind of policing, though.

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