Update: January updates to Listing attribute usage and enumeration values

Effective January 26, 2025, Amazon will update the attribute usage and enumeration values of numerous product types across marketplaces. These adjustments eliminate redundant attributes and improve the curation of attributes and enumeration values that apply to the corresponding product types.

For a complete list of affected product types and changes, refer to January 2025 Listings Items API Product Type Changes.

Which marketplaces are affected?

This change applies to the following marketplaces:

Canada (CA)
United States (US)
Mexico (MX)
Brazil (BR)
Spain (ES)
United Kingdom (UK)
France (FR)
Netherlands (NL)
Germany (DE)
Italy (IT)
Sweden (SE)
Poland (PL)
Egypt (EG)
Turkey (TR)
Saudi Arabia (SA)
United Arab Emirates (AE)
India (IN)
Singapore (SG)
Japan (JP)
Australia (AU)

Who is affected?

Both private and public developers who use the Listings Items API v2021-08-01 and JSON_LISTINGS_FEED feed type to create and edit products with offers are affected by this change. Product-only listings, XSD feed uploads, and XML feed uploads are not affected by this change.

What action is required?

This change takes effect when you create or edit listings for products with offers. It requires you to provide values for the newly added attributes with required usage. For attributes with optional usage, you can choose to provide values. You can choose to use an enumeration from the new list in the dropdown values for attributes if the new enumeration is more relevant to the product you are selling.