AMAZON: Clearing Pesticide Gating Template

Pesticide gating can be a major hurdle to leap on Amazon and is responsible for many random listing yanks. Amazon will sometimes pull a listing to make it pull a pesticide test. This Flow will help save time by helping you pass the gating test right off the bat.

Why was the Product Gated?

We're not sure how Amazon selects listings to force through pesticide gating. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any common correlations or reasons for the gate, with most products being gated not being remotely pesticide-related.

As such, this SOP is designed to help bypass this as quickly as possible. All you need to do is pass the gating test (more on that later in this Flow). You can find and take the test here:

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/learn/courses?ref_=selleru_dash_recommended_m542&moduleId=a4db540f-bf98-47d5-aa8d 36e099f74805&modLanguage=English&timeOut=5&redirectionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fsellercentral.amazon.com%2Fhz%2Fapprovalrequest%3Fasin%3DB077

Test Answer Key

To begin, access the pesticide gating test here:

The answers that you should select are listed below. This answer key is current and accurate as of 9/10/2020, but could be subject to change as Amazon changes and adapts the test and process for pesticide gating.

Answer Key:

Module 1

Question 1: False

Module 2

Question 1: All but the Bacteria on the Human Hands

Question 2: Sanitizes

Question 3: All but Hand Sanitizer

Question 4: All but Rat Poison

Question 5: False

Question 6: 2

Module 3

Question 1: Ensure that the weed killer has an EPA Registration Number

Question 2: Producing

Module 4

Question 1: Nontoxic

Question 2: All but the image of the pest

Question 3: It does not list the products active ingredients

Module 5

Question 1: Any Certified Applicator

Module 6

Module 7

Question 1: Wooden Fence post treated with pesticide

Question 2: All but ‘the statement chemical free”

Question 3: Repels mosquitos that carry malaria

Module 8

Question 1: A pesticide intended for sale or distribution in a foreign country

Question 2: All but “be accompanied by an informational pamphlet” and “be labeled in the language of the country where it was produced” Question 3: All but Importing a pesticide that meets FIFRA requirements

For More Information

To see a walkthrough of this test and for more information on passing Amazon's pesticide gating, feel free to refer to this video from Steven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRbsQvqV3t0&feature=emb_logo