What are Restricted Products?
What are Restricted Products?
We care about the safety of its customers. To promote a secure and positive shopping environment, we restrict the sale of certain products on our platform.Restricted Products refer to certain types of products that require prior approval from our platform to be sold. Sellers who wish to sell restricted products may be required to pass a category approval process before selling such products. This process may require sellers to submit documents including but not limited to certifications, testing reports, product or package images, and other regulatory documentation.
Accordingly, sellers who do not pass the approval process are prohibited from listing, sharing, or promoting such products.
Examples of Restricted Products
Sellers who wish to sell restricted products must obtain necessary product approvals in accordance with the requirements below.Category | Description | Non-exhaustive Examples of Supporting Documents |
| Selected Baby and Maternity Products |
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| Beauty and Personal Care Products |
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| Food & Beverages | Sellers must ensure that all food sold on our platform has proper packaging and a reasonable remaining shelf life. Perishable products should also have details of the product's expiration dates indicated visibly in the product description.Sellers who wish to list these types of products may be required to submit documents showing that the product(s) are safe for customers and compliant with relevant laws and regulations. Note: There are products within this category that must not be sold via our platform under any circumstances. Please refer to "Unsupported Products" for more information. |
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| Food Supplements | Sellers who wish to list food supplement products, including vitamins and supplements for baby and maternity purposes, may be required to submit documents showing that the product(s) are safe for customers and compliant with relevant laws and regulations.Note: Food supplements which claim or are marketed as helping with weight management are unsupported and cannot be sold on our platform. Please refer to section 5.17 of our TikTok Shop by Tokopedia Restricted And Unsupported Products Guidelines for more details. |
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| Household Medical Devices for Personal Use | Sellers who wish to list medical devices for personal use may be required to submit documents showing that the product(s) are safe for customers and compliant with relevant laws and regulations. |
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| Electrical Components and PC Gaming Accessories | Electrical components and selected PC gaming accessories (headsets & headphones, gaming keyboards, and gaming mice) require prior category approval before they can be sold. Sellers who wish to sell these products must pass the category approval process before listing. |
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What Happens if I List Restricted Products Without Approval?
We may audit product listings at any time and take enforcement actions against sellers who violate our guidelines. Some of the enforcement actions we may take are:
- Rejecting product listings.
- Delisting products from the seller's shop.
- Assigning violation points to a seller's shop. Accumulating a certain number of violation points may result in the revocation of a seller's privileges.