The sale of all replacement mobile phone / laptop batteries and chargers on the Amazon website must meet specified certification standards. Note that Amazon may remove your selling privileges for failing to meet these standards. To sell these products on Amazon, you must apply by submitting the following information to eu-electronics-safety@amazon.co.uk:
Refer to the Shipping fully regulated lithium batteries section of this help page in case of single cell battery above 20 Watt-hours.
Product | Testing Requirement |
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Laptop Battery | EN (IEC) 62133 or UL2054 |
Mobile Phone Replacement Battery | EN (IEC) 62133 or UL2054 |
Laptop Charger and Power Adapter | EN (IEC) 60950-1 or Directive 2014/35/EU (LVD) |
Mobile Phone Wall Charger | EN (IEC) 60950-1 or Directive 2014/35/EU (LVD) |
Mobile Phone Car Charger | Directive 2014/30/EU (EMC) |
Laptop Battery: A hardware component that supplies power to a device, enabling that device to work without a power cord. Laptop batteries are often capable of powering a laptop computer for several hours depending on how much power it requires. Only lithium ion batteries are part of these certification requirements.
Laptop Charger/Power Adapter: A power supply for electronic devices. Also called an "AC adapter" or "charger," power adapters plug into a wall outlet and convert AC to a single DC voltage. Computers use multiple DC voltages, and the power adapter is the external part of the power supply for a laptop.
Mobile Phone Wall Charger: The wall charger generally has an adapter and is more efficient for charging. Most manufacturers, provide a USB cable and a wall charger with a USB port along with the cell phone. However, among these, the USB cable is not part of these certification requirements.
Mobile Phone Car Charger: A cell phone car charger is a portable device that can be connected to the car's cigarette lighter socket, which contains one or more USB connectors to charge mobile phone or tablets.
Power Bank: External mobile batteries which work on lithium-ion and are used to charge mobile phones or other electronic devices.
Amazon became aware that mobile phone manufacturers introduced mobile phones with an enhanced lithium battery technology, composed of a single cell with a rating above 20 Watt-hours. In certain cases, the lithium batteries cannot benefit from existing exemptions granted for shipping such products by road, air, and sea.
We remind you that it is essential to comply with transportation regulatory requirements when fulfilling and delivering such products to customers and Amazon Fulfillment Centers, including when customers return them.
Further information is available here:
Agreement concerning the international carriage of Dangerous goods by Road (ADR, current version)
International Air Transport Association, Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR, current version)
International Maritime Code for Dangerous Goods (IMDG, current version)