Amazon error codes, explained
The error codes Amazon returns when you submit products, in plain language: what the message means, what causes it and where to fix it.
The errors we see most often
Explained in depth, with their share of the error messages FeedFixer processes.
- 90220Required field is missingAmazon is missing a field that is required for this product type. The product is not created until the field has a value.58%
- 4000001Value is invalidAmazon does not recognise the value you send for this field. The field expects something other than what is there now.20%
- 90244Value is not on Amazon's listFor this field Amazon only accepts values from a fixed list, and yours is not on it. The message names both the value and the field.12%
- 90248Field is not allowedYou send a field that Amazon does not allow for this product. The fix is to leave the field out, not to pick a different value.8%
- 99022Field does not have enough valuesThe field is sent, but a part of it is missing. Amazon expects at least one value and receives none.2%
- 90253Link to the parent product is missingYou submit a variation without saying which parent product it belongs to.< 1%
- 90225Value is too longThe text is longer than Amazon allows for this field. The message names the field and the maximum number of characters.< 1%
Share of the 5,019 error messages FeedFixer processed (as of 16 September 2026).
All error codes, by subject
159 error codes, each checked against Amazon's own public explanation.
Missing data
- 8058Required attributes are missing for the SKU
- 99001A value is required for this field
- 4000002A value for the attribute is required
- 99010 +1A required value is missing from a group of fields
- 99006A value is required because dependent fields are filled
- 99013A primary field is empty while dependent fields have values
- 99019A valid value is required in one of two fields
- 99003A required value is missing for the variation theme
- 18448Required attributes are incomplete
- 98888Dangerous goods attributes are missing
- 99040 +2No value provided for a named attribute
Invalid value or format
- 90057The field contains an invalid value
- 8105Attribute data does not match the list of valid values
- 90111Invalid value, for example not a valid number or currency
- 90114The value is lower than the minimum allowed
- 90221The value must be greater than the limit
- 90197The value is greater than the allowed maximum
- 90226The value is shorter than the allowed minimum
- 90117 +1The value exceeds the maximum length
- 96009The listing title is over the character limit
- 97779Generic keywords are over the byte limit
- 90180The value has the wrong type
- 90223The value is not of the expected type
- 90232Too many decimal places
- 90194The value does not meet the pattern
- 90004200 +1The material composition lacks a percentage
- 90122 +1HTML is not allowed
- 90196The value must not contain a URL
- 99038The description or name contains invalid characters
- 90188The product ID fails the checksum
- 8020 +3The product ID does not meet the requirements for its type
- 99002The EAN or UPC is in scientific notation
- 99016The attribute occurs more often than allowed
- 99027Two fields must not have the same value
- 90252An attribute must not be sent when another has a given value
- 90193 +1One value must be lower than another
- 90147One value must not exceed another
- 18002Invalid attribute values were found
- 4000003The product type is invalid or not supported
- 101158The recommended browse node is not valid
- 8101 +1The product type does not match a valid value
- 5000The feed does not follow the required structure
- 100470A word is used more than twice in the title
Matching an existing product (ASIN)
- 8541Your data conflicts with an existing ASIN
- 8542Your data conflicts with several ASINs
- 8560Not enough information to match or create the ASIN
- 8567No ASIN match and invalid values for creating one
- 8573Potential matches were found for the product
- 5501No product was found for the product ID
- 8004The SKU may be identical to an existing ASIN
- 18102Matching could not proceed
- 100980The barcode is already linked to a different product
- 4005011The value conflicts with another item in the catalogue
- 4005015The suggested ASIN does not match the catalogue item
- 4005013 +1The item already exists in your catalogue
- 8684The SKU is associated with more than one product
- 8005 +1You are trying to change an identifying attribute
- 13013The SKU is not in the catalogue
- 8555The referenced SKU does not exist
- 18564The ASIN is a duplicate of another ASIN
Brand and GTIN
- 5461You may not create new ASINs for this brand
- 5665The brand name has not been approved by Amazon
- 5462You may not use this brand name for this ASIN
- 5661Possible misuse of the brand field
- 5995The brand does not match the brand in the catalogue
- 5561The attribute contains trademarked terms
- 5664 +4Generic product policy
- 8572The product codes do not match the products you are listing
- 19098The ASIN has GTINs that do not match the brand
- 4005007 +1The product ID is not registered to the brand
- 18730The brand is not identified in Brand Registry
- 18314The brand could not be determined
- 18749The product has other listing limitations
- 5463The ASIN suggestion is under review
Approval and restrictions
- 8026Not authorised to list in this category
- 6024Not authorised to list in this product line, category or brand
- 6039Approval is needed for a restricted sub-category
- 6042The item is restricted for this product type
- 18299Not currently approved to sell this product
- 90202A restriction is in effect for this item
- 8059The item is restricted by Amazon in your region
- 8543The SKU matched an ASIN that has listing restrictions
- 4400Not approved for seller-fulfilled offers in this category
- 8566 +3Not eligible to create new ASINs
- 100521The listing is under review
Variations (parent and child)
- 8016Not enough data to create the variation relationship
- 8007 +1The parent SKU is not recognised
- 8008The child SKU is not recognised
- 8032 +2The child is already assigned to another parent
- 8801Another child in the family has the same variation values
- 8802 +1The relationship cannot be created
- 8804The family is inconsistent
- 8805An update would make the SKU inconsistent with its family
- 8045The SKU is a parent in one marketplace and a child in another
- 8047Submitted as a child, but it matches a parent ASIN
- 20002The variation theme differs from the one in the catalogue
- 18559The ASIN is suppressed because of its parent
- 8019The SKU equals its parent SKU
Images
- 20000The image could not be accessed
- 300404 +7The image could not be retrieved from the URL
- 20004The image could not be downloaded
- 20005The image cannot be linked because the SKU was not created
- 20009 +1The image is too small or too large
- 20014 +1The image file is invalid or the type is not supported
- 20017The image is blocked under the content policy
- 18027 +1The main image does not meet the requirements
- 990003The main image shows a different product
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