Market Chatter: Amazon.com Faces EU Scrutiny Over Pricing Restrictions on Third-Party Sellers

Reported by Yahoo Finance. Relevance 70 of 100 for Amazon sellers.

More marketplace policy on the wire

Amazon forces $1M insurance on safety-category sellers regardless of sales — PPC Land (2 outlets reporting), discovered September 21, 2026
Amazon in EU Crosshairs Over Suspected Price Curbs on Sellers — Bloomberg, Briefs Finance (2 outlets reporting), discovered September 18, 2026
“Amazon.com Inc. is under scrutiny from the European Union for potentially imposing unfair restrictions on firms selling on its platform.” — Bloomberg
Amazon Patent Infringement Issue — r/FulfillmentByAmazon, discovered September 17, 2026
Uthmeier, others sue Amazon over secret ad surcharge scheme — The Center Square, discovered September 17, 2026
“Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 21 other states in suing Amazon, alleging the company spent years secretly inflating the prices…” — The Center Square
Amazon gives bundle sellers 4 months to get brand approval or lose listings — PPC Land (2 outlets reporting), discovered September 14, 2026
“According to Amazon, effective January 11, 2027, the product bundling policy is being updated so that most product bundles listed as a single ASIN must be packaged by the original manufacturer or brand.” — PPC Land