Type defining regulatory information that the seller is required to disclose.
Types that use Regulatory
EbayOfferDetailsWithAllEbayOfferDetailsWithIdEbayOfferDetailsWithKeys
Calls that use Regulatory
Fields
documents
array of Document
This container provides a collection of regulatory documents associated with the listing.
For information on removing one or more files from a listing using the updateOffer method, see Remove documents from listings. .
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory document information in their eBay listings. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).
For information on removing one or more files from a listing using the updateOffer method, see Remove documents from listings. .
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory document information in their eBay listings. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).
economicOperator
Important! Economic Operator is being decommissioned and being replaced by the manufacturer and responsiblePersons containers. Economic Operator related fields should no longer be used for the create or update methods. As it is currently still supported, Economic Operator-related fields will be returned if applicable for the getOffer method. Economic Operator and its related fields will be decommissioned on October 21, 2024.
This container provides Economic Operator (EO) information about the manufacturer and/or supplier of the item. The EO is a corporate entity that is related to, has some responsibility for, the product being listed for sale. For additional information, see What is an economic operator?
energyEfficiencyLabel
This container provides information about the energy efficiency for certain durable goods.
Note: Energy efficiency information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require energy efficiency-related fields.
Note: Energy efficiency information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require energy efficiency-related fields.
hazmat
This container is used by the seller to provide hazardous material information for the listing.
Three elements are required to complete the Hazmat section of a listing:
Note: Hazmat information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require Hazmat-related fields.
Three elements are required to complete the Hazmat section of a listing:
- Pictograms
- SignalWord
- Statements
Note: Hazmat information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require Hazmat-related fields.
manufacturer
This container provides information about the manufacturer of the item.
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory manufacturer information in their eBay listings. Manufacturer information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require manufacturer-related fields. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory manufacturer information in their eBay listings. Manufacturer information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require manufacturer-related fields. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).
productSafety
This container is used to provide product safety information for the listing. Two elements are required to complete the Product Safety section for a listing: pictograms and statements. The component element is optional.
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory product safety information in their eBay listings. Product safety information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require product safety-related fields. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory product safety information in their eBay listings. Product safety information is not required for all categories. Use the getRegulatoryPolicies method of the Metadata API to return metadata on the eBay categories that recommend or require product safety-related fields. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).
repairScore
This field represents the repair index for the listing.
The repair index identifies the manufacturer's repair score for a product (i.e., how easy is it to repair the product.) This field is a floating point value between 0.0 (i.e., difficult to repair,) and 10.0 (i.e., easily repaired.)
Note:
The format for repairScore is limited to one decimal place. For example:
Note: Repair score is not applicable to all categories. Use the getExtendedProducerResponsibilityPolicies method of the Metadata API to see where repair score is applicable.
The repair index identifies the manufacturer's repair score for a product (i.e., how easy is it to repair the product.) This field is a floating point value between 0.0 (i.e., difficult to repair,) and 10.0 (i.e., easily repaired.)
Note:
0 should not be used as a default value, as it implies the product is not repairable.The format for repairScore is limited to one decimal place. For example:
7.9and0.0are both valid scores5.645and2.10are both invalid scores
Note: Repair score is not applicable to all categories. Use the getExtendedProducerResponsibilityPolicies method of the Metadata API to see where repair score is applicable.
responsiblePersons
array of ResponsiblePerson
This container provides information about the EU-based Responsible Persons or entities associated with the listing.
A maximum of 5 EU Responsible Persons are supported.
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory Responsible Persons information in their eBay listings. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).
A maximum of 5 EU Responsible Persons are supported.
Note: As a part of General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requirements effective on December 13th, 2024, sellers operating in, or shipping to, EU-based countries or Northern Ireland are conditionally required to provide regulatory Responsible Persons information in their eBay listings. For more information on GPSR, see General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR).