Electronics

State e-waste laws

Many states have "e-Waste" laws that generally require manufacturers to register certain electronic products with the state before they can be lawfully sold to customers in that state. Sellers are responsible for understanding and complying with these restrictions. If you want to ship your product into a state where it is currently prohibited by the state's e-Waste law, we suggest you contact the manufacturer and ask it to register with the state. More information about these requirements can be found on the following websites: Electronics Recycling Coordination Clearinghouse and Recycling Electronics. Amazon provides these resources for information purposes only.

Examples of permitted listings

• Radar detectors certified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Scanning receivers and radios certified by the FCC
• Low-power radio transmitters
• Extended coverage high frequency transceivers
• Cordless telephones certified by the FCC
• Class I lasers (e.g. CD players), Class IM lasers (e.g. DVD players), Class II lasers (e.g. bar code scanners - limited to 1 mW), and Non-handheld Class 3R lasers (e.g. certain laser light show projectors limited to 5 mW and under and bore sights and gun sight lasers)
• Video game controllers that modify rather than replace existing technology in a video game

Examples of prohibited listings

• Products intended to affect traffic signals
• Products where the serial number has been removed or altered
• Power amplifiers used with CB radios
• Products designed to intentionally block, jam or interfere with licensed or authorized radio communications, such as:
  • Cell jammers
  • GPS jammers
  • Laser jammers
  • PCS jammers
  • Radar jammers
  • WiFi jammers
  • Radar shifters
• Products that descramble -- or gain access to -- cable or satellite television without permission, such as:
  • Blocker devices
  • Hardware or Software DSS Emulators
  • Listings for information or guides on "how to" descramble cable or satellite television without permission
  • Programmed Smart Cards
  • Smart Card programmers and unloopers
• Portable, handheld laser products, such as:
  • Lasers pointers
  • Laser flares
  • Laser pens
  • Presentation remotes that integrate laser pointers
  • Stylus pens with integrated laser pointers
  • Pet toy laser pointers and similar products
• Products that incorporate Class IIIB lasers (such as laser light show projectors) and Class IV lasers (such as industrial lasers)
• Video game controllers (including cards or other devices) that replace existing technology in a video game
• DVD duplicators that bypass copyright protections
• Blu-ray players that have been modified to disable region coding
• Any cell phone that was originally locked to a cell phone carrier and has been manually unlocked to work with other carriers (such as jailbroken iPhones, unlock codes for Blackberry)
• Cell phone unlocking devices
• Cell phones with bad electronic serial numbers (ESNs)
• Micro SIM cards modified from standard size SIM cards
• Wireless microphones and similar devices that operate in a 700 MHZ broadcast band
• Any holiday light and/or decorative outfit product that is not compliant with 16 CFR 1120.3(c)
• Any extension cord product that is not compliant with 16 CFR 1120.3(d)
• Certain streaming media players, listed here. In recent years, Prime Video has become an important part of Prime, so to avoid customer confusion, it's important that the streaming media players we sell interact well with Prime Video.
• Any USB-C (or USB Type-C) cable or adapter product that is not compliant with standard specifications issued by “USB Implementers Forum Inc.”

Related Amazon help pages

• Restricted Products: Automotive & Powersports

Additional useful information

• FCC rules and regulations
• FCC information on the authorization of equipment using the radio frequency spectrum
• FCC public notice on high frequency transceivers
• FCC enforcement advisory on jammers
• FCC additional information on jammer enforcement