Amazon image suppressed for a non-white background? Fix it in 10 seconds
If Amazon flagged your main image or suppressed your listing for its background, the fix is a pure white (255,255,255) background with the product filling 85%+ of the frame. ShelfShot does both and checks the result.
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Tips for amazon main image rejected non-white background
- The most common cause is a background that looks white but isn't exact: cream, light grey or a shadowed sweep.
- Second most common: the product is too small in the frame. Amazon wants 85%+.
- Third: added text, badges or a border. Move those to secondary images.
- After uploading the fixed image, suppression usually clears once Amazon re-scans the listing.
Amazon main image rules, checked automatically
- Background must be pure white, RGB 255,255,255. Off-white or light grey gets flagged by Amazon's automatic checks.
- The product should fill 85–100% of the frame.
- 1,000 px on the longest side enables zoom; 1,600 px+ is recommended and 2,000 × 2,000 is the safe choice.
- Show only the product being sold. No text, logos, badges, watermarks, borders or props.
- A real photo of the actual item, not a drawing or render that misrepresents it.
Questions
Is a shadow allowed?
A soft, natural shadow under the product is widely used, but the background around it must stay pure white. ShelfShot's shadow option keeps the edges exact white.
Why does my white background fail?
Most 'white' studio photos are actually 240–250, not 255. Amazon's checker looks for exact white.
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