Products that depend on homologation/approval from governmental agencies

It is prohibited to list and/or request: 

  • Products that are not homologated, approved or registered by the corresponding national agencies, e.g.: ANVISA, ANATEL, INMETRO, MAPA or ANS, among others.
  • Products reported by the competent authority and/or removed from the market by the manufacturer because they pose risks to consumers' health and/or integrity.
  • Products regulated by INMETRO that are not certified by the agency or whose listing does not show the information on the INMETRO seal.
  • Food supplements whose composition, product label or listing description does not comply with ANVISA rules.
  • Electric products (e.g.: thermo tanks, electric heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, fluorescent lamps etc.) that do not have the energy efficiency label authorized by INMETRO.
  • Telecommunication products (e.g. cell phones, tablets, smartwatches, drones, remote controls) that do not have an ANATEL approval number.
  • Content* that expressly promotes the examples mentioned above.

 What is allowed to list?

The products mentioned here are only examples.

  • Products homologated, approved or registered by the corresponding governmental agencies.
  • Telecommunication products that have been approved by ANATEL. 
  • Products regulated by ANVISA that comply with the sanitary legislation, according to the rules described below. Learn how to list these products. 

 Regulatory framework ANVISA rule Listing
Food
  • Registration with ANVISA is mandatory, and ANVISA must have been previously notified of the beginning of manufacturing or importation.

It must have registration number or remark informing that ANVISA has been communicated, and Mercado Libre may request the submission of this communication in case of possible third-party inquiry.

Cosmetics, Hygiene, Perfume and Sanitizing products
  • Registration or notification with ANVISA is mandatory.

It must have registration number or remark informing that ANVISA has been notified, and Mercado Libre may request the submission of this notification in case of possible third-party inquiry.
Health products
  • Registration or notification with ANVISA is mandatory. 
 It must have registration number or remark informing that ANVISA has been notified, and Mercado Libre may request the submission of this notification in case of possible third-party inquiry.
Medicine
  • Registration or notification with ANVISA is mandatory.
 It is prohibited to list medicine.
Medicine subject to special control

  • Registration or notification with ANVISA is mandatory.

  • The legislation prohibits commercializing this type of product on the internet.

 It is prohibited to list medicine subject to special control.

 

*Includes any content through which you offer products or services in different sections of the platform, using listings, clips, ads, account details, messaging channels, questions/answers, opinions, among others.

Content that does not respect our Prohibited products policy or any current legislation will be cancelled. This could lead your partial, temporary or permanent suspension to sell on the website.

 

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