Amazon Brand Gating: Why Turning It Off Can Destroy Your Profits
Your brand is the foundation of your business, but without protection, unauthorized sellers can flood Amazon with cheap imitations of your products. Beyond undercutting your prices and pushing your listing out of the Buy Box—slashing your margins—these knock-offs can also permanently damage your reputation. Customers who receive a poor-quality counterfeit may never return to your brand. Worse, they’ll share their negative experiences, pushing future buyers away. By enforcing brand gating, you ensure that shoppers get the genuine product they expect. This builds trust, maintains your brand’s reputation, and strengthens customer loyalty. But what happens when you disable it? Here’s why turning off brand gating can wreak havoc on your Amazon business and how you can safeguard your brand.