Your main roleThe role changes exposure to marketplace requests and importer duties.EU responsible personDo your products have a named, reachable EU responsible person visible in evidence?Supplier traceabilityCan each SKU be linked to manufacturer, batch, contact and purchase evidence?Product risk assessmentIs safety risk assessed before listing and reviewed after incidents?Marketplace processCan you respond quickly to evidence requests and product delisting issues?Safety Business GatewayDoes your team know how to report a dangerous product and track corrections?Compliance fileAre instructions, warnings, contacts, photos and certificates centralized?

Readiness score

High risk: document responsibilities and safety procedures immediately.

Priority actions

Name or confirm the EU economic operator and make contact details available in listings and internal evidence.
Create a supplier register by SKU with manufacturer, importer, batch, safety contact and documentary evidence.
Write a risk assessment by product family with foreseeable hazards, warnings and listing decisions.
Prepare a marketplace playbook for evidence requests, delisting, recalls, seller blocks and response times.
Document the Safety Business Gateway procedure with owner, reporting criteria and incident log.
Assemble a reusable compliance sheet: instructions, photos, markings, EU responsible person, supplier and correction history.