# Amazon Integration: What to Know Before You Start

This article outlines the Amazon integration limitations in LitCommerce. Understanding these limitations will help you use the tool more effectively and align it with your business needs.

## <mark style="color:$primary;">**Products Listing Process**</mark>

* GTIN Exemption is required when listing products that do not have a matching ASIN in the Amazon catalog from LitCommerce. Refer to [this article](https://litcommerce.gitbook.io/litcommerce-helpdesk/marketplace-integration/supported-platforms/amazon/how-to-sell-on-amazon-with-litcommerce-product-identifiers-and-gtin-exemption#create-a-brand-new-listing-on-amazon-1) for more details.

* When using GTIN Exemption, Product Type and Browser Node information (ID and Name) are required for listings publishing on Amazon through LitCommerce. You only need to obtain this information once per category and can apply it to future listings within that category. Retrieve it from your Amazon Seller Central.

* Due to API limitations, LitCommerce does not support publishing Custom/Customized products or Handmade products on Amazon.

* Amazon has many prerequisites. It is crucial to address and fulfill all necessary fields specified by this marketplace. This will ensure that products can be successfully published.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Listings with missing required information will be displayed with error messages returned from Amazon. You must complete them before proceeding with the publishing process.**
{% endhint %}

## <mark style="color:$primary;">**Sync Process**</mark>

LitCommerce does not support the following for the Amazon integration:

### <mark style="color:$info;">**Inventory Sync for FBA listings**</mark>

Inventory management for FBA products is not possible for LitCommerce. This is because Amazon manages the stock of FBA products separately from the store's warehouse.

### <mark style="color:$info;">**Import shipping, customer data, and sync tracking information for Amazon orders**</mark>

* Due to API limitations, orders imported from Amazon will not include shipping and customer information (such as name, address, etc.). Only the purchased product information (such as title, SKU, price, etc.) can be imported.

* Order status and tracking information cannot be synced from the Main Store to Amazon. However, LitCommerce can sync order status from Amazon back to the Main Store.

If you have any questions, let us know via the Chat Box in the bottom-right corner of our Help Center.


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