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Creator Center > TikTok Shop toolkit > Video Pre-Check
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Added navigation path to Video Pre-Check tool in Creator Center. Four access routes now documented: TikTok Shop toolkit, Videos tab, Creator Health Rating, or Product onboarding.
Affects: Creator, Video
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Rewatch the recording of a live Q&A on policies and best practices in partnership with Creator LIVE Education and policy experts here: TikTok Shop LIVE Webinar Series: Traffic + Policy & Regulation Debunk | ✨Creator Policy Pulse (January 2026)✨
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Policy Pulse update restructured Fulfillment Journey section into Q&A format and expanded educational resources (webinars, courses, training). Existing rules on order timing, counterfeit enforcement, and content requirements are restated, not changed.
Affects: Creator, Seller, Video
An individual or business seller account that has passed the probation program, and does not have any severe violations, can be bound to up to 1 Official Account and 4 Marketing Accounts. Sellers may send up to 10 Marketing binding invitations within a 180-day
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Multiple substantive updates: giveaways must use official tool only; product images must accurately represent actual items (AI/rendered images flagged if inaccurate); Dynamic Settlement unified into SPS-only metric; VoC enforcement for fulfillment quality; surprise set max bid raised to $5000; NBFR metric scope narrowed; 24-hour response rate targets 90%.
Affects: Creator, Seller, Listing
To improve marketplace compliance, we are introducing updates that clarify how shop and creator account permissions, as well as binding limits, are affected by enforcement actions. If a seller's shop is deactivated, the e-commerce permissions of associated cre
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Creator shop deactivation cascades e-commerce ban to bound creators. Shops with banned bound creators face 180-day restriction on new creator bindings. GWP with cash/vehicles/high-value electronics rejected. New adult content enforcement. Dynamic OVL probation model. F&B ingredient disclosure required on new listings. Fair pricing enforcement. Health documentation requests mandatory. Break purchases require physical shipment per category.
Affects: Creator, Seller, Listing, Video
Sellers with serious or repeated violations may face stricter penalties, including extended settlement periods. | These updates help create a fair marketplace by reducing unfair advantages from deceptive shipping practices.
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TikTok Shop will enforce stricter penalties for sellers with serious or repeated tracking information violations, including extended settlement periods beyond standard timelines.
Affects: Seller
Simplified Returns and Refunds Review (Effective May 12, 2026)
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Section title "Simplified Returns and Refunds Review" added to May 2026 policy index. No substantive rule change detected in diff—entry is table-of-contents furniture without updated requirement text.
Affects: Seller
Consumers should stop using the recalled Wyze Solar Cam Pan security camera immediately and visit http://www.wyze.com/SCPrecall to determine whether your device is affected by the recall. All consumers who used the long, flat-head screw to install the solar pa
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CPSC recall database entry updated: Wyze Solar Cam Pan recall now includes detailed assembly instructions, safe disposal guidance, expanded recall scope (321,360 units vs prior incomplete detail), and remedy options (replacement, refund, gift card).
Affects: Seller
Transaction policy violations and bans Jump to a section Overview of Tik Tok transaction policy • What happens if you're banned from making transactions Overview of Tik Tok transaction policy By using Tik Tok, you agree to follow our Community Guidelines and T
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Navigation and site structure updated with expanded help center menu. Core transaction policy language unchanged: same violation types, enforcement actions, and ban consequences apply.
Affects: Creator
What is the Promotion Performance Score and who is eligible to have one on TikTok Shop? | The Promotion Performance Score measures customer trust and quality of your promotions, ranging from 0 to 5, updated daily. It’s available only to affiliate creators who
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Eligibility thresholds tightened: affiliates now need 5+ orders, 6+ videos, or 3+ livestreams in 30 days (down from 30+ orders, 20+ videos, or 5+ livestreams in 90 days). Score threshold for reach improvement raised from 2.0+ to 2.5+.
Affects: Creator, Video
Official Government or Military Items and Other Restricted Equipment
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New prohibited category added: Official Government or Military Items and Other Restricted Equipment. Sellers must identify and remove any gov/military items from listings to avoid enforcement.
Affects: Seller, Listing
Medicines, Medical Devices, and Medicinal Supplements
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Added new prohibited category: "Medicines, Medical Devices, and Medicinal Supplements." Section heading inserted but full policy text not yet populated in snapshot.
Affects: Seller, Listing
Human Body Parts, Remains, and Mortuary Products
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New explicit prohibition: sellers cannot list human body parts, remains, or mortuary products (caskets, urns, burial vaults, embalming supplies). Exception: human hair wigs remain permitted.
Affects: Seller, Listing
Food items that are not packaged, labeled, or intended for retail sale in the U.S. (for example, repurposed retail candies that do not comply with U.S. laws and regulations)
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Five new food product categories prohibited: perishable foods, baby food for children under 3, baby formula, non-retail-packaged foods, and all homemade foods. Violations trigger listing removal or account penalties.
Affects: Seller, Listing
Custom document creation (e.g., counterfeit certificates, identification documents) | Intermediaries for customs declarations
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Added nine new prohibited product categories under Services and Virtual Products: custom documents, exam solutions, real estate services, MLM schemes, sex acts, surrogacy, unlicensed gambling bundles, and unauthorized streaming devices.
Affects: Seller, Listing
Any other products that may violate or facilitate the violation of an individual's privacy
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New "Security and Privacy Products" category added prohibiting sale of personal information access, data-stealing software, hidden recording devices, and products that violate privacy rights.
Affects: Seller, Listing
Any tools for manipulating locks or gaining unauthorized access | Devices to bypass automobile locks or jiggling tools
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Lock picking tools, theft devices, and new medical product prohibitions (PEDs, CBD beauty, unlicensed medicines) formally added to prohibited list with federal citations and WADA/USADA reference.
Affects: Seller, Listing
Narcotics, steroids, and other drugs prohibited by law or regulation | Products identified in an FDA warning letter as unsafe, adulterated, or misbranded
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TikTok expanded prohibited drugs and weapons lists to include new psychoactive substances, designer drugs, simulation guns, replica weapons, self-defense keychains, and weapon-adjacent items.
Affects: Seller, Listing
We do not allow the sale of products that mention specific forms of self-harm or suicide, such as cutting, burning, overdosing, or hanging oneself. This includes, but is not limited to, pens that replicate the sensation of cutting or books that discuss suicide
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TikTok added comprehensive prohibitions on Body and Mental Wellness products: self-harm/suicide-related items, mental health disorder glorification, weight loss/gain supplements, GLP-branded products, and disordered eating content. Violations trigger listing removal and account penalties.
Affects: Creator, Seller, Listing, Video
Cosmetics that are named in the FDA recall or safety alert | Cosmetics containing FDA-prohibited or restricted ingredients
Summary
Four new cosmetics restrictions added: medical-use products banned, FDA-recalled cosmetics prohibited, FDA-restricted ingredients banned, and skin-lightening/bleaching products strictly prohibited (brightening and spot-reducing allowed).
Affects: Seller, Listing
Check out our best practices for Creating Effective Auto Parts Listing Titles | ✨Seller Policy Pulse (April 2025)✨
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Policy Pulse newsletter reorganized with added navigation links to best practices guides (auto parts titles, inauthentic products) and archival policy pulse editions. No new requirements introduced.
Affects: Seller
