Get Approved to Sell Gated Brands and Restricted Categories on Amazon and Walmart.

Ungated on Amazon means you have been approved to sell in a restricted category or a gated brand that new sellers cannot list right away. Amazon decides each request on paper, usually based on your sourcing documents and account standing. Until you are approved, the listing shows a restriction and an Apply to sell or Request approval button.

You get ungated on Amazon by finding the product in Seller Central through Add a Product, opening the listing limitations and clicking Request approval. Amazon then asks for what that brand or category requires, often invoices from a manufacturer or distributor that show your business name, the products and a wholesale quantity. Some categories ask for several invoices.

Amazon accepts ungating invoices that come from a real manufacturer or distributor, show your legal business name and address as they appear on the account, list the exact products, are dated inside the required window and show a wholesale quantity. The supplier must be reachable to verify. A mismatch on any of those lines is a common denial reason.

Amazon usually denies an ungating request because the documents do not match what the reviewer expects for that brand or category. Typical causes are an invoice from an unverifiable supplier, a name or address that differs from the account, the wrong products or too few units. Read the denial reason and fix that exact gap before you apply again.

You get brand approval on Walmart Marketplace through the Brand manager in Seller Center, under Growth. Set up the item in your catalog first, find the brand and select Apply for privileges, then upload a letter of authorization or other proof of your relationship to the brand. The brand must already be registered in the Walmart Brand Portal.

An authorized reseller on Walmart is a seller the brand owner has approved in the Walmart Brand Portal. Authorized resellers can update the brand’s item content over other Marketplace sellers, except the acting brand owner. A brand has one acting brand owner and can have multiple authorized resellers. It typically takes 24 hours for privileges to appear once assigned.

Walmart brand approval timing depends on the brand owner, because the brand reviews your Brand manager application and Walmart notifies you by email. Walmart says it stays neutral in supplier and reseller agreements and does not mediate disputes. Once a brand assigns the role, privileges typically show up within 24 hours.

You generally cannot get ungated without genuine sourcing documents, since both Amazon and Walmart decide approval on paper. Never create or alter an invoice or letter of authorization, because fake documents can cost you the whole account. If your current sourcing does not qualify, the fix is buying from an authorized distributor or getting real brand authorization.

An ungating service is worth it when you have been denied before, are entering a brand with strict requirements or want to know whether your sourcing qualifies before you buy inventory. Repeated denials make the next attempt harder. We check every document against the requirement before anything is filed. Start with a free assessment.

The cost of ungating depends on the brand or category and how much of your sourcing file needs work. A clean set of distributor invoices takes less work than a refile after several denials. We start with a free assessment, then give you a price before any work begins.

No one can guarantee ungating approval, because Amazon, Walmart and the brand owners make the final decision. Be careful with anyone who promises it. What we commit to is the work: genuine documents checked against the requirement, filed once and correctly, and a straight answer on your chances before you pay.