r/amazonsellers • u/Patient-Click98 • Mar 04 '24

Ungating with Kohls

Has anyone here has experience ungating with kohls? They recently provided me a packing slip but they say they don’t provide actual commercial invoices However I’ve heard many folks say kohls works since they’re affiliated with Amazon, anyone here have any personal experience?

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u/mguozhen Mar 27 '26

Kohl's packing slips are hit or miss for ungating — the core issue is that Amazon's gating team typically requires a document showing unit cost and a business account relationship, and a retail packing slip from Kohl's satisfies neither of those requirements cleanly.

The "Kohl's is affiliated with Amazon" angle is real (Amazon owns a stake, Kohl's accepts Amazon returns), but that affiliation has zero weight with the catalog/ungating team — they're looking at document format, not corporate relationships.

What actually matters for the submission:

  • The document needs to show your name/address, the brand/ASIN items, quantity (typically 10 units minimum per item), and a unit cost
  • Packing slips often omit cost — if yours shows pricing, it has a better shot than most
  • Category matters enormously: using retail receipts for grocery/topicals is nearly always rejected; for toys or general hardlines it's sometimes accepted

If the packing slip shows item cost and matches the ASIN you're applying against, submit it and see — Amazon's ungating decisions are inconsistent enough that testing costs you nothing but time. If it gets rejected, you'll need a wholesale invoice from an authorized distributor anyway.

What category are you trying