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Seller Enforcement Policy

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TikTok Shop can enforce policy and performance violations with warnings, account or listing restrictions, fund withholding, and other actions. Sellers can sometimes appeal or correct violations through Seller Center, but deadlines are strict. Connected accounts may also be affected, and severe misconduct can lead to suspension, deactivation, or legal reporting.

Key points

  • Enforcement can include warnings, restrictions, listing removal, fund holds, and account deactivation.
  • AHR drops can trigger additional enforcement actions at 150, 100, 50, and 0 points.
  • Some violations allow appeal or correction, but only within stated timelines.
  • Connected accounts can receive corresponding enforcement actions if one account is penalized.
  • Violent, threatening, harmful conduct in communications with platform representatives is prohibited.
  • Buyer PII violations can trigger more severe enforcement, including suspension or permanent deactivation.

Say / show

  • Check Seller Center and your Account Health Rating page regularly.
  • File appeals only through Seller Center.
  • Follow the listed appeal or correction deadlines exactly.
  • Delete or anonymize buyer PII without undue delay after the transaction and any return/dispute window closes.
  • Treat connected-account risk seriously if accounts share operations, tools, payments, or ownership.

Do not say / show

  • Do not assume an appeal guarantees approval.
  • Do not share or misuse buyer personal information.
  • Do not use violent, threatening, abusive, or harmful language toward platform representatives.
  • Do not ignore timeline requirements for appeals or corrections.
  • Do not assume separate legal entities cannot be treated as connected accounts.

Violation risks

  • Account Health Rating point deductions
  • Warning messages
  • Feature restrictions
  • Listing removal or freezing
  • Campaign, affiliate, or growth-event restrictions
  • Seller Shipping restrictions
  • Order volume limits or suspension of new orders
  • Account deactivation
  • Suspension or permanent loss of withdrawal rights
  • Fund deductions or withholding
  • Legal action or reporting to authorities

Who it affects

  • Sellers
  • Creators with e-commerce permissions tied to a seller shop
  • Connected accounts
  • Buyer-data handlers within seller operations

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Key Points:
  • TikTok Shop may take enforcement actions when your shop violates our policies or does not meet our performance standards. These actions may include deducting points from your Account Health Rating (AHR). We may take additional enforcement actions when your AHR drops to 150, 100, 50 and 0 points.
  • You can appeal or correct your violations, but these are subject to strict timelines, so check your Account Health Rating page regularly. If your appeal or correction is successful, we will remove the enforcement actions for these violations and restore any privileges withdrawn.
This policy outlines how TikTok Shop addresses non-compliance with our policies and performance standards. It is designed to help sellers understand the rules and maintain a fair and trustworthy platform for everyone.

Seller Enforcement

Seller enforcement refers to the actions TikTok Shop may take when sellers violate platform policies or fail to meet performance standards. Enforcement actions vary based on the nature, severity, and frequency of non-compliance and may affect a seller's account, shop, listings, funds, platform privileges, or ability to sell on TikTok Shop.

Enforcement Actions

We may take enforcement actions against a seller's account or their shop for violating our policies or not meeting our performance standards. These include:
  • Sending warning messages
  • Temporarily restricting access to specific seller account features and functions
  • Removing or freezing product listings
  • Suspending or restricting access to campaigns, user growth events, affiliate programs, and other platform benefits
  • Temporarily restricting a seller from creating new listings, when duplicate product listings are identified across multiple shops in the same shop group
  • Temporarily reducing the visibility of the shop or its products
  • Limitations or restrictions on Seller Shipping (from 90 days up to 365 days)
  • Order volume limits, up to and including suspension of new orders
    • If a seller's shop is deactivated or the Order Volume Limit (OVL) reaches 0, the e-commerce permissions of its associated creator accounts (Official Accounts or Marketing Accounts) will be blocked simultaneously. If a seller's permissions are restored, the creator accounts' permissions will be restored accordingly
  • Requiring account re-verification
  • Deferred Settlement Period
  • Temporarily or permanently suspending the ability to withdraw funds from the seller account
  • Deducting from the seller account balance to cover any losses or damages
  • Initiating legal action against the seller
  • Reporting the seller to relevant authorities
We may also deactivate the seller account at any time for reasons including:
  • We are required to do so by law
  • We suspect fraudulent, deceptive, illegal, or harmful activity on the seller account
  • The seller breached policies that fall outside the scope of the AHR
We reserve the right to take further enforcement actions in accordance with our policies and Seller Terms of Service.

Withholding Balance

If we determine that the seller violated any of our policies or our Seller Terms of Service, we may take enforcement actions against their account. This may include temporarily suspending their ability to withdraw funds from their account.
Depending on the nature and severity of the violation, the seller's funds may be temporarily withheld for 45, 90 or 365 days. At the end of the withholding period, we will offset any outstanding financial losses, such as those described in the Seller Terms of Service, and disburse the remaining funds.
We may also withhold funds for reasons including:
  • Inventory removal costs
  • Guarantee programs
  • Outstanding financial obligations including negative balances, fees, chargebacks, refunds, and undelivered items
  • Any other losses associated with the seller's account
In cases where we determine that the seller's account has engaged in deceptive, abusive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, we reserve the right to permanently withhold some or all funds from their account. These funds may include platform-funded incentives (such as shipping and promotional subsidies) previously provided to the seller within the past 365 days.
We reserve the right to take further enforcement actions in accordance with our policies and Seller Terms of Service.

Connected Accounts

TikTok Shop may consider seller accounts to be connected where information, use, management, or operations show that the accounts are related.
Connected accounts may include accounts that share or overlap in characteristics such as:
  • Contact information, including phone numbers, email addresses, or addresses
  • Payment information or bank accounts
  • Ownership, operators, managers, or other persons with access to or control over the accounts
  • Devices, systems, tools, or other resources used to register, access, manage, or operate the accounts
  • Business operations, inventory, fulfillment, suppliers, products, or other commercial resources
TikTok Shop may determine that accounts are connected based on the overall relationship between the accounts and other surrounding circumstances. Accounts are not required to match in every respect to be considered connected.
Accounts registered under different individuals or legal entities may still be considered connected where they are used, managed, or operated in a related manner.
Sellers are responsible for the registration, management, and operation of shops under their account, including where a third party registers, manages, or operates a shop on the seller's behalf.
If a seller account is suspended, banned, terminated, or otherwise subject to enforcement for breaching our policies or Seller Terms of Service, TikTok Shop reserves the right to take corresponding enforcement actions against its connected accounts. This includes where another account is used to continue the same business or activity after enforcement has been taken. Corresponding enforcement actions may include suspending the connected accounts or suspending the ability to withdraw funds from them.
For additional information regarding connected accounts, see our Understanding Connected Account Risks Best Practices and Appeal FAQs.For more information on creator binding, please refer to the Guidelines for Creator Binds.

TikTok Shop Violent, Threatening, and Harmful Conduct Policy

TikTok Shop does not tolerate - and will not tolerate - violent, threatening, abusive, or harmful behavior by sellers or creators in communications with platform representatives.
In communications with platform representatives, TikTok Shop sellers and creators must not:
  • Threaten, encourage, praise, or express a desire to cause death, physical injury, illness, or other serious harm to any person or animal.
  • Promote, organize, or provide instructions for violence, theft, criminal activity, or destruction of property.
  • Harass, sexually harass, degrade, dox, intimidate, or encourage coordinated abuse against another person.
  • Exploit or revictimize victims of violence, tragedy, or abuse.
  • Post excessively graphic depictions of real-world death, torture, severe injury, or violence intended to shock, glorify harm, or cause distress.
Violations may result in removal of content or listings, account restrictions or suspension, freezing or forfeiture of funds, loss of selling privileges, or permanent removal from TikTok Shop. Specific, credible, and imminent threats to human life or serious physical injury may also be reported to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.

Violations Involving Buyer Personally Identifiable Information (Buyer PII)

Sellers that commit violations involving Buyer Personally Identifiable Information (Buyer PII) may receive more severe enforcement actions, including account suspension and permanent account deactivation.
Buyer PII includes, but is not limited to:
  • Full name, phone number, email address, or delivery address
  • Social media handles or usernames (for example, TikTok username)
  • Payment information, national identification numbers, or tax identifiers
  • Order details that, combined with publicly available information, could re-identify a buyer
Prohibited actions include, but are not limited to:
  • Redirecting buyers off-platform, including sharing personal contact details (phone, email, social handles, URLs) in any seller-to-buyer communication, listing, or fulfillment material.
  • Soliciting buyer PII through any channel (chat, listings, packaging inserts, post-purchase communications), unless authorized by TikTok Shop for fulfillment.
  • Misusing or sharing buyer PII for any purpose other than fulfilling the specific TikTok Shop transaction it was provided for. This includes contacting buyers outside TikTok Shop-supported channels, sending unsolicited marketing, disclosing PII to unauthorized third parties, reusing PII across transactions, or posting PII publicly.
  • Retaining buyer PII beyond fulfillment needs. PII must be deleted or anonymized without undue delay once the transaction and any applicable return/dispute window has closed.
See Understanding Connected Account Risks Best Practices and Appeal FAQs for more information.

Notification Of Violation

We will inform you of any violation via email and your Seller Center Inbox. We may use additional channels to inform you, depending on the nature of the violation. We will also inform you via the same channels when your AHR is 10 points away from the next milestone.

Appeal

Depending on the violation, you may be able to appeal an enforcement action. Appeals must be filed through the Seller Center (the portal where you manage your shop). We will investigate the case and take corrective actions where applicable. All decisions are made at our sole discretion.Submitting an appeal does not guarantee approval. It only ensures a careful review of your evidence. We may also review your account history and risk profile if they are relevant to the violation.
  • You are limited to 2 appeals per violation. All decisions made by us after the second appeal are final.
  • You must file your first appeal within 30 days of being notified of the violation.\nIf your first appeal is rejected, you must file a second appeal within 15 days of the rejection.\nWe will not review any appeals raised after these timelines.
  • If your appeal is successful, we will remove any enforcement actions taken and restore any privileges withdrawn.
  • It is your sole responsibility to collect, prepare, and upload all supporting documentation supporting your appeal. We may request additional information, if necessary.
  1. immediate enforcement actions for some violations. You must file your appeal within 12-72 hours of being notified of these violations. The exact time period depends on the violation. If your appeal is successful, we will not take the enforcement actions tagged to the violation.

Correction

Please check our step-by-step guide: How to Correct Seller Violations.
Depending on the violation, you can take actions to correct it, as an alternative to appealing it. Corrections must be done through the Seller Center. Correction is available for some violations where we do not take immediate enforcement actions.
If you want to correct a violation, you must do so within 12-72 hours of being notified of it. The exact time period depends on the violation. We will review your corrective actions and, if we deem them sufficient, we will not take the enforcement actions attached to the violation.

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