Cookware, small appliances, gadgets, drinkware and storage each need a different A+ layout. This guide gives a module plan for each, shows how to build a comparison chart across a product line, and flags the kitchen claims that get brands in trouble.
Short answer
A+ Content is the free, brand-owned section in the product description area of an Amazon detail page. Kitchen brands should plan it by product type: cookware leads with materials and heat sources, appliances with what it makes and how it cleans, gadgets with the task it solves. Use a same-brand comparison chart across the line, and only make claims like non-toxic, PFAS-free or dishwasher-safe you can prove.
5 vs 7
Modules allowed on a detail page for Basic A+ vs Premium A+
Amazon, A+ Content guide
19 cards
Most cards in the single Brand Story carousel module
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7 days
Business days Amazon says A+ review may take after you submit
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8 of 10
Top 10 cookware best sellers using A+ in an August 2026 snapshot
Cohley content benchmarks
A+ Content is the branded section in the product description area of an Amazon detail page. Amazon's public A+ page says it is free for eligible sellers with a Professional selling account and a Brand Representative or Reseller role on a brand enrolled in Brand Registry, and only ASINs registered to your brand can receive it. Amazon's Seller Central guide adds that Premium A+ costs nothing extra and has no additional eligibility criteria, as of October 2026.
Amazon's A+ page says, word for word, "Basic A+ Content can increase sales by up to 8%," and adds that well-implemented Premium A+ can increase sales by up to 20%. The footnote credits Amazon internal data, and Amazon does not publish the method. It is an "up to" figure from the company that runs the marketplace. We have no lift numbers of our own, and you should be wary of anyone who promises a percentage for your listing. For a picture of how common A+ is, Cohley, a creator content company that publishes Amazon content benchmarks and sells content, counted A+ on 8 of 10 top Cookware best sellers and on 10 of 10 in 9 of the 13 Kitchen & Dining subcategories in its August 11, 2026 snapshot. That describes the leaders; it does not show that A+ caused their sales. Our kitchen content benchmarks page has every subcategory.
For the general rules across every category, start with our complete A+ Content guide, and for layouts outside kitchen see our A+ Content examples by category. This page is the kitchen version: what to put in the modules and what not to say.
Basic A+ allows five modules on a detail page, chosen from 14 module types, at a 970 x 300 image size. Premium allows seven modules from 19 types at 1464 x 600, plus video, hotspots and carousels. The plans below are written for Basic so any brand can use them. They describe layouts, not any real listing, and the order is our recommendation, not an Amazon rule.
One idea runs through all five. A kitchen shopper is trying to answer a practical question: will it work on my stove, fit my counter, survive my dishwasher, fit my cup holder. A+ is where you answer it with pictures.
Module 1, a wide header of the pan in use with one plain line on what it is made of. Module 2, a cutaway or layer diagram of the construction with short labels. Module 3, a row of compatible heat sources, with any oven-safe temperature written exactly as your testing supports. Module 4, care: cleaning, utensils, and whether the handle and lid go in the oven. Module 5, a comparison chart of the line.
Module 1, the finished food or drink beside the appliance, so the shopper sees the result first. Module 2, a labeled diagram of the controls. Module 3, a three-step how-it-works row. Module 4, cleanup: which parts come off and how they wash. Module 5, footprint, height and capacity drawn against a common object. In Premium, use hotspots on the control panel and add a demo video. Safety and food-contact duties are in our small kitchen appliance compliance guide.
Module 1, the task before and after, shown on the food. Module 2, a hand holding the tool so scale is obvious. Module 3, a row of other uses. Module 4, materials and cleaning. Module 5, a chart if you sell sizes or a set. Keep text short; long paragraphs on a gadget page usually mean the images are not doing their job.
Module 1, the bottle or tumbler where it gets used: a desk, car or gym bag. Module 2, each capacity next to a common object, with a cup holder fit note you have measured. Module 3, a lid breakdown showing how it comes apart for cleaning. Module 4, hot and cold times stated only as your own test conditions support. Module 5, a color and size chart.
Module 1, the product in an organized pantry, fridge or drawer. Module 2, exact interior and exterior dimensions on a line drawing, because a container that does not fit a shelf becomes a return. Module 3, seal type, stacking and nesting. Module 4, freezer, microwave and dishwasher limits, stated only as tested. Module 5, a chart of every set size with piece counts.
A comparison chart is the most useful A+ module for a kitchen brand with more than one product. Basic A+ includes it, and Amazon's public A+ page describes it as shoppable. Amazon's guidelines say to use charts for same-brand products and not to make competitor comparisons, so the chart's job is to move a shopper to the right product in your own line.
Pick four to six rows that actually change from product to product, and put the product that matches this detail page in the first column. A row that reads the same in every column wastes space. Our comparison chart module guide covers the build.
Reorder the columns so the current product is first. A shopper who lands on the wrong size can switch without going back to search.
Columns such as "other pans" are competitor comparisons in practice and conflict with Amazon's guidelines.
A checkmark next to "dishwasher safe" or "PFAS-free" is the same claim as writing it in a bullet. No document, no checkmark.
Premium A+ adds the formats that suit kitchen products: video, interactive hotspots, carousels, larger images and Q&A modules, per Amazon's A+ guide. Since Premium carries no extra cost or eligibility, the real question is whether you have assets to fill it. A video module needs a video worth watching.
Brand Story is a separate module in the From the brand section. Amazon's guide says it holds up to 19 cards in a carousel, with full-screen backgrounds, image and text cards, and links to products and your Brand Store, and it works with either Basic or Premium. For a kitchen brand, it is the place for the founder, how products are tested, and links to other lines, so the description section can stay on this one product.
Our view: appliances with several settings (hotspots on the controls), cookware where heat behavior is the selling point (a short searing or release video), and storage sets where a carousel can show each piece.
Single-purpose gadgets, simple utensils and replacement parts. Five well-planned modules answer every question a shopper has about a peeler.
Card 1, the brand promise over a kitchen photo. Cards 2 to 4, origin and testing. Cards 5 to 8, one card per product line linking to a hero ASIN. Last card, the Brand Store. Our Brand Story design service builds this as a fixed-price project.
If an A+ video shows photorealistic people generated entirely by AI, Amazon's guide says to tag the file with contains-synthetic-performer in the dc:subject (XMP) metadata field before upload.
Amazon's misleading and prohibited claims policy covers images, descriptions, packaging and marketing materials on the detail page, and A+ is all of those at once. The policy says claims about performance, composition, ingredients or origin must be backed by verifiable evidence and documentation. These are the kitchen claims that cause the most rework.
Under the FTC Green Guides (16 CFR 260.10), a non-toxic claim likely tells shoppers the product is safe for both people and the environment, and the FTC expects competent and reliable scientific evidence for both, or a clear qualification. Our advice: replace "non-toxic" with the specific fact you can document, such as which food-contact rules your test reports cover. Our food-contact rules guide explains those reports.
The Green Guides (16 CFR 260.9) say a free-of claim can mislead even when literally true, for example if the product contains a substance with similar risks. California's AB 1200 adds cookware rules: since January 1, 2023, a manufacturer may not claim on its website that cookware is free of a specific chemical in a group on the state's designated list unless it was not intentionally added. Since January 1, 2024, intentionally added listed chemicals in the handle or food-contact surface must be disclosed on the label, and the California Attorney General says that statement must be visible on online listings too. See our PFAS cookware laws by state.
This is a performance claim, so Amazon's policy expects evidence. Write exactly what you tested: top rack only, which parts, and whether a coating changes over time. If only the lid is dishwasher safe, say so.
Amazon's claims policy lists anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-microbial among restricted claim words and points to its pesticide policy for products claiming to kill or repel pests. Cutting boards, sponges and storage containers often trip this. Leave these words out unless a regulatory attorney confirms your product and wording qualify.
"Best", "100% pure" and "guaranteed" need verifiable, objective proof under Amazon's policy, and the A+ guidelines separately ban warranty and guarantee information.
Measured facts: dimensions, capacity, weight, documented materials, heat sources you have tested, and how to clean it. Specific beats vague and is easier to defend.
Check that the ASINs are registered to your brand and the brand name matches Brand Registry exactly; Amazon's guide says the match is case sensitive. Fill in UPC, model number and key attributes.
For each ASIN, list the question shoppers ask before buying, using reviews, return comments and customer questions. That question decides your first two modules.
List every claim, the document behind it and its date. Cut anything without a document. The sheet also lets you answer Amazon quickly if a claim is questioned.
Use the plan for your product type above. Skip any module you cannot fill with a unique image, since Amazon asks you not to duplicate gallery images.
Keep paragraphs to three sentences or fewer, as Amazon's guide recommends, keep text readable on a phone, and write alt-text for every image. Preview desktop and mobile in A+ Content Manager.
Choose four to six rows that change across the line, and use the same chart on every ASIN with the current product first.
Amazon says review may take up to seven business days, content goes live within 24 hours of approval, and at most 20 submissions can be pending at once. Keep copies. If rejected, fix the reason shown in A+ Content Manager and resubmit.
Within a day of approval, confirm every applied ASIN shows the content. Review it each quarter, or whenever a material, coating or test report changes.
One to five ASINs, good photography already shot, and simple claims you can document. A+ Content Manager is free, and the plans above will get you a solid Basic layout without an agency.
Coated cookware, food-contact plastics and anything sold into California with chemical disclosures. Design is the easy part; matching every line to your test reports is where outside eyes help. For legal questions, talk to a regulatory attorney.
Ten or more ASINs across sizes and colors means one chart, one Brand Story and a family of layouts that must stay consistent.
Diagrams, cutaways, demo video and lifestyle photos are usually the bottleneck. If you have to shoot anyway, plan A+ at the same time.
How Evolve helps. We plan, write and design A+ in house, and we shoot the photos and video that fill it. Our prices, as of October 2026: graphic design (main images, infographics and Premium A+) at $295, $495 or $595; Brand Story at $595; Brand Store at $1,495; product photography at $295, $495 or $745; and product video at $395, $695 or $895. See the full scope on our A+ Content design service page and every package on our pricing page.
If you would rather have one person own the whole listing, A+ refreshes, claims checks and image updates can run inside our Amazon brand management plans: Brand Support, 5 hours for $750 a month; Brand Manager, 10 hours for $1,250; Brand Manager Plus, 20 hours for $2,000; or Full Brand Management, 40 hours for $3,600. Plans are paid upfront monthly, run month to month, and unused hours do not roll over. Work beyond a plan is $150 an hour, and ad spend and fixed-price production are billed separately. Our kitchen brand marketing page shows how A+ fits with photography, video, PPC and compliance-aware copy for kitchen lines.
Want a second opinion first? Email Ian at [email protected] or call or text 719-257-3557 with your ASIN, and we will tell you which modules we would change and why. You can also check how your listing stacks up against category leaders in our Amazon kitchen content benchmarks.
Amazon (sell.amazon.com): A+ Content
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Amazon (sell.amazon.com): Amazon Brand Registry
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Amazon Seller Central: A+ Content guide
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Amazon Seller Central: Misleading and prohibited claims
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eCFR: 16 CFR 260.10, Non-toxic claims
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eCFR: 16 CFR 260.9, Free-of claims
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California Attorney General: AB 1200 enforcement advisory (October 17, 2023)
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Cohley: Amazon Cookware content benchmarks (August 2026)
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Founder, Evolve Media Agency
Ian has run Evolve Media Agency since 2017 and has sold on Amazon since 2015. He and Megan run brand management, launches, PPC and in-house photo and video for Amazon, Shopify and TikTok Shop brands, including supplement brands, from Colorado. Questions about this page go straight to him at [email protected].
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