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Fashion

Find all information here regarding the assortment policy for the Fashion category.

Plant-based materials

We do not offer items via our platform that are made from plant species threatened with extinction. These species are listed on the CITES and/or IUCN lists. If you have items that are partly or fully made from protected plants, you are not allowed to offer them via bol. This applies even if you have a valid permit, declaration, or license for them. For example, the following materials are not permitted:
  • Red coral (blood coral)
  • Rosewood

Discover protected plant species with the CITES checklist (English & French) 

Discover endangered animal species with the IUCN list

Animal materials

It is not permitted to sell items via bol that consist of real fur, such as angora or mohair. By real fur, we mean: animal skin, or parts thereof, with hair or fur in processed or unprocessed form, or the coat of an animal. It is also not permitted to sell actual animals via bol, such as frozen chicks. The following materials are permitted:
  •  Synthetic materials that resemble fur
  • Animal hides (or parts thereof) from sheep, cows, goats, and reindeer (with the exception of the Angora goat)
  • Wool (with the exception of angora and mohair wool)

Protected animal species

We do not offer items made from endangered animal species via the platform. These species are listed by CITES and/or IUCN. You may not sell items made from protected animals via bol. This applies even if you have a valid permit, declaration, or license.

For example, the following materials are not permitted:

  • Ivory
  • Exotic leather (for example, snake and crocodile leather)

Erotic images

Items with erotic content are placed under an 18+ filter. By erotic content, we mean:
  • Images of objects for sexual activities.
  • Images showing sexual body parts of people (or representations of people); such as genitals, nipples, and bare buttocks.
  • Images that are sexually suggestive in any other way.

Fairtrade

Fairtrade is an unprotected term used to describe items that:

  • are produced under good working conditions
  • have fair trade agreements with farmers and employees

If an item you sell has a Fairtrade quality mark, we check if this aligns with its description. We do this based on the 4 quality marks below:

  • Fairtrade
  • World Fair Trade Organization
  • Fair for Life (clothing)

If you sell an item with one of these quality marks, you can report it via this link. If this is correct, we can give you a Good Choice label. For items that claim to be Fairtrade but do not have a quality mark from one of these organizations, the claim will be removed from the content.

Skin-coloured

via bol, items are sold in all kinds of sizes, styles, and colours. The more specific the description of the item, the faster our shared customers can find what suits them. Instead of using the term 'skin colour', please use a more specific description for the colour of your item, such as beige, brown, or light pink.

Second-hand

Second-hand items or margin items can only be offered in the categories books, music, games, and movies. For other categories, you cannot request selling rights. Therefore, it is not possible to offer second-hand items other than books, music, games, and movies via bol.

Jewellery & Watches

Gold, silver & imitation materials 

Items may only be sold if they comply with legal requirements and regulations. As a partner, you are responsible for ensuring that these requirements are in line with the items you offer. Items in the 'Jewellery & Watches' category fall under the Guarantee Act. This act sets requirements that are important for the content on the platform, including the item description, item specifications, and title of your item. For example, a silver necklace (silver core material) with an 18-carat plating may only be called 'gold-coloured' and not 'gold'.

Luxury items above €2500

For selected product categories, selling items above €2500 is not permitted. This also applies to jewellery (watches).

Hoop Earrings & Bangles

Never use the terms 'creolen' and 'slavenarmbanden'. Within the 'Jewellery' category, we sell hoop earrings and bangles. If the terms 'creolen' and 'slavenarmbanden' are used, your item will be taken offline until the term is adjusted.

Extended Producer Responsibility Textiles (EPR Textiles)

Do you sell (business) clothing, table, bed, and/or household linen in the Netherlands? If so, since July 1, 2023, you are required to comply with the EPR Textiles Decree. This Decree makes you, as a producer/importer, responsible for the waste phase of clothing and household textiles. The government aims to encourage businesses to use textile waste for reuse and recycling. The EPR Textiles Decree holds producers and importers individually responsible for:
  • the organization of a suitable separate collection system and the associated costs.
  • recycling and reuse of the collected textiles.

What does this mean for you?

The EPR Textiles Decree applies to producers and importers who sell consumer and business clothing, table, bed, and household linen in the Netherlands. This applies to both Dutch and international partners, as well as to textiles made from recycled material. If you are a producer and/or importer of clothing and textiles, you officially have an individual responsibility to comply with the Decree. You may have this carried out by a collective/producer organization, such as Stichting UPV. You do not need to inform us how you comply with this decree. More information can be found on the website of Stichting UPV.

Which item categories fall under this policy?