Cooking & Dining

Please pay close attention if you sell children's tableware or camping tableware. Tableware made from bamboo or corn fibers can be harmful when used in combination with melamine plastic. The Dutch and Belgian supervisory authorities, the NVWA and the FAVV, advise partners to immediately stop selling these items. Since 2019, tableware consisting of both products has been prohibited and completely removed from the market. This is why you can only sell items via bol that consist entirely of bamboo or melamine. You can find the research report on the NVWA website.

bol chooses not to encourage the use of tobacco or soft and hard drugs, making it prohibited to sell the following items via bol:

• Tobacco and other smoking items that fall under the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act. Furthermore, bol goes beyond the law and it is also not permitted to sell cigarette makers or accessories with aroma, such as aroma cards, aroma filters, aroma rolling papers, and aroma liquids.
• Items that fall under the Opium Act.
• E-cigarettes, vaporizers, and all other items that can be used for the consumption of nicotine (or a nicotine-free substance), which create vapor via a mouthpiece. Parts and accessories for these items, including refills, cartridges, tanks, and kits, are also not permitted to be sold via bol.
• Pipes, water pipes, weed pipes, and bongs. Parts and accessories for these items are also not permitted to be sold via bol.
• Items that can be associated with the production and consumption of soft and hard drugs. These include (electric) grinders, joint sleeves & –rollers, rolling trays & boxes, and cannabis seeds.
• Whipped cream chargers.
  

The following items are allowed:

• Ashtrays
• Lighters
• CBD products, as long as they comply with the applicable laws and regulations in the Netherlands and Belgium
  

The following items are allowed, as long as they are not related to cannabis

• Electric herb grinders
• Cigarette & cigar boxes
  

It is forbidden to sell rolling papers and tips, because bol does not want to encourage the use of tobacco or soft and hard drugs. It is also not permitted to show photos of cigarettes or cigars with smoking accessories.

When necessary, bol anticipates legislation. We do this especially when it's clear that items in production or use are harmful to customer health and/or safety. Within the European Union, there is a ban on the sale of disposable plastic items, also known as single-use plastic. On the European Commission website, you can find an overview of the items that are prohibited from being placed on the market. This ban is gradually expanding, so the list below may not be complete. Therefore, consult the European Commission website or the Dutch/Belgian government for current regulations.

Mandatory SUP contribution

Since 2023, a waste contribution (SUP contribution) also applies to so-called point-of-sale packaging. This refers to the sale of empty food containers or cups. The party that places these items on the market is obliged to pay the SUP contribution for them. It is therefore possible that you also have to pay this SUP contribution. For rates and information in the Netherlands, see the Verpact website. For Belgium, more information is available on the Fost Plus website.

Illegal items

The following disposable plastic items are not legally permitted and therefore may not be sold via bol:

• Plates, cutlery, stirrers
• Straws
• Cotton buds
• Balloon sticks
• Drink and food packaging made of so-called expanded and extruded polystyrene (EPS and XPS)
• Items made of oxo-degradable plastic (e.g., bags and bottles)

Disposable items containing plastic

Disposable items made of plastic or containing plastic have the logo below. This includes items such as: wet wipes, tampons, sanitary pads, tobacco items, and drinking cups (for example, a paper cup/plate with a plastic layer).

Spatplastic

Additionally, as a platform, we want to take our responsibility and help combat plastic litter. That's why, on October 9, 2021, we signed the Spatplastic Covenant. Spatplastic refers to single-use plastic that spreads quickly. For example, when it's thrown or literally 'splashes' apart. This means that disposable water balloons and plastic confetti are prohibited on the platform. This policy also includes:

• Gift packages containing water balloons, plastic confetti, or balloon straws
• (Table) confetti, streamers
• Balloons with plastic confetti inside

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.

Precursors are substances that can be found in everyday household items and can be used for making explosives. That's why European legislation restricts (the use of) these substances. From 1 February 2021, European Regulation 2019/1148 on explosives precursors applies. This European legislation also applies in the Netherlands. Read more.

To protect the safety of our customers, we only offer gas stoves and hobs on our platform that are specifically made for use in the Netherlands or Belgium. This is important because gas stoves and hobs designed for a specific country can cause dangerous situations when used in a country for which they are not intended. Therefore, we limit our offer to models that meet the specific requirements of these two countries.