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How to comply with Etsy 2025 Creativity Standards

Etsy's 2025 Creativity Standards police AI/digital 'made by the seller' claims. Check your listing's production fields + description.

Step by step

Work through these — each is a place compliance is won or lost. Etsy Compliance's checker verifies every one for you in about a minute.

  1. Who made it?
  2. When was it made?
  3. What is it?
  4. Creativity category

The fast way

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What's at stake if you skip it

⚠️ Exposure: listing removal + account suspension · Status: Since Jun 2025. Every rule's penalty →

The source

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