Amazon Template in Excel For Sports, Fitness & Outdoors

The Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category is the most trending category after Grocery & Gourmet Foods wherein sellers can add a wide variety of sports and fitness products to their existing Amazon India inventory. All this can be done using a single excel inventory file.

Below we have integrated a list of subcategories and products that come under the Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category. Check whether your product is present in the list below or not.

List of Subcategories & Products For Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category:

1. Accessories
   (Sports Sunglasses, Water Bottle, Shakers & Accessories)
2. Airsoft
   (Batteries, Battery Chargers, BBs, Camouflage Suits, Grenades, Gun Cases, Gun Loaders, Gun Rails, Gun Scope Mounts, Gun Scopes, Guns & Rifles, Holsters, Lasers, Magazines, Pellets, Protective Gear, Sights, Starter Packs, Tactical Vests, Targets & Tools)
3. American Football
   (Ball Lockers & Racks, Clothing, Cones & Pylons, Equipment Bags, Flag Football Belts, Footballs, Footwear, Goalposts, Helmets, Kicking Holders & Tees, Protective Gear, Receiving Gloves, Training Equipment, Uniforms & Yard Makers)
4. American Handball
   (Clothing, Footwear, Gloves, Goggles & Handballs)
5. Archery
   (Arrows & Bolts, Bow Cases, Bow Maintenance Accessories, Bow Slings, Bows, Bowstrings, Cocking Devices, Crossbow Scopes, Finger Tabs, Fletches, Kisser Buttons, Nocks, Protective Gear, Quivers, Release Aids, Rests, Sets, Sights, Stabilizers & Targets)
6. Badminton
   (Clothing, Complete Sets, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Nets, Racquet Grips, Racquets, Shuttlecocks & Strings)
7. Baseball
   (Baseballs, Bat Accessories, Bats, Batting Cages, Batting Gloves, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Field Maintenance Equipment, Footwear, Gloves & Mitts, Mitt Accessories, On-Field Equipment, Protective Gear, Spike Wrenches, Spikes, Starter Equipment, Training Equipment & Uniforms)
8. Basketball
   (Air Pumps & Accessories, Backboard Accessories, Backboards, Basketball Storage, Basketballs, Clothing, Court Accessories, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Protective Gear, Scoreboards & Timers, Towels & Training Equipment)
9. Billiards
   (Ball Racks, Billiard Balls, Billiard Cloth, Billiard Table Tennis Conversion Tops, Billiard Tables, Bridge Heads, Bridges, Cue Cases, Cue Chalk, Cue Racks, Cue Sticks, Cue Tips, Gloves, Pockets, Table Covers & Talc)
10. Bowling
    (Accessories, Bags, Ball Polishers, Bowling Balls, Bowling Pins, Bowling Sets, Clothing, Footwear, Gloves & Protective Gear)
11. Boxing
    (Boxing Gloves, Boxing Gym Equipment, Boxing Pads, Boxing Sets, Clothing, Footwear, Protective Gear, Punch Mitts, Punching Bags & Accessories)
12. Camping & Hiking
    (Backpack Accessories, Bags & Packs, Bivy Bags, Camp Kitchen, Camping Furniture, Camping Shelters, Clothing, Footwear, GPS & Navigation, Hand & Foot Warmers, Hiking Daypacks, Hydration, Knives & Tools, Lighters & Fire Starters, Lights & Lanterns, Personal Care, Safety & Survival Gear, Sleeping Gear, Tent Accessories, Tents, Trekking Poles, Waterproofing & Cleaning)
13. Cheerleading
    (Clothing, Footwear, Mascot Costumes, Megaphones, Mini Megaphones & Poms)
14. Climbing
    (Carabiners, Chalk, Chalk Bags, Climbing Gloves, Climbing Holds, Clothing, Crash Pads, Footwear, Hardware, Harnesses, Helmets, Rope Bags, Ropes, Cords & Webbing, Shock Absorbers, Slacklines, Snow & Ice Equipments)
15. Cricket
    (Accessories, Balls, Bats, Clothing, Cricket Kits, Footwear, Kit Bags, Practice Wear, Protective Gear & Wickets)
16. Cycling
    (Accessories, Clothing, Components & Parts, Cycles, Footwear, Helmets, Kids’ Cycles & Accessories, Protective Gear, Tools, Repair & Maintenance)
17. Dance
    (Ballet Equipment, Clothing, Dance Floors, Footwear & Tap Dancing Equipments)
18. Darts & Dartboards
    (Backboards, Cabinets, Cases & Wallets, Dartboards, Flights, Points, Shafts, Soft Darts & Steel Darts)
19. Disc Sports
    (Disc Golf, Flying Discs & Ultimate)
20. Equestrian Sports
    (Boots, Chaps, CLothing, Cylinders, Footwear, Helmets, Horse Driving Equipment, Horsewear, Protective Gear, Riding Gloves, Tack, Trailers, Whips & Crops)
21. Exercise & Fitness
    (Accessories, Aerobic Traning Machines, Balance Trainers, Clothing, Exercise Machine Accessories, Footwear, Gym Bags, Pilates, Strength Traning Equipment, Trampolines & Accessories & Yoga)
22. Fan Shop
    (American Football, Baseball, basketball, Cricket, Football, Formula 1, Golf, Ice Hockey, Martial Arts, Motorcycling, Rugby, Team Handball, Tennis & Volleyball)
23. Fencing
    (Lames, Protective Gear, Weapons & Parts)
24. Field Hockey
    (Balls, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Gloves, Goals, Protective Gear, Sticks & Training Equipment)
25. Fishing
    (Accessories, Baits & Scents, Boot Waders, Clothing, Fishing Boats, Fishing Hats, Fishing Line, Float Tubes, Fly Fishing, Ice Fishing, Lures & Flies, Reels, Rod & Reel Combos, Rods & Terminal Tackle)
26. Football
    (Air Pumps & Accessories, Ball Bags & Nets, Boot Bags, Cleats, Clothing, Coaches’ & Referees’ Gear, Football Balls, Footwear, Goalkeeper Gloves, Goals, Nets, Shin Guards & Training & Playing Field Equipment)
27. Footwear
    (Athletic Shoes Accessories, All Types of Sports Shoes for Boys, Girls, Men & Women)
28. Fun Sports
    (Calisthenics & Ability, Flying Discs, Kites & Flight Toys, Petanque & Boule, Pogo Sticks, Table Soccer & Billiards)
29. Futsal
    (Balls, All kinds of Sports Clothing for Boys, Girls, Men & Women, Footwear, Gloves & Goals)
30. Golf
    (Accessories, Clothing, Footwear, Gloves, Golf Balls, Golf Cart Accessories, Golf Carts, Golf Club Bag Accessories, Golf Club Bag, Golf Club Organizers, Golf Club Parts, Golf Clubs, On-Course Accessories, & Training Equipment)
31. Gymnastics
    (Chalk, Clothing, Competition Equipment, Equipment Bags, Flooring, Footwear, Hand Grips, Mats, Parachutes, Skill Shapes & Training Equipments)
32. Hunting
    (Air Guns, Calls & Lures, Clothing, Footwear, Gun Accessories, Gun Storage, Hunting Accessories, Hunting Dog Equipment, Hunting Hats, Hunting Knives, Hunting Optics, Trail Makers & Trail Monitors)
33. Lacrosse
    (Ball, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Gloves, Goals, Heads, Helmets, Nets, Protective Gear, Shafts, Sticks, Stringing Kits & Training Equipments)
34. Martial Arts
    (Belts Displays, Belt Pins, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Protective Gear, Training Equipment, Weapon Cases, Weapon Stands & Weapons)
35. Netball
    (Bags, Balls, Clothing, Footwear, Netball Accessories, Nets, Rings & Poles)
36. Paddle Tennis
    (Ball Hoppers, Ball Machines, Balls, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Gloves, Nets, Paddle Covers, Paddle Grips, Paddles & Training Equipment)
37. Paintball
    (Barrels, Bottom Lines, Clothing, Complete Paintball Sets, Drop Forwards, Equipment Bags, Grenades, Harnesses, Helmets, Loaders & Accessories, Marker Maintenance Equipment, Marker Parts & Upgrades, Markers, Paintballs, Protective Gear, Sights, Stocks, Tanks, Regulators & Parts)
38. Polo
    Balls, Breastplates & Martingales, Girths & Overgirths, Mallets & Protective Gear)
39. Racquetball
    (Clothing, Footwear, Gloves, Goggles, Racquet Grips, Racquetballs & Racquets)
40. Ripsticking
41. Rodeo
42. Roller Hockey
    (Balls & Pucks, Blades, Nets & Skates)
43. Rugby
    (Balls, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Headguards, Protective Gear & Training Equipment)
44. Running
    (Clothing, Footwear, GPS Units, Heart Rate Monitors, Hydration Belts, Hydration Packs, Nordic Walking Poles, Reflective Gear & Waist Packs)
45. Skates, Skateboards & Scooters
    (Helmets, Inline & Roller Skating Parts, Inline Skates, Protective Gear, Roller Skates, Scooters & Equipment & Skateboarding)
46. Skydiving
47. Snooker
    (Ball Racks, Balls, Bridge Heads, Bridges, Cloth, Cue Cases, Cue Chalk, Cue Racks, Cue Tips, Cues, Gloves, Pockets, Table Covers, Tables & Talc)
48. Soft Tennis
    (Balls, Clothing, Footwear, Nets, Racquets, String & Training Equipment)
49. Softball
    (Bats, Batting Gloves, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Gloves & Mitts, Protective Gear & Softballs)
50. Sports Clothing
    (Activewear, Jerseys, Pants & Socks for Boys, Girls, Men & Women for Sports like American Football, American Handball, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boating, etc.)
51. Sports Gadgets
    (Action Cameras & Accessories, Activity Trackers, Altimeters, Calorie Counters, Clinometers, Compasses, Cyclocomputers, Gadget Accessories, GPS Units, Heart Rate Monitors, Odometers, Pedometers, Speedometers, Sports Radars, Stopwatches, Swim MP3 Players, Swimcomputers & Weather Monitors)
52. Squash
    (Balls, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Goggles, Racquet Grips, Racquet & Strings)
53. Table Tennis
    (Balls, Blades, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Nets & Posts, Racquets, Rubbers, Table Tennis Sets & Tables)
54. Team Handball
    (Air Pumps & Accessories, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Handball Balls & Handball Resin)
55. Tennis
    (Ball Hoppers, Ball Machines, Balls, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Nets, Racquet Covers, Racquet Grips, Racquet Strings, Racquets, Stringing Machine & Tools, Tennis Accessories, Training Equipment & Vibration Dampeners)
56. Track & Field
    (Clothing, Footwear, Jumping Equipment, Meet Equipment, Throwing Equipment & Track Equipment)
57. Triathlon
    (Bike Accessories, Footwear, Wetsuits & Skinsuits)
58. Trophies, Medals & Awards
    (Certificates, Medals, Plaques & Trophies)
59. Volleyball
    (Air Pumps & Accessories, Ball Carts, Clothing, Equipment Bags, Footwear, Nets, Pole Sets, Protective Gear, Training Equipment & Volleyballs)
60. Water Sports
    (Boating, Canoeing, Diving & Snorkelling, Inflatable Dinghies, Kayaking, Kitesurfing, Rowing & Crew, Sailing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Surfing, Swimming, Wakeboarding, Wakeskating, Water Polo, Water Skiing & Towsports & Windsurfing)
61. Winter Sports
    (Brooms & Brushes, Gloves, Stones, Ganglines, Harnesses, Sleds, Goalie Equipment, Goals, Grips & Tapes, Helmet Combos, Helmets, Hockey Sticks, Protective Gears, Pucks, Shafts, Skates, Skates Accessories, Ice Skates, Screws, Skate Bags, Skate Guards, Boot Bags, Goggles, Helmet Cameras, Helmets, Indoor Ski Storage, Ski Bags, Skiing Backpacks, Slalom Poles, Telemark Skiing, Tuning Equipment, Big Horn Sleds, Luges, Suacer Sleds, Snow Sleds, Snow Tubes, Toboggans, Bindings, Board Bags, Boot Bags, Boots, Indoor Snowboard Storage, Clutch Tools, Covers & Storage, Dolly Sets, Lifts, Rocks & Bags, Riser Blocks, Ski Guards, Skis & Skid Plates, Sled Slides, Snowmobiles, Traction, Windshields, Bindings, Boots, Poles, Snowshoes & Other Winter Sports Products)
62. Wrestling
    (Footwear, Headgear, Protective Gear & Singlets)
63. Other (Sports, Fitness & Outdoors)

List of other categories where sellers can add items to their inventory using Inventory Excel Templates on Amazon India:

1. Clothing & Accessories
2. Computer & Accessories
3. Mobile & Accessories
4. Kitchen & Home Appliances
5. Beauty
6. Grocery & Gourmet Foods

For those products that you cannot find in product classifier, we have Amazon India Product Flat File.

How to Download Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category Inventory File?

• Log in to your Amazon India seller account.
• Click on Add Products via Upload under the Inventory tab.

• Scroll down on the page to locate Product Classifier option. Refer above image.
• Find Sports, Fitness & Outdoors category. We have taken Skydiving as an example.
• A seller needs to toggle subcategories & product list till he/she finds the final product. Click the Select button.
• Select the template mode as Advanced.
• Click Generate Template. A product inventory excel file will be downloaded.
• Check the download folder. An excel file will be downloaded with the same product name.

The whole concept of the excel inventory file is to add products in bulk quantity. If you want to experience product upload one by one then you can always to do so by using Add a Product under Inventory tab. Refer: How to Add A New Product on Amazon India – Step By Step Guide

How to fill Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category Inventory File?

In the excel inventory file, only the Template sheet is to be filled and other excel sheets are for reference purpose. We have taken Skydiving excel file in Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category as an example to understand the attributes and field values.

There are total 10 sections in the Skydiving Excel Template. These sections will mostly remain the same for any product excel sheet that is downloaded with a minor change in the sequence of field columns depending on the product type.

1. Required product information
2. Images
3. Variation
4. Basic product details
5. Discovery
6. Product enrichment
7. Dimensions
8. Fulfillment
9. Compliance
10. Offer

Let us understand the column attributes and required field values necessary to fill in the details.

1. Required Product Information

Product type: The product type. For example, skydiving gear.
Seller SKU: A unique product identification number given by a merchant to distinguish products.
Brand name: The brand name of the product.
Product ID: An numerical value of 12 or 16 digits.
Product ID type: Select option from the drop-down list. GCID, UPC, EAN, etc.
Item name: The product title including brand, color, size, material, weight etc.

Manufacturer: Name of the manufacturer of the product
Standard price: The selling price of the product.
Quantity: The quantity of the product offered for sale.
Shipping-template: Select the default template provided by Amazon or enter your own.
Maximum retail price: Provide the MRP of your product.
Main image URL: Paste the main product image URL here.

2. Images

Swatch image URL: Image format of the color chart. Enter URLs of color swatch here.
Other image URL: Give other product image URLs.

Useful tip: Upload all product images on Google Drive, Dropbox or any other similar cloud platform and copy their links to paste it here. Keep image background white. The image pixels must be minimum 500 x 500 or more for better visibility when zoomed. Use HD product images.

3. Variation

Variation section in Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category file is used only when you intend to add a product variation or an accessory of the main product. Leave this blank if you are listing main product. To understand variation better, refer to the “example” tab in the excel worksheet.

Parentage: Values will be either parent or child.
Parent SKU: Provide the SKU of the main product.
Relationship type: Describe whether the product is an accessory or a close variant of the main product.
Variation theme: Define the variation theme of product here. it can size, color, material etc.

4. Basic Product Details

Update delete: Use “Update” or “Partial Update” if you want to update an existing product. Use “Delete” if you want to completely remove the listing.
Product description: A short product description to describe your product.
Manufacturer part number: Refer product packaging for the part number.
Recommended browse nodes: See valid values tab for browse nodes.
Outer material type: The outer material of the product.

5. Discovery

Department: Men, women or children specify for whom the product is made.
Style: The industry name of the style.
Target audience: Define your product target audience. You get total 5 column space.

Thesaurus attributes keyword: Select from the list of valid value tab.
Search terms: Specify words that describe your products. You get total 5 column space.

Key product features: Indicate the most important features of your product in short sentences or phrase. You get total 5 column space.

6. Product enrichment

Model name: The model name of the product.
Sport: Name of the sport in which the product is used.
Item type name: Indicate the item type.
Colour & color map: The standard color name of the product.
Size: The size of the product.

Size map: The size map of the product.
Material type: The type of material from which the product is made.
Material composition: Name the composition of the material used n the product.
Season: Season when the sport is played.
Item shape: The shape of the item.
Hand: Describe the hand orientation of the product.

As we have taken the example of skydiving the above-mentioned fields will be irrelevant for skydiving product and hence one can skip this section. Sellers planning to sell mountain bikes or golf sports product then only fill in the details.

Shaft material: For golf-related products.
Tension level: The amount of force the product can withstand.
Head size name: For golf-related products.
Display maximum weight recommendation unit of measure: Select LB, OZ, KG or GR from the list.

The above attributes are for golf products under the Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category. Sellers not dealing in golf products or items that don’t include shaft can skip this section.

Shipping options: Specify the shipping channel of the product.
Model year: Year in which the product was made.
Lens color: Fill the lens color name if the product has one or leave empty.
What’s in the box: Describe the components in the package.

7. Dimensions

Shipping weight: The final weight of the product after packing.
Website shipping weight unit of measure: Select GR, KG, OZ or LB here.
Display width: The width of the product.
Display width unit of measure: The measuring units of product width. For example, FT, IN, CM, MM, etc.

Display length: The length of the product.
Item display length unit of measure: Indicate the measuring units of product length. For example, FT, IN, CM, MM, etc.
Peak height: Maximum height of the product.
Item display height unit of measure: The measuring units of product height. For example, FT, IN, CM, MM, etc.

Display weight: The weight of the product.
Item display weight unit of measure: The measuring units of product weight.
Boat fender diameter: For water sports product only.
Item display diameter unit of measure: For water sports product only.

Display volume: The volume of the product.
Item display volume unit of measure: The measuring units of product volume.
Line capacity: Applicable for fishing products only.
Item height: The height of the product.
Item height unit of measure: The measuring unit of product height.

The above section is to describe the item length, width & weight of the product along with the measuring units respectively. For field value, you can refer the valid values tab.

Coverage area: The total area covered by the product
Item area unit of measure: The measuring unit of the product area.
Display dimensions unit of measure: The measuring unit of the display dimensions.
Volume capacity name unit of measure: The measuring unit of the product volume capacity.
Item dimensions unit of measure: The measuring unit of the product dimensions (LxBxH).

8. Fulfillment

Fulfillment basically refers to Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) where Amazon delivers an order to the buyer on behalf of sellers. A seller can also use Amazon India easy ship services or an Alternative to Amazon India Easy Ship Program called Self Ship (Fulfilled by Merchant).

Fulfillment center ID:  Select AMAZON_IN or DEFAULT for fulfillment center ID.
Package weight: The package weight when ready to ship (including packaging).
Package weight unit of measure: Specify the package weight unit in LB, OZ, KG, Milligrams, GR, etc.

Package height, length & width: Specify the package height, width & length at the fulfillment center.
Package dimensions unit of measure: Write the package dimension unit of measure in CM, FT, IN, M, MM.

9. Compliance

Country/Region of origin: The country or region of origin of the product.
Legal disclaimer description: A short description of any legal law pertaining to the product.
Safety warning: Write safety warning for buyers while using the products.
Fabric type: Applicable if you are selling sportswear items.

In compliance, section sellers need to provide battery details if their products run on batteries even under Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Category. If not then leave it blank.

10. Offer

Item condition: Write the item condition. Example New, Refurbished, Used, etc.
Offer condition note: If item condition is not “New” then describe the condition here in brief.
Launch, release & restock date: Specify the product launch, release & restock date. You can leave these field empty.
Handling time: Time needed to pick, pack & ship the product.

Product tax code: Write amazon’s standard code to identify the product tax.
Sale price: The price at which a seller offers a product on SALE.
Sale start & end date: The date when you want to start & end a sale.
Max order quantity: Specify the largest quantity that a buyer can order.
Package quantity: The number of products packed in a single order.

Can be gift messaged: Select Yes or No.
Is gift wrap available?: Select Yes or No.
Is discontinued by manufacturer: Fill in the details only if your product is discontinued by the manufacturer.
Number of items: The number of items in the products.

Max aggregate ship quantity: Number of items in a single shipment.
Stop selling date: Specify the date when you want to stop selling the product.
Offering release date: A specific date to fulfill a pre-orderable product.

How to Upload Inventory File?

Use the check file option to perform a file validation process by Amazon India before final upload. The check file option will find errors so that they can be corrected before you add the products to inventory. Chose the excel file & click check my file.

Once the excel inventory file is error free, choose the file and click upload. Now all your products will start adding to the inventory.

A seller can upload any product mentioned in the product classifier using a single excel inventory upload file.

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