Managing Hazmat Returns
Manage Store
Customers cannot initiate a return for hazmat items through their order history, as they do for all other Marketplace purchases. Customers also cannot return these items to a Best Buy store, and Best Buy will not provide a pre-paid return label. Hazmat categories include large batteries (>300Wh) and gas-powered products.
Non-returnable messaging is present during the shopping & checkout experience; however, return exceptions may occur if a customer receives a defective or damaged item, or if you, as the seller, want to make an exception.
As a seller, you are responsible for handling all exception returns directly with the customer, including coordinating the return shipping.
- Customers can contact you after purchasing any hazmat product.
- If the customer requires a return or refund, you must coordinate with them directly. This may include:
- Initiating a return in Mirakl on the order (see subsection below).
- Adding tracking once a label is created.
- Messaging the customer with a copy of the prepaid return label.
- If it is a large item (LTL), you must schedule the return pickup and provide any other necessary information to the customer through messaging.
- The cost of return shipping to the customer cannot exceed the cost of forward shipping.
- You must provide return/removal options if the customer requests this.
- If you need to send a replacement product due to damage or defect, coordinate the return first and have the customer place a new order. You cannot set up exchanges or replacements in Mirakl.
- Once the return is received, you must process it within 48 hours and issue the refund.
- If your return processing time exceeds this, Best Buy may step in and initiate the refund.
If you and the customer agree that a return exception is needed, follow these steps to initiate the return in the Mirakl Back Office. This ensures the customer and your commission fees are refunded correctly.
- On the order page, click More Actions > Create a return.
- Enter the quantity and select the Return method. Only use By mail, Customer address pickup, or Returnless. Do not select In store.
- Use Customer address pickup for LTL returns.
- Use Returnless only if you do not need the product back. You must still provide return or removal options if requested by the customer.
- Select the Return reason.
- Select the carrier and enter the tracking number. You must also send the tracking number and label to the customer through messaging.
- Note: Attaching the label to the return in Mirakl does not send it to the customer automatically. You must attach it manually to a message.
- Optional: Enter an RMA number for your records.
- The return will be created and will show as In progress.
- Once the item is received at your location, you must process it within 48 hours. Click Mark as received to continue with the return.
- Click Check compliance and mark the return as compliant or non-compliant.
- Issue the refund.
- Select Refund reason, Refund for Return, then Confirm.