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Walmart Marketplace will enforce Return Rate per item from January 2027: high-return items can be warned or unpublished even when the account passes

Walmart will enforce Return Rate per item from January 2027: items with high seller-accountable returns can be warned or unpublished even if the account passes.

• Walmart's November 6, 2026 release note moves Return Rate enforcement to the item level from January 2027: a warning or temporary unpublish per item, even when the account passes 6%.
• No item-level threshold or unpublish length has been published, and Walmart's November 9 email said "in the next few months", so plan for January and watch for the number.
• The 60-day window in January covers Black Friday and December gift returns, so fix the top return reason on every item above 6% now, starting with incorrect item and defective.