Guide

Amazon Ads invoice and GST for Indian sellers

Amazon Ads invoices for Amazon India are downloaded from the Billing section of the advertising console, and each one carries 18% GST on the ad spend that a GST-registered seller can claim as input tax credit. This page covers where the invoices are, what to match them against, and the Seller Support route for wallet-paid invoices that do not show up.

GST rate on Amazon ad spend
18%
Where invoices live
Ads console, Billing and payments
Wallet-paid invoices
May need a Seller Support case (forum thread)
Claim
Input tax credit against your GSTIN

Where to find Amazon Ads invoices

  1. Open Billing in the ads console

    From Seller Central, open Advertising, then Campaign Manager, then the Billing or Payments and invoices section. Amazon's help page View and download an advertising invoice describes the same path.

  2. Filter by month

    Invoices are generated per billing cycle. Set the range to the month you are reconciling and download the PDF and, where offered, the CSV.

  3. Check the GSTIN on the invoice

    The invoice must show your GSTIN and the correct legal name, or the credit will be questioned. Update the tax details in your account if they are wrong.

  4. Save the credit notes too

    Promotional credits and adjustments arrive as credit notes. A Seller Central India forum thread titled Where to download invoices and credit notes confirms they sit in the same section.

How GST applies to Amazon ad spend

Advertising is a service, and Amazon charges 18% GST on it. If your wallet was debited ₹10,000 for a month of clicks, the invoice will show ₹10,000 of advertising plus ₹1,800 GST, or the equivalent split of CGST and SGST or IGST depending on the place of supply shown. That ₹1,800 is input credit for a registered seller, subject to the invoice appearing in your GSTR-2B.

The spend you see in Campaign Manager is before GST. When you calculate ACoS, use the pre-GST spend, because the GST comes back as credit. When you plan cash flow, use the post-GST figure, because that is what leaves the wallet.

Wallet-paid invoices that do not appear

Sellers on the prepaid ads wallet sometimes find that invoices for wallet-paid spend are missing from the usual download. The Seller Central India forum thread How to get GST invoices for Amazon Ads Wallet paid Invoices is the reference case. The route that works is a Seller Support case under Advertising, Billing, quoting the month and the wallet deductions. Ask for the tax invoice with GST, not a statement.

Our wallet guide covers balance, negative balance and refunds; this page stays on the invoice.

What the invoice lines mean

An Amazon Ads tax invoice for India shows the advertising charges for the cycle by campaign type, any promotional credit applied as a deduction, the taxable value, the GST split, and the total. The place of supply decides whether you see CGST plus SGST or IGST, and it follows the state in your tax registration. A credit note is a separate document with a negative amount that references the original invoice. If you were moved to the wallet mid-cycle, you may receive two documents for one month: one for arrears billing and one for wallet-funded spend.

A monthly routine that takes twenty minutes

  • Download every invoice and credit note for the month from Billing.
  • Export campaign spend for the same month from Campaign Manager or from your reporting tool.
  • Match invoice totals (pre-GST) to campaign spend; the difference should be promotional credits or timing.
  • Check that each invoice shows in GSTR-2B before claiming credit.
  • File the PDFs by month with the wallet deduction screenshots.

Mistakes that cost input credit

  • A trade name on the invoice that does not match the GSTIN registration. Fix the legal name in your ads account tax settings.
  • Claiming credit in the month of spend when the invoice appears in GSTR-2B a month later. Claim when it appears.
  • Treating a wallet recharge receipt as a tax invoice. It is a deposit receipt with no GST line.
  • Ignoring credit notes. A credit note reduces the taxable value and the credit you can claim for that cycle.
  • Losing invoices for a closed billing profile after a change of card or bank. Download and file them monthly.
  • Mixing Amazon.in and Amazon.ae invoices. UAE ad spend is billed in AED with VAT, not GST, and belongs in a separate file.

Most of these are found only at audit time, so the monthly routine above is cheaper than the fix.

Matching invoices to campaign spend

The reconciliation is easier when spend is already in a spreadsheet. BlooprintAI's reporting dashboard exports daily spend by campaign to Excel, so the month total sits next to the invoice total and any gap is visible at once.

Frequently asked questions

Is GST applicable on Amazon advertising in India?

Yes. Amazon charges 18% GST on advertising services, shown on the tax invoice, and a GST-registered seller can claim it as input tax credit.

Where do I download my Amazon Ads GST invoice?

In the ads console under Billing or Payments and invoices, filtered by month. Amazon's help page View and download an advertising invoice walks through it.

Why is my Amazon Ads wallet invoice missing?

A Seller Central India forum thread reports wallet-paid invoices sometimes do not appear. Raise a Seller Support case under Advertising and ask for the tax invoice for that month.

Should ACoS be calculated with or without GST?

Without. Campaign Manager reports pre-GST spend, and the GST is recoverable as credit. Use post-GST figures only for cash-flow planning.

Do promotional credits appear on the invoice?

They appear as credit notes or as a deduction on the invoice, reducing the amount billed for that cycle.

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