E-invoice/E-waybill guidelines change starting January 1, 2021 for E-invoice eligible FBA sellers

Summary of changes for E-Invoicing Eligible sellers

	Current Scenario	New Scenario (effective 1st Jan)
Intra State goods movement (within State)	Amazon files E-Way Bills based on information provided by you	No Change
Inter State goods movement (crossing state borders)	Amazon files E-Way Bills based on information provided by you	You need to generate E-Waybill by using the E-Way Bill Generation API or through the e-invoicing portal

For interstate shipments, generate an E-invoice for every interstate inbound and use the Invoice Reference Number (IRN) generated from the E-invoice to generate Part A of the E-Waybill. Send these details to Amazon on in-aips-invoice@amazon.com to ensure that FBA Pickup service for your seller account is not disrupted. Detailed steps on how to do so are below:

How to Generate E-WayBill by IRN (Invoice Reference Number- 64 digit alphanumeric code)

Step 1: To generate IRN/E-invoice, use the JSON preparation form attached above (as is mandated by the government) and complete the E-Invoice Tab with relevant details. You need to fill the mandatory fields including Transporter ID of the origin state, Trans Name, Mode, Pin to PIN distance. The ATSPL Transporter IDs can be found below. Please also use the below links for specific fields.

Trans ID: Pick theTransporter ID for the origin state from below table

Trans Name: AMAZON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Mode: Leave it Blank

PIN to PIN distance: Use the link for distance (Please clear cookies or open browser in Private/Incognito mode if you get any errors)

Fill the mandatory details in E-invoice template and validate the date and further generate a JSON file (gets saved in your system)

Step 2: Login to the e-invoice portal (seller to use GST credentials)

A. Go to E-invoice > Bulk upload > Update the generated JSON file.

B. Download the generated Excel and copy the generated IRN.

C. Go to E-invoice > Print > Select IRN option > Paste IRN and generate the E-invoice copy.

D. Share the generated Excel/E-invoice copy (generated as part of B and C above) and shipment ID to Amazon on in-aips-invoice@amazon.com 24 hours prior to pick up.

E. Please keep the email subject line as IRN Eligible E-Way Bill for FBA Shipment ID <FBAXXXXX123>.

Based on the information shared (E-invoice copy/generated Excel) Amazon will update Part B of the E-way bill.

Starting January 1, 2021, if the above mandatory details are not shared by the stipulated time, your pickup may be cancelled and/or the shipment may get returned to you. Amazon reserves the right to suspend your FBA pickup service privileges if shipment is found to be non-compliant.

Please visit the help link or send an email to in-aips-invoice@amazon.com for support.

Useful Links:

1. E-Invoicing FAQ for B2B transactions
2. E-invoice user manual
3. Excel input sheet for E-invoicing: JSON Preparation Form A
4. ATSPL Transporter IDs:

State	Transporter ID
Andhra Pradesh	37AAKCA5016B1Z3
Arunachal Pradesh	12AAKCA5016B1ZF
Assam	18AAKCA5016B2Z2
Bihar	10AAKCA5016B3ZH
Chandigarh	04AAKCA5016B1ZC
Chattissgarh	22AAKCA5016B1ZE
Dadra Nagar Haweli	26AAKCA5016B1Z6
Delhi	07AAKCA5016B1Z6
Diu and Daman	25AAKCA5016B1Z8
Goa	30AAKCA5016B1ZH
Gujarat	24AAKCA5016B1ZA
Haryana	06AAKCA5016B1Z8
Himachal Pradesh	02AAKCA5016B1ZG
Jammu and Kashmir	01AAKCA5016B1ZI
Jharkhand	20AAKCA5016B1ZI
Karnataka	29AAKCA5016B1Z0
Kerala	32AAKCA5016B1ZD
Lakshadweep	31AAKCA5016B1ZF
Madhya Pradesh	23AAKCA5016B1ZC
Maharashtra	27AAKCA5016B1Z4
Manipur	14AAKCA5016B1ZB
Mizoram	15AAKCA5016B1Z9
Nagaland	13AAKCA5016B1ZD
Odisha	21AAKCA5016B1ZG
Pondicherry	34AAKCA5016B1Z9
Punjab	03AAKCA5016B1ZE
Rajasthan	08AAKCA5016B1Z4
Sikkim	11AAKCA5016B1ZH
Tamil Nadu	33AAKCA5016B1ZB
Telangana	36AAKCA5016B1Z5
Tripura	16AAKCA5016B1Z7
Uttar Pradesh	09AAKCA5016B1Z2
Uttarakhand	05AAKCA5016B1ZA
West Bengal	19AAKCA5016B1Z1
Andaman &Nicobar	35AAKCA5016B1Z7
Meghalaya	17AAKCA5016B1Z5