Overview

Amazon's settlement report is one of the most important financial documents available to sellers, providing a detailed breakdown of every transaction that affects your account balance during a settlement period. Understanding each field in this report is essential for accurate bookkeeping, tax preparation, and identifying discrepancies in your payments. This guide walks through every column you may encounter and explains what each data point means for your business.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Each product gets its own line — The settlement report lists every individual product within an order on a separate row, including partial or full refunds, making it possible to trace revenue and fees at the item level.
• Not all fields appear for every seller — The columns visible in your report depend on your selling plan and inventory file templates, so you may not see every field described here.
• Settlement periods have defined date ranges — Each report covers a specific window between a start date and end date, with a separate deposit date indicating when funds actually transfer to your bank account.
• All transactions share one currency — Orders, adjustments, fees, and other account events within a single report are denominated in the same currency, simplifying reconciliation.
• Non-order events are included — Beyond product sales, the report also captures subscription fees, account-level adjustments, and other financial events that impact your balance.

Report Structure and Settlement Fields

Every settlement report is anchored by a unique settlement ID, a numeric identifier that can be up to 20 digits long. The report header includes three critical dates: the settlement start date, the settlement end date, and the deposit date. The deposit date tells you when Amazon will initiate the transfer of your net proceeds to your linked bank account. The total amount field shows the final figure being deposited, reflecting all sales revenue minus fees, refunds, and adjustments. For example, a total amount of 1,113.54 USD means that is the net sum arriving in your account for that period.