Reconcile Amazon Seller in Xero — Settlement Matching

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Reconcile your Amazon Seller settlements in Xero. Match settlement deposits to bank, track FBA fees, and close your books accurately.

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Sample Amazon Settlement Report V2

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Tool Rating

4.6 / 5 (66 votes)

Reconciliation Questions Answered

Which settlement report format should I use?

Use the Settlement Report V2 (Flat File). It contains the most detail and is required for proper fee breakdown. Available in Reports → Payments → Settlement Reports.

How often should I reconcile Amazon?

Amazon settles every 14 days (or more frequently for new sellers). Reconcile after each settlement hits your bank for the most accurate books.

The file is tab-separated, not CSV. Will it work?

Yes! We automatically detect tab-separated (TSV) files, which is Amazon's default format. Both .txt and .csv extensions are supported.

How Reconciliation Works

1

Export from Amazon Seller

Reports → Payments → All Statements → Download Flat File V2

2

Upload and Configure

Upload Settlement Report V2 CSV and choose Bank Statement format

3

Preview and Download

Review converted data, download Xero-ready file

4

Import to Xero

Accounting → Bank Accounts → Select Account → Import Statement

Discrepancies are highlighted with clear match and mismatch indicators — review differences at a glance.

How People Use This

Amazon's V2 settlement file has over 30 fee columns and my clients' Xero bank feeds only show one deposit amount. I used to spend 45 minutes per client decoding which fees reduced the payout. The tool splits each settlement into categorized lines so I import to the clearing account and reconcile against the bank deposit in minutes.

Simon A.
Xero Advisor · 15 Amazon seller clients across UK and AU

A client selling on Amazon UK and EU had a persistent $12-$15 variance every settlement. It turned out Amazon was applying VAT withholding on certain cross-border transactions that didn't appear as a separate line in Xero. The reconciliation breakdown now surfaces these withholdings so the clearing account actually balances.

Nadia F.
E-commerce Accountant · Manages 3 multi-marketplace sellers

Amazon settles every two weeks, but some orders from the last day of the period get bumped to the next settlement. My Xero sales invoices didn't match the deposit because of these stragglers. Now I reconcile settlement-by-settlement instead of order-by-order, and the timing gaps disappeared.

Oliver P.
FBA Seller · $800K annual, Amazon US and CA

FBA reimbursements for lost inventory were getting mixed into regular sales in Xero, inflating revenue. The tool tags reimbursements as Other Income so they hit a separate account. One client discovered they'd been over-reporting sales by $3,200 over six months because of this.

Catherine B.
Bookkeeping Practice Owner · 8-person team, 40+ Xero clients

I dreaded the tab-separated settlement files Amazon exports. They'd open garbled in Excel, columns would shift, and half the fee data was lost before I even got to Xero. Uploading the raw file directly into the tool skips all that — it reads the TSV correctly and outputs a clean Xero bank statement format.

David L.
Part-time Bookkeeper · 4 Amazon seller clients

Why Amazon Reconciliation Is Challenging

The Settlement Report Nightmare

Amazon deposits a single lump sum that represents hundreds of orders, refunds, FBA fees, referral fees, storage fees, advertising costs, and adjustments. Your bank shows $5,000 deposited, but what does that represent? The Settlement Report V2 has dozens of fee types, and each order has multiple line items. Without decoding this, proper bookkeeping is nearly impossible.

How This Tool Helps

We decode Amazon Settlement Reports into Xero bank statement format: - Gross sales recognized as revenue - FBA fees, referral fees, and shipping fees as separate expenses - Refunds as revenue reductions - Net settlement matches your bank deposit Import to your Amazon Clearing Account in Xero, match to bank deposits, and have complete visibility into Amazon's fee structure.

Secure, Private Reconciliation

Row-by-Row Matching

Records matched row by row. Mismatches surfaced clearly for review.

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GDPR Compliant

No data stored or transmitted. Full EU privacy compliance.

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Field Mapping

How Amazon_Seller Settlements fields map to Xero Bank Statement

Amazon_Seller Settlements Source Value Xero Bank Statement Target Value Note
amount -15.00 Amount -15.00 Positive=received, Negative=paid
transaction-type Order Payee Shopify Payout Transaction type as payee
amount-description Commission Description Commission Fee type description
order-id 111-1234567-1234567 Reference 111-1234567-1234567 Amazon order reference

Why Reconcile Your Data First?

Settlement Decoding

Amazon's complex V2 flat file decoded into clear transactions.

Fee Breakdown

FBA fees, referral fees, shipping, storage tracked separately.

Multi-Marketplace

Handle settlements across US, UK, EU, and other marketplaces.

Order Tracking

Order IDs and SKUs preserved for audit trail.

Refund Handling

Refunds and reimbursements properly accounted.

Browser Processing

Financial data processed locally. Never sent to external servers.

Data Transformation

Settlement transactions aggregate by type/description, then expand to bank statement lines

Input Amazon Settlement Transactions

Multiple rows per settlement (orders, refunds, fees, transfers)

Key columns: settlement-id, transaction-type, amount-description, amount
N:M — Complex transformation
Output Xero Bank Statement Lines aggregated then expanded rows per input

Aggregated bank transactions by type for reconciliation

Sales/Refund Lines Order revenue and refunds grouped
Fee Lines Fees grouped by category (FBA, Referral, etc.)
Transfer Line Net payout amount to bank
Sum of all amounts = 0 (settlement must balance)

Common Bank Statement Import Errors

Issues you might encounter when importing Settlement Report V2 data to Bank Statement - and how we solve them

Invalid Date Format

Xero requires regional date format

2025-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
15/01/2025 (UK) or 01/15/2025 (US)

Select correct region in processing options

Re-export with correct region setting

Wrong Report Type

Using Orders report instead of Settlement report

Orders report with item-price column
Settlement report with amount-description

Use Settlement Report V2 from Payments section

Go to Reports → Payments → Date Range Reports

Character Encoding Issue

Amazon uses ISO 8859-1, not UTF-8

Garbled text or ??? characters
Proper text display

We auto-detect encoding during processing

Don't open in Excel before uploading

Frequently Asked Questions

Your data never leaves your device. All files are processed entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript - no data is stored on our servers or sent anywhere. There's no account to hack, no database storing your files, and no API connections to your bank or accounting software. You upload, convert, download, and we forget it immediately.
No payment or signup required. You can upload your file, see a free preview of the conversion results, and verify everything looks correct before paying anything. If it doesn't work for your files, you haven't wasted any money. We only charge when you're satisfied and ready to download the final converted file.
You can, but free scripts and AI often miss edge cases that break real-world data: missing SKUs, currency formatting quirks, tax calculation errors, or date format mismatches. We have battle-tested validators specifically designed for accounting software imports that catch these issues before they corrupt your books. Plus, you get instant browser-based conversion without installing Python or managing dependencies.
Use the Settlement Report V2 (Flat File). It contains the most detail and is required for proper fee breakdown. Available in Reports → Payments → Settlement Reports.
Each marketplace settlement is a separate report. Process each one individually or combine them before import if they deposit to the same bank account.
Reimbursements for lost/damaged inventory appear in the settlement with positive amounts. They're recorded as 'Other Income' to keep them separate from sales.
Amazon settles every 14 days (or more frequently for new sellers). Reconcile after each settlement hits your bank for the most accurate books.
Yes! We automatically detect tab-separated (TSV) files, which is Amazon's default format. Both .txt and .csv extensions are supported.
Amazon settlements may have currency conversion delays, foreign exchange rate adjustments, or holds from reserves. Wait a few days for rates to finalize or check for withheld reserve amounts.
When you owe Amazon money, create a bill instead of an invoice in Xero since negative invoices aren't allowed. Reconcile both the bill and invoice to the deposit.
Record reserve amounts in a suspense account or dedicated asset account. When Amazon releases reserves, they appear as separate line items in your settlement report.
Yes, if a settlement period spans two calendar months, A2X creates two separate invoices. Match both invoices to the single bank deposit using Find & Match.
Amazon deposits every 1-2 weeks. EU sellers should wait until the 4th of the following month for VAT finalization before reconciling.

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