AWS marketplace documentation change
Summary
Updated supported currencies list, clarified currency hierarchy for invoices, added payment profile currency options, and expanded documentation about private offer currency handling
Security assessment
Changes focus on billing currency management and payment process clarifications. No security vulnerabilities or security feature enhancements are mentioned. Updates relate to financial operations rather than security controls.
Diff
diff --git a/marketplace/latest/buyerguide/buyer-paying-for-products.md b/marketplace/latest/buyerguide/buyer-paying-for-products.md index 8c68af6cf..7f1869982 100644 --- a//marketplace/latest/buyerguide/buyer-paying-for-products.md +++ b//marketplace/latest/buyerguide/buyer-paying-for-products.md @@ -50 +50 @@ Updated payment methods can take up to seven days to become available for new pu -The following lists include all existing supported currencies for AWS, Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Amazon Web Services Australia, and Amazon Web Services Japan G.K. +The following lists include all existing supported currencies for AWS Inc., Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Amazon Web Services Australia, Amazon Web Services Korea, and Amazon Web Services Japan G.K. @@ -56 +56 @@ The Indian rupee (INR) is not a supported currency because Amazon Internet Servi -###### Currency handling for private offer and other transactions: +###### Currency handling for AWS Marketplace transactions: @@ -58 +58 @@ The Indian rupee (INR) is not a supported currency because Amazon Internet Servi -If you have a private offer contract in EUR, GBP, AUD, or JPY, you will receive your invoices directly in that currency throughout your subscription. For all other purchases (such as public subscriptions, consumption pricing, or private offers), your invoices will be in USD. However, you can choose to pay these USD invoices in any supported local currency. If you choose a local currency, the amount will be calculated using the USD-to-local currency exchange rate at the time of invoicing. +Most AWS Marketplace purchases are priced in USD and billed by AWS Inc., regardless of your account location. However, you can choose to receive these USD invoices converted to your preferred local currency using exchange rates at the time of invoicing. Private offers in EUR, GBP, AUD, or JPY are an exception—these are invoiced directly in the offer currency with fixed exchange rates, overriding your preferred currency and payment profile settings. @@ -136 +136,14 @@ AWS uses Bloomberg's daily foreign exchange rates to calculate currency conversi -Your AWS Marketplace purchases are displayed in the currency that you specified for your AWS account. You can change your preferred currency for your account in the [AWS Billing and Cost Management console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/home?account). For instructions, see [Changing which currency you use to pay your bill](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment.html#manage-account-payment-change-currency) in the _AWS Billing User Guide_. However, if you have accepted a private offer with [non-USD currency](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/marketplace/latest/buyerguide/buyer-private-offers-subscribing-fixed-exchange-rate.html), then you will continue to receive invoices in the currency chosen for the offer until the end of the subscription. You can find your agreements on the **My subscriptions** page. +Your AWS Marketplace purchases are displayed in the currency that you specified for your AWS account. You can change your preferred currency for your account in the [AWS Billing and Cost Management console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/home?account). For instructions, see [Changing which currency you use to pay your bill](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment.html#manage-account-payment-change-currency) in the _AWS Billing User Guide_. + +The following hierarchy determines which currency is used for your AWS Marketplace invoices: + + 1. **Private offer currency (highest priority):** If you accept a private offer with [non-USD currency](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/marketplace/latest/buyerguide/buyer-private-offers-subscribing-fixed-exchange-rate.html) (EUR, GBP, AUD, or JPY), invoices will always be generated in the offer currency, overriding all other currency preferences. + + 2. **Payment profile currency:** You can create service-specific payment profiles to set different currencies for AWS Marketplace invoices compared to other AWS services. For more information, see [Managing your payment profiles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-paymentprofiles.html) in the _AWS Billing User Guide_. + + 3. **Account preferred currency (lowest priority):** Your account-level preferred currency setting applies to all AWS services, including AWS Marketplace, when no higher-priority currency setting exists. + + + + +You can find your current agreements and their currencies on the **My subscriptions** page. @@ -157,0 +171,4 @@ Usage (pay as you go) | Billed monthly at 00:00 UTC on the second or third day +###### Note + +Private offers can be invoiced in multiple currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY) based on the currency agreed upon between buyer and seller. You may receive separate invoices for each currency if you have private offers in different currencies. +