Bank statement charge
What is the Amazon Prime Pmts charge on my bank statement?
Who charged you
Amazon Prime membership
Amazon Prime Pmts is Amazon's billing name for Prime payments, usually the fee for a Prime membership. It is taken every month or once a year depending on the plan, often right after a trial ends or on the renewal date.
How it can show on a statement
Amazon Prime PmtsAMAZON PRIME*A1B2C3D4E amzn.com/billAMZ*Prime Shipping Club amzn.com/bill
Find out what it was
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In your Amazon account, open Prime (Manage Prime Membership) to see your plan, the next charge date and the card it uses.
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Open Memberships & Subscriptions to see Prime next to any other Amazon subscriptions on the account.
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Open Your Payments > Transactions and match the amount and date of the Prime charge.
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Sign in to any other Amazon account you may have, for example under an old email address, and check it for an active Prime membership.
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Search every inbox you use for Prime welcome, trial or renewal emails.
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Still a charge you did not agree to? File your complaint here. We write it with you and send it to Amazon, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Not in any of your accounts? If nobody in your household made it, someone else may have used your card details. Your card issuer can stop the card, so the charges do not continue.
Why does it say “Amazon Prime Pmts”?
Pmts is short for payments: Amazon bills the membership under a Prime payments name, often with a reference code and its billing tag, instead of the word membership. WA stands for Washington, the state where Amazon has its head office in Seattle.
UK statements can read AMAZON PRIME or AMAZON UK PRIME followed by Amazon's UK billing tag, sometimes ending in LU, LUX or Luxembourg, where Amazon's European company is based. In some US states the amount includes sales tax, so it can be a little higher than the plan's price.
Why you might see this charge
- A Prime trial ended and the paid membership started automatically.
- Your monthly or yearly membership renewed on its renewal date.
- Someone started Prime with your card on another Amazon account, for example a household member at checkout or on a TV or streaming device.
- Two Prime memberships are active on two Amazon accounts, which shows as two Prime lines in one month.
- You switched between monthly and yearly billing, or a discounted plan such as Prime Student moved to the standard price.
Is Amazon Prime Pmts legit?
Real: Amazon Prime Pmts is Amazon's own billing name for Prime, and every genuine charge shows under Prime in an Amazon account.
Lookalikes come as calls, texts and emails saying your Prime membership will renew at a high price or was charged by mistake, then asking for remote access to your computer, card details or gift cards. Amazon says it never asks for gift cards, passwords or one-time codes. Check Prime in your own Amazon account, never through a link in a message.
Which Amazon charge is it?
An unknown Amazon charge on your card is one of these:
| On your statement | Who charged you | What it usually is |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN Digital | Amazon | AMZN Digital (Amazon Digital Svcs) is Amazon's billing name for digital orders: ebooks, video rentals and purchases… |
| AMZN Mktp US | Amazon | AMZN Mktp US and AMAZON MKTPLACE PMTS are Amazon Marketplace charges: Amazon, charging for an order from its store. |
| Amazon Prime Pmts this page | Amazon | Amazon Prime Pmts is Amazon's billing name for Prime payments, usually the fee for a Prime membership. |
| AMAZON RETA* | Amazon | AMAZON RETA* is Amazon, charging for an order from its store; it is commonly reported on items sold by Amazon itself. |
| Prime Video Channels | Prime Video | Prime Video Channels is Amazon billing for an add-on channel you subscribed to inside Prime Video, on top of Prime. |
| Kindle Svcs | Amazon Kindle | Kindle Svcs is Amazon, charging for a Kindle book or a Kindle subscription. |
| Audible | Audible | Audible is Amazon's audiobook service, which bills under its own name and short billing tags. |
Other charges people look up
| On your statement | Who charged you | What it usually is |
|---|---|---|
| ROKU FOR | Roku | ROKU FOR is Roku, billing a streaming subscription you started on a Roku device, with the streaming company's name… |
| COMPLETESAVE.CO.UK | Complete Savings | COMPLETESAVE.CO.UK is Complete Savings, a paid cashback and discount club run by Webloyalty. |
| SQSP* INV | Squarespace | SQSP is short for Squarespace, the website builder and domain company. |
| GOOGLE *YT Primetime | YouTube | GOOGLE *YT Primetime is YouTube, billed by Google, for a Primetime Channels subscription. |
| GOOGLE *Google One | GOOGLE *Google One is Google charging for a Google One plan: paid storage shared by Gmail, Drive and Photos. | |
| BVD*BeenVerified.com | BeenVerified | BVD*BeenVerified.com is BeenVerified, a US people search and public records website. |
| DNH*GODADDY | GoDaddy | DNH*GODADDY is GoDaddy, the domain name and web hosting company. |
| ONLYFANS.COM | OnlyFans | ONLYFANS.COM, ONLYFANS or OF on a card statement is OnlyFans, the creator subscription platform run by Fenix… |
Questions about Amazon Prime Pmts
What does Amazon Prime Pmts mean?
It means Prime payments: usually Amazon charging the fee for a Prime membership. Pmts is a common bank short form of payments.
Why is my Amazon Prime charge an odd amount?
In some US states the Prime fee includes sales tax, so the amount on the line is a little higher than the plan's price. A discounted plan, such as Prime Student, shows a lower amount.
Why did Amazon Prime charge me twice?
Usually two Prime memberships are active on two Amazon accounts, for example an old account under another email address, or a household member started Prime with your card. Check each account's Prime page for the plan and the card.
Why does Amazon Prime Pmts keep trying to charge my card?
When a Prime renewal fails, for example because the card expired or was declined, Amazon tries the payment again over the following days and can try another card saved in the account. Each try can show in your banking app as a declined or pending payment. Your Prime membership page in your Amazon account shows whether the payment went through.
What can I do about an Amazon Prime charge I did not agree to?
File a complaint on Complain.biz. We write it with you and send it to Amazon, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Based on
- Identify an Amazon Charge (Amazon Customer Service)
- Unknown Charges on Prime Video (Amazon Customer Service)
- Identifying a scam (Amazon Customer Service)
- Emma: How Amazon Prime appears on your bank statement
- Market Realist: Is "Amazon Prime Pmts" showing up on your credit card?