How Do You Withdraw Google Play Console Earnings to India in 2026?

1. Create a Play Console developer account and pay the one-time US$25 registration fee, per Get started with Play Console.
2. Choose a personal or organisation account. Organisation accounts need a D-U-N-S number, and the payments profile name and address must match the Dun & Bradstreet profile, per Play Console account requirements.
3. Create a payments profile in Play Console with your legal name and physical address in India. India uses INR as the developer default currency, per Google Play supported locations.
4. Add your PAN under India tax info so Google deducts withholding tax at 0.1 percent instead of 5 percent, per Google Play withholding tax help.
5. Add your GSTIN, India business address and state under India tax info if you are registered for GST, per Google payments help for India.
6. Submit Form W-8BEN from your payments profile, which Google requires from merchants outside the US, per Google Play merchant tax help.
7. Add a bank account in the exact name on your bank statement, with its SWIFT-BIC code, and verify it, per Google Play bank account help.
8. Complete BillDesk KYC from the verification banner in Play Console. New merchants must finish it before selling to users outside India, per Google payments help for India.

Google Play Console does not publish full fees for its withdrawal methods, so INR amounts are not calculated. The methods table above lists every fee it does publish.

Google Play charges a service fee on app and in-app sales. For India and other remaining markets, its service fees page sets 15 percent on the first US$1 million of yearly earnings in the 15 percent tier and on subscriptions. For example, a US$10 sale leaves US$8.50 before tax deductions. Newer fee models apply elsewhere.

Google Play asks Indian developers for three tax details. You submit Form W-8BEN from the payments profile and add your PAN for Indian withholding tax. You also add a GSTIN if registered. Google deducts 0.1 percent withholding tax with a PAN, or 5 percent without one, per Google Play withholding tax help.

• W-8BEN: Google says merchants based outside the US must submit the Certificate of Foreign Status (Form W-8BEN) from their payments profile, per Google payments FAQ. The IRS says a foreign person gives Form W-8BEN when the payer asks. Non-US merchants can request Form 1042-S year-end tax forms from Google. See W-8BEN for Indian freelancers.
• TDS: Google deducts Indian withholding tax of 0.1 percent of the customer price, excluding GST, when you have given your PAN, and 5 percent when you have not, per Google Play withholding tax help. Google issues Form 131 certificates each quarter for India-based merchant accounts. See TDS on marketplace payouts.
• GST on fees: Google says developers in India must determine and pay any applicable tax on the service fees Google charges them, per Google Play tax rates help. Google also says it deducts GST TCS, if any, on paid apps and in-app purchases you sell. Check your earnings reports for these lines.
• GST on sales: Google says India-based developers must work out their own GST on sales to customers in India, per Google payments help for India. A service to a buyer outside India is an export when the conditions in IGST Act section 2(6) are met, and exports are zero-rated under section 16. Registered developers can file an LUT under CGST Rule 96A. See LUT filing.
• Income tax: Google Play earnings are taxed in India. The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaced the 1961 Act from 1 April 2026, and the presumptive schemes under old sections 44AD and 44ADA now sit in section 58. Ask a tax adviser whether section 58 fits your app income. See 44AD vs 44ADA.

• FIRC: Google says FIRC requests for Indian developers are processed by BillDesk and issued by Citibank, which mails the certificate to you, per Google payments help for India. Contact BillDesk at the address on that page for problems. FIRA is a term used by banks and platforms and is not defined in the FEMA Export and Import Regulations, 2026. See FIRC vs FIRA vs e-BRC.
• PA-CB: Google says BillDesk acts as the regulated payment processor under RBI's cross-border payment aggregator rules, per Google payments help for India. RBI's Master Direction on Payment Aggregators sets a maximum of ₹25 lakh per PA-CB transaction and requires the PA-CB to give documents for EDPMS closure to your AD bank.
• Purpose code: Google's help pages do not state the purpose code used for Play payouts. The RBI purpose code list describes P0807 as "Off site software exports" and P0802 as "Software consultancy/implementation (other than those covered in SOFTEX form)". Ask BillDesk and your AD bank which code they report. See P0802 vs P0807.
• EDF: Under Regulation 3 of the FEMA Export and Import Regulations, 2026, service exporters file an EDF within 30 days from the end of the invoice month. The EDF replaced SOFTEX from 1 October 2026 per A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20. Regulation 5, as amended on 22 September 2026, sets nine months for realisation. Ask your AD bank how it applies to app sales. See EDF form for exports.

• Sales paused: Existing merchants who do not finish BillDesk verification by 15 March 2027 will have sales to users outside India paused, per Google payments help for India. New merchants cannot sell abroad until they verify. Look for an email from BillDesk or start verification from the banner in Play Console.
• Below minimum: No payout is sent if your earned balance is under the US$100 wire minimum, per Google Play payout help. The balance carries forward. Payouts may also take up to 5 business days, or longer in some countries, to settle, per Google payments FAQ.
• Name mismatch: A test deposit can fail if the account holder name is not exactly the same as on the bank account, or if the bank is in a different country from the payments profile, per Google payments FAQ. Re-enter the details exactly as your bank shows them.
• Unverified bank: Google requires developers using its billing system to verify their payment method before receiving payouts, through a test deposit or official bank documents, per Play Console account requirements. Verification can take up to 5 days, so start early.
• Wire rejected: Google says international wires are complex and asks Indian merchants to work with their bank to find the correct details, such as the SWIFT-BIC and any intermediary bank instructions, per Google Play bank account help. Ask your bank for its inward SWIFT instructions before adding the account.

Rules and rails are linked to official sources below with the dates they were checked. Platform figures come from each platform's own pages, checked on 30 Sept 2026 or later, and RBI authorisation was checked against RBI's published list. Rates are XE live mid-market rates, dated 4 Nov 2026. The method is on the methodology page.

1. Google Play Console Help: Order processing and payouts, Monthly payouts around the 15th of the following month; no deposits on weekends or banking holidays; minimum US$1 for local-currency payouts and US$100 for USD wire payouts (checked 8 Oct 2026)
2. Google Play Console Help: Wire transfer payouts, India listed among wire transfer locations; US$100 minimum; payouts issued in USD; bank wire fees may range from US$0 to US$50 or more (checked 8 Oct 2026)
3. Google Play Console Help: Enter merchant bank account information, Merchants in India receive payments via wire transfer from the United States in US Dollars; account holder name, bank name, SWIFT-BIC, optional intermediary bank details (checked 8 Oct 2026)
4. Google Play Console Help: Service fees, For remaining markets until new fees roll out: 15% for the first $1M (USD) each year, 30% above; 15% for auto-renewing subscriptions; lower fee models for AU, EEA, JP, UK, US (checked 8 Oct 2026)
5. Google Play Console Help: Understanding Google Play's lower service fees, Rollout dates: 30 June 2026 EEA, UK, US; 30 September 2026 AU, JP; 31 December 2026 KR; 30 September 2027 Rest of World (checked 8 Oct 2026)
6. Google Play Console Help: Tax rates and value-added tax (VAT), Developers located in India: responsible for GSTIN and tax on service fees; Google as marketplace service provider deducts withholding tax and GST TCS, if any (checked 8 Oct 2026)
7. Google Play Console Help: Withholding tax (WHT), India: 0.1% of customer purchase price (excluding GST) with PAN, 5% without PAN; Form 131 certificates quarterly, available 15 days after the filing date (checked 8 Oct 2026)
8. Google Play Console Help: Enter merchant tax information, Non-US merchants submit the Certificate of Foreign Status (Form W-8BEN) from the payments profile; 1042-S requests for non-US merchants (checked 8 Oct 2026)
9. Google payments center help: Account verification, taxes, and FIRC for sales in India, BillDesk KYC under RBI PA-CB regulations; existing merchants by 15 March 2027; new merchants before selling outside India; FIRC requests processed by BillDesk and issued by Citibank; GSTIN in India tax info (checked 8 Oct 2026)
10. Google Play Console Help: Required information to create a Play Console developer account, Developers using Google Play's billing system must verify their payment method by deposit challenge or official bank documents; verification can take up to 5 days; D-U-N-S for organisations (checked 8 Oct 2026)
11. Google Play Console Help: Get started with Play Console, US$25 one-time registration fee (checked 8 Oct 2026)
12. Google Play Console Help: Supported locations for developer and merchant registration, India supports developer and merchant registration; developer default currency INR (checked 8 Oct 2026)
13. Google Play Console Help: Payments profile frequently asked questions, Test deposit fails if account holder name is not exactly the same or bank is in a different country; payouts could take up to 5 business days to settle; non-US merchants submit W-8BEN to be exempt from US tax reporting (checked 8 Oct 2026)
14. Google Play Console Help: Changes to Google Play's billing requirements for developers serving users in India, Alternative billing for users in India; service fee reduced by 4% for transactions through an alternative billing system (checked 8 Oct 2026)
15. Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026, Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB, Reg 3(2) EDF for services within 30 days from the end of the month of invoice; Reg 5 realisation; FIRA not a defined term (checked 8 Oct 2026)
16. RBI A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20, RBI/2025-26/194 (16 January 2026), Supersedes the Master Direction on Export and the SOFTEX circulars from 1 October 2026 (checked 8 Oct 2026)
17. FEMA (Export and Import of Goods and Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, FEMA 23(R)/(1)/2026-RB (22 September 2026), Regulation 5(1): 'fifteen months' replaced by 'nine months'; 'eighteen months' replaced by 'twelve months' (checked 8 Oct 2026)
18. RBI Master Direction on Regulation of Payment Aggregator (PA), RBI/DPSS/2025-26/141, Para 11(d): maximum Rs 25 lakh per PA-CB transaction; para 11(h): PA-CB provides documents to the exporter's AD bank for EDPMS closure (checked 8 Oct 2026)
19. RBI FETERS purpose code list (Annex to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 84 of 2012), P0802 'Software consultancy/implementation (other than those covered in SOFTEX form)'; P0807 'Off site software exports' (checked 8 Oct 2026)
20. Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, section 2 (CBIC), Section 2(6): conditions for export of services (checked 8 Oct 2026)
21. Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, section 16 (CBIC), Export of services is a zero-rated supply; supply under bond or LUT without payment of IGST (checked 8 Oct 2026)
22. Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, Rule 96A (CBIC), Export without payment of IGST under a Letter of Undertaking in Form GST RFD-11 (checked 8 Oct 2026)
23. Income Tax Department: Objective and scope of the new Act (Income-tax Act, 2025) FAQs, 1961 Act repealed from 1 April 2026; presumptive schemes under sections 44AD, 44ADA and 44AE consolidated into section 58 (checked 8 Oct 2026)
24. IRS: About Form W-8 BEN, Give Form W-8 BEN to the withholding agent or payer if you are a foreign person, when requested (checked 8 Oct 2026)