The shipping label is what you print and stick on the parcel. The tax invoice on the same PDF is what your accountant — and the GST filing — actually needs. E-commerce platforms bundle both onto one download, so when it's time to reconcile sales or hand records to a CA, you're stuck separating dozens of invoices from dozens of labels by hand.
Auto-cropping invoices flips the label workflow around: it keeps the tax invoice / bill of supply and drops the label. This guide covers the bulk workflow, the output options, and when to reach for this versus the labels tool.
Before you start
A couple of things worth knowing first:
- Upload the original seller-panel PDF. The auto-crop reads the platform's standard layout to locate the tax invoice block, so feed it the unedited download. Bulk upload is supported — drop in a whole batch at once.
- This is the opposite of label cropping. Same source PDF, but here you keep the invoice and discard the label. If you want the labels for printing, that's the Auto-Crop Labels tool instead.
The steps
Open Blackpdf's Auto-Crop Invoices tool and drop your PDFs in. Select multiple files at once for a whole batch.
Pick your layout under "Print for":
- Thermal — one invoice per page, sized for 4×6 thermal printers.
- Normal (A4) — laid out for a standard office printer, which is what most people want for invoices kept as records.
Choose your Output:
- Single merged PDF — all the tax invoices in one file, easy to archive or send to your accountant in a single attachment.
- Separate PDFs — each invoice as its own file, handy if you file them per order.
Click Auto Crop Invoices. The tool finds the tax invoice on each page, drops the shipping label, and assembles the result.
Download and file.
Tip: if you pull invoices from one marketplace regularly, the platform-tuned versions know each layout precisely — Amazon, Flipkart, and Meesho.
Common questions
Which marketplaces does this work with?
It handles the standard order PDFs from Flipkart, Amazon, and Meesho, plus similar label-plus-invoice layouts. For the most reliable results on one platform, use its dedicated version: Amazon invoices, Flipkart invoices, or Meesho invoices.
What's the difference between this and the labels tool?
Same input PDF, opposite output. Auto-Crop Invoices keeps the tax invoice and drops the label; Auto-Crop Labels keeps the label and drops the invoice. Run both on the same batch if you need labels for the warehouse and invoices for accounting.
Can I get all my invoices into one file for GST filing?
Yes. Bulk upload your order PDFs and choose Single merged PDF — every tax invoice lands in one document you can archive or forward to your accountant. If you later need them combined with other records, see Merge PDF.
Does it keep the GST details intact?
Yes — it extracts the invoice region as-is, so the GSTIN, tax breakdown, and totals on the invoice are preserved. It's cropping the page, not re-typing anything.
Can I make the extracted invoices searchable?
The extracted invoice keeps whatever text layer the original had. If your source PDF is a scan or image and you need to search the invoices, run the output through OCR PDF.
Wrap-up
The flow is short:
- Drop your seller-panel PDFs into Auto-Crop Invoices — bulk is fine.
- Pick Normal (A4) (or Thermal) under Print for.
- Pick Single merged PDF for one archive file, or Separate PDFs.
- Click Auto Crop Invoices and file.
If you need the shipping labels off those same PDFs instead, that's the Auto-Crop Labels guide. For a single marketplace, the platform-tuned versions for Amazon, Flipkart, and Meesho are the fastest route.