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Publishing from India follows the same worldwide process: create a Google Play developer account, pay the one-time $25 fee (charged in USD to an international-enabled card), complete identity verification with an Indian address and phone number, then upload your signed AAB and store listing. To receive earnings you also add a payments profile with an Indian bank account and PAN. Many Indian indie developers skip the new-account 12-tester / 14-day wait by publishing through a rented, seasoned console first.

To receive money from paid apps or in-app purchases you need a Google payments profile linked to an Indian bank account, and Google collects your PAN for tax reporting. Free apps with no in-app purchases need no payments profile at all — only the one-time $25 registration. Earnings are paid out monthly once your balance crosses the payout threshold, converted to INR at Google’s exchange rate.

A D-U-N-S number is required only for organisation (company) accounts, not for personal/individual developer accounts. Indian companies can request a free D-U-N-S number from Dun & Bradstreet, which can take up to 30 days. If you are an individual developer, you skip D-U-N-S entirely and verify with your personal identity instead.