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While Amazon could be more helpful, I still don't understand what's the problem with your customs office? They had a Kindle with a printed invoice and you have a proof that you have bought it from Amazon. Why can't they just calculate the correct tax and after receiving payment release it to you? Requiring business address on printed invoice seems unreasonable in this case.
Even though I was infuriated with the red type, it doesn't really matter how much you actually paid for an item. The tax is calculated from so called market value. Many clever ebay shoppers in Latvia try to avoid paying import tax by asking the seller to write a different amount (much lower) on the invoice. The customs agents simply open the package, check the serial number of the device and google the price. It means one more form to fill by a shopper to explain the difference (e.g., sellers discount) or prove which was much harder that the device is not really worth as much (e.g., it is broken).
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