DFDS SEAWAYS PLC
Company number: 01554521
Reporting period:
1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018
Report filed on:
15 February 2019
Approved by:
Andrew Byrne
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 34 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 52%
- in 31 to 60 days: 33%
- in 61 days or more: 15%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £0
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 1%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
94 days
Standard payment terms
Current month plus 63 days
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
94 days
Our standard terms are 63 days from the end of the month in which the invoice is dated therefore an invoice dated the first of the month would be due 94 days later.
Any other information about payment terms
Variations to the standard payment terms can only be approved by the executive board of the parent undertaking, DFDS A/S
Dispute resolution process
Invoices should be emailed to the Shared Service Centre for the DFDS UK Group in Poznan, Poland, ap441@dfds.com. To ensure invoices are processed in a timely manner, they must include a purchase order number or the full name of the person who placed the order, without such details the invoice may be rejected. The company utilise a document scanning system which accept invoices submitted as PDF, DOC and XLSX files. All queries are processed by the Shared Service Centre, who can be contacted at the above email address or by telephone on +48 61 65 89 000. Copy invoices, statements and payment queries should be sent to that email address.
Other payment information
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?
For example, signatories to The Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
No
Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
No
Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No
During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No