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DS SMITH PLC

Company number: 01377658

Reporting period:
1 May 2022 to 31 October 2022


Warning This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

This report was filed on 30 November 2022

and approved by A Marsh

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 64 days

Invoices paid:

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 23 %

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment period

90 days

Longest standard payment period

120 days

Standard payment terms

90 days

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

120 days

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Complaints or concerns should be raised in the first instance with the Accounts Payable team, for which all suppliers have contact details. The Accounts Payable team will escalate where applicable to the Accounts Payable team leader, and the Group legal team.

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 Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.

No

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.

Yes

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