MAKITA MANUFACTURING EUROPE LIMITED

Company number: 02427964

Reporting period:
1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020

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This report was filed on 29 October 2020

and approved by Shinichi Kurachi

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 40 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 36%
• in 31 to 60 days: 49%
• in 61 days or more: 15%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 1%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

14 days

Longest standard payment period

90 days

Standard payment terms

(1) 30 Days end of month (2) 60 Days from B/L Date

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

Answer not provided

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

90 days

N/A

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Internal procedure for invoice query dispute resolution. All invoice queries are issued to the relevant department manager. The manager will return the invoice query within 10 working days to the finance department. If the manager is unable to resolve the invoice query then the escalation process is followed. The escalation will be from department manager > general manager > director (The finance manager is involved in all dispute resolutions)

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, 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