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| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 23 Jan 2022 | 29 | 53% | 47% | 0% | 7% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 26 Jul 2021 | 43 | 81% | 2% | 17% | 13% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 28 Jan 2021 | 36 | 56% | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 29 Jul 2020 | 35 | 44% | 46% | 10% | 21% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 31 | 54% | 37% | 9% | 31% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 26 Jul 2019 | 34 | 47% | 44% | 9% | 28% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 29 Jan 2019 | 33 | 46% | 47% | 7% | 21% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 27 Jul 2018 | 30 | 52% | 43% | 5% | 22% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
W030 - 30 days after month end (due at the end of next month) Some contracts contain a fortnightly payment run clause that states Suppliers accept that BAT’s payment processing centres operate a fortnightly payment run system and that, if the due date for payment of the Valid Invoice falls after the fortnightly payment run day in the relevant week, the Valid Invoice will be paid on the following fortnightly payment run day. This clause is agreed with Suppliers as part of the contract negotiation process before it is implemented.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No additional information
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
120
If suppliers have any queries related to invoices and payments they can contact fsd_uk@bat.com, which acts as an information center. FSD UK will provide details such as status of invoices, date of payments and statement of account reconciliations. For any dispute related to the terms and conditions agreed, FSD UK will direct the suppliers to the relevant BAT personnel to obtain information about their query.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
B.A.T (U.K. And Export) Limited is a registered entity within the British American Tobacco group, which BAT's own site describes as a multi-category consumer goods company providing tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. Companies House records classify the company's nature of business as manufacture of tobacco products. The company is based at Globe House in London, the BAT group's headquarters address, and has been incorporated since 1929. As a UK entity within the wider corporate group, its own trading role is not detailed separately in the evidence, but it sits within a group whose activities span tobacco, vapour, heated tobacco and modern oral nicotine products, alongside related science, brand and manufacturing operations.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: bat.com