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Payment terms

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Fresenius Medical Care standard payment terms are 14 days from delivery and receipt of a correct invoice with 3% discount or net after 60 days. For purposes of clarification, if Fresenius Medical Care makes payment within 14 days from receipt of the invoice, Fresenius Medical Care shall be entitled to deduct 3% from the amount of the invoice and after deducting the 3% constitutes payment in full of the invoice.

If you are a U.S. supplier or wish to provide your services to the North America region, then please visit our North American website.

Should you have any questions, please contact your local Procurement Office.

Invoice quality guideline

In order to ensure a smooth invoicing approval and prompt payment process, invoices should comply with Fresenius Medical Care business requirements. We therefore kindly ask you to consider the following practices:

1. Ensure that your invoices follow the specifications set by local law, tax and accounting authorities.
2. In addition to the legally required content your invoice must contain (if not anyway legally required):
   1. Invoice number,
   2. Each affected purchase order number and Fresenius Medical Care article number per line item,
   3. If no purchase order number is available the recipient of your products/services at Fresenius Medical Care,
   4. Delivery date (service date),
   5. The VAT separately,
   6. The total invoice amount in gross and net including the currency,
   7. The tax ID of your company,
   8. The agreed payment terms including date, method and discounts.

The complete version of our Invoice Quality Guideline is also available in different local languages. Please contact your local Fresenius Medical Care organization for further details.

All invoices which do not comply to the above-mentioned requirements will be returned and henceforth will lead to delays in payment process.

A high degree of automation ensures a decrease of manual efforts and leads to faster invoice payments, therefore it is essential for invoices to meet our standard quality requirements.  We strive to continuously improve efficiency and speed up the invoice handling process which we achieve with the cooperation from our suppliers, our commitment and qualified employees and the involvement of established providers.

The following invoicing options are available to you, illustrating the payment duration according to the type of invoicing method.

If you are a U.S. supplier or wish to provide your services to the North America region, then please visit our North American website.

Should you have any questions, please contact your local Procurement Office.