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What can you claim on a late invoice?

Under the Belgian Late Payment Act (Wet 2 augustus 2002, transposing EU Directive 2011/7), a B2B creditor may claim statutory interest plus a €40 fixed recovery on overdue invoices.

Unpaid invoice amount

€

Due date

Paid / today

Statutory interest rate (annual)

The reference rate is set every six months by the FOD Financiën / SPF Finances — verify the current half-year rate.

Add the €40 fixed recovery compensation

What you can claim

Days overdue

Principal

Statutory interest

Fixed recovery+

Extra you can claim

Total now owed

Indicative only — not legal advice. The statutory reference rate changes twice a year; confirm the rate in force for your period before invoicing interest.

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