B2B debt collection (B2B-inkasso)
Also known as commercial debt collection, business-to-business collection, trade debt recovery, b2b-inkasso, erhvervsinkasso, inkasso mellem virksomheder
B2B debt collection is recovery between businesses — with fewer protective rules and more chargeable fees than when collecting from consumers.
In practice
B2B and B2C are two different legal regimes. Between businesses you may:
- charge the compensation fee (kompensationsgebyr) of 310 kr. per claim
- agree a higher rate of interest than the statutory one
- agree venue and retention of title in your terms of trade
In return, there is a risk that does not exist in B2C: the debtor can go bankrupt, and then you stand at the back of the queue as an unsecured creditor. That is why security and personal liability matter far more here.
Where it commonly goes wrong
- The compensation fee is never charged. Most B2B creditors forget it. It is money you are entitled to.