All Walmart Deduction Codes

Stacy Tan

By Stacy Tan, SVP of Retail Insights

Last Updated April 24, 2025

2 min read

Code #Description
10Price Difference as Documented (Allowance Difference)
11Pricing Overcharge (Price Difference between PO and Invoice)
12Invoice Incorrectly Extended
13Substitution Overcharge
14Short/Damaged (Trailer Seal Intact)
15Pallets/Shrink-wrapped Short/Damaged
20Concealed Damage
21Concealed Shortages
22Goods Billed not Shipped
23Carton Shortage SLC
24Carton Shortage/Freight Bill Signed Short
25No Merchandise Received for Invoice
26Carton Shortage- Misrouting
27Carton Damage SLC
28Carton Damaged/Freight Bill Signed Damaged
29Misrouting Change FOB
30Duplicate Billing
31PO Number Not on Invoice
32Multiple PO Numbers on Invoice
33PO Number Incorrect on Invoice
34Pallet Charge
35Sales Tax (State)
36Sales Tax (City)
37Insurance
38Stop-Off Charge Incorrectly Added to Invoice
39Freight Cost on Backorder
40Routing Violation, Excessive Freight
41Collect, Should Have Been Pre-Paid
42Backhaul, Pickup Allowance
43Merchandise S and B Pre-Paid to Consolidator
44Freight on Returned Merchandise/Returned Goods
45Prepaid Freight Incorrectly added to invoice
46Freight Allowance
47Excessive Freight on Invoice Description
48Freight S and B Pre-Paid to Consolidator
49Freight Cost to Forward Mis-Routed Shipment
50Advertising Allowance (AA)
51Promotional Allowance Display/Fixture Allowance (PA)
52Volume Allowance (VA)
53Truckload Allowance (TA)
54Warehouse Allowance (WA)
55New Location Allowance (SA or OL)
56Early Buy Allowance
57Quantity Discount
58DSDC Allowance (Other Allowances DA, EB, SD)
59Defective Merchandise Allowance (DM)
60Handling Charge as Documented
61Incorrect Color or Size Assortment
62Labor and Handling (Packaging/Repackaging)
63BOL Addressed to Wrong Location
64Early Shipment
65Late Shipment
66Markdown Monies/Price Protection
67Display Allowance
68Signing Allowance
69Grocery Billback Allowance
70Co-Op Allowance
71Fixture Allowance
72Labor and Handling (Ticketing/Re-Ticketing)
73Duplicate Payment
74Previous Account, Debit Balance
75Transfer of Debit Balance
76Buyers Reserve
77Overpayment of Invoice Amount
78Storage Charges
79Sample Charges
80Cash Discount
81Anticipation – Supplier Request
82Anticipation – Early Payment of Invoice
83Discount Not Taken at Time of Payment
84Discount Not Taken at Time of Payment
85Interest on Overpayment
86Excise Tax
87Other
88Claim Not Deducted
89Credit Memo from Supplier
90Unauthorized Charge, System Deduction
91MDSE Destroyed, Damaged, Defective
92Mdse. Return (Overstock/Recall)
93Mdse. Return (Damaged Merchandise)
94Goods Returned/Defective Merchandise
95Mdse. Return (Wrong Item)
96MDSE for Repair, Assembly, Not Returned
97Returned Goods (Handling Charge)
98Disposal Fee
99OTIF
120WMTD Claims (MDSE Return – Walmart Discretion Program)
132Penalties and Fines
150Softgoods Defective Allowance
151Purchase Rebate Allowance

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