Courier service Late Invoice Carrying Cost
Carrying cost = invoice × annual rate × delay days / 365
Gather completed route logs, fuel receipts and delivery records. Include mileage, dispatch time, and handling. The starting figures are examples. Replace them with your own records.
Formula and worked example
Carrying cost = invoice × annual rate × delay days / 365
| Input | Example |
|---|---|
| Unpaid invoice amount | 10,000 |
| Days delayed | 30 days |
| Annual cash carrying-cost assumption | 12 % |
| Calculated result | 98.6301 |
Choose reliable inputs
Compare route time, vehicle cost, delivery density and collection timing. For this courier service calculation, use completed route logs, fuel receipts and delivery records and a consistent definition of one delivery.
- Mileage: include the portion belonging to this delivery or reporting period, and record where the value came from.
- Dispatch time: include the portion belonging to this delivery or reporting period, and record where the value came from.
- Handling: include the portion belonging to this delivery or reporting period, and record where the value came from.
Use the same currency for every money input. Do not mix weekly costs with monthly revenue, or count the same expense in both an itemised cost and allocated overhead.
Can I charge this amount to the customer?
This tool estimates internal cost only. Contract terms and local law determine whether any fee may be charged.
Uses simple interest and a 365-day year; this is not a lawful late-payment fee calculation.
What if this input changes?
If unpaid invoice amount rises by 10%, this example changes by 9.863 . This shows the effect of one change; it does not predict what will happen.
Open the calculator, save your baseline, then change the input supported by the least reliable estimate in your records. Compare both scenarios before committing to a price or capacity promise.