Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

DHL Parcel UK Limited pays suppliers in 22 days on average — 8 days past its stated terms

CRN 00965783 · Transport & storage · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

22daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 8 days past the 14-day term they state.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 14 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 3%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2026 – 28 Feb 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 24 Sept 2026

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 8 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–40

avg 22d

0 days40 days

reported avg 22 days their filed terms 14 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 80% 31–60 days 17% 61+ days 3%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116970, period 1 Jan 2026 – 28 Feb 2026, filed 24 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

DHL Parcel UK Limited pays 8 days past its own stated terms. 4% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 3% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports

33 → 22 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 11 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

11 days faster across the window. From 33 days in H2 2023 to 22 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 14-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

DHL Parcel UK Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 22 days against stated terms of 14 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 24 Sept 2026.

The direction is faster: from 33 days in H2 2023 to 22 now — 11 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 85% of the 245 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

That is 11 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2021) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

DHL Terms and Conditions of Purchase sets out that the payment of correct invoices is due, in the relevant currency as defined in DHL’s order, 60 days net from which the invoice is dated, subject to satisfactory receipt of goods and/or services.

Dispute resolution

DHL terms and conditions of purchase sets out the remedies available to them in the matters of dispute. This includes terms around damages, withholding payment for bona fide grounds and termination of contracts. Supplier are able to raise disputes directly with their primarily business contact within DHL.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	22	4%	3%	24 Sept 2026
H2 2025	32	14%	8%	7 May 2026
H1 2025	34	13%	11%	7 May 2026
H2 2024	32	15%	9%	30 Jan 2025
H1 2024	33	15%	10%	24 Jul 2024
H2 2023	33	15%	9%	29 Jan 2024
H1 2023	34	15%	9%	31 Jul 2023
H2 2022	34	15%	9%	25 Jan 2023
H1 2022	36	19%	11%	8 Aug 2022
H2 2021	39	19%	11%	25 Jan 2022
H1 2021	36	31%	9%	13 Jul 2021

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 10 Nov 1969
Registered office: CAPITOL HOUSE 1 CAPITOL CLOSE, LEEDS, LS27 0WH

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Nov 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 22-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 22-day cycle — about £3,200 more than the same account would carry at 14-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.

Quick answers · DHL Parcel UK Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 11 days faster over the window (33 → 22 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 22; across their last 6 reports it ranged 22–34 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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What is a Payment Practices Report?

UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.

What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.

How often is this data updated?

Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.

Is this official government data?

The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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