---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 375.807"
title: "49"
number: "375.807"
heading: "What actions may I take to collect the charges upon my invoice?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/375.807"
---

# §375.807. What actions may I take to collect the charges upon my invoice?

- (a) You must present an invoice within 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays) of the date of delivery of a shipment at its destination.
- (b) The credit period must be seven days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays).
- (c) You must provide in your tariffs the following four things:
  - (1) You must automatically extend the credit period to a total of 30 calendar days for any shipper who has not paid your invoice within the 7-day period. However, for charges for impracticable operations that are not collected at delivery, you may not extend the credit period beyond 30 days after you present your invoice.
  - (2) You will assess a service charge to each individual shipper equal to one percent of the amount of the invoice, subject to a $20 minimum charge, for the extension of the credit period. You will assess the service charge for each 30-day extension the charges go unpaid.
  - (3) You must deny credit to any shipper who fails to pay a duly-presented invoice within the 30-day period. You may grant credit to the individual shipper when the individual shipper satisfies he/she will promptly pay all future invoices duly presented.
  - (4) You must ensure all payments of invoices are strictly in accordance with the rules and regulations of this part for the settlement of your rates and charges.

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 72 FR 36775, July 5, 2007; 87 FR 24448, Apr. 26, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13102, 13301, 13501, 13704, 13707, 13902, 14104, 14706, 14708; subtitle B, title IV of Pub. L. 109-59; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 72 FR 36775, July 5, 2007; 87 FR 24448, Apr. 26, 2022]