B2B debt collection recovers outstanding payments between businesses. It is distinct from consumer debt collection in legal framework, methodology, available tools, and commercial context.
The debtor is a company, not an individual. This means different courts (commercial courts, Tribunal de Commerce, Handelsgericht), different procedures (payment orders designed for commercial claims), and stronger enforcement tools (winding-up petitions, commercial asset seizure, director liability).
Open-account trade — shipping goods before receiving payment — represents approximately 80% of global B2B transactions. When a buyer doesn't pay, the supplier needs a mechanism to recover. B2B collection agencies provide that mechanism with jurisdiction-specific expertise.
Claim verification, formal demand, amicable negotiation, fast-track court procedure (if undisputed), full litigation (if disputed), enforcement (bank seizure, asset attachment, insolvency). Each step is calibrated to the debtor's jurisdiction.
Speed (place within 90 days). Documentation (contract, invoices, delivery proof). Local expertise (native-language agents in the debtor's country). Legal infrastructure (court filing capability in the debtor's jurisdiction).
Contingency: 15-25% amicable, 25-35% litigated. No recovery = no fee. Court costs additional but often recoverable from the debtor.
Our debt recovery agency with over 21 years of experience provides: Business to Business Collections Services, Legal Debt Collections and worldwide Skip Tracing services.
