Due date (forfaldsdato)
Also known as payment due date, last day for timely payment, forfaldsdag, betalingsdato, sidste rettidige betalingsdag
The due date is the day by which payment must have been received at the latest — and the day from which interest and reminders can start to run.
Key facts
- From this day
- Default interest runs
- First reminder
- The day after, at the earliest
In practice
The due date is a legal dividing line, not a polite expectation. Before it, the claim is not due, and you can neither charge interest nor send a reminder with a fee. After it, you can do both.
If no due date has been agreed, the claim only falls due when you present a demand for payment — and interest only runs 30 days after that. It is an expensive detail to overlook in a set of terms of trade.
Where it commonly goes wrong
- “Payable immediately” is used as a due date. That is not a date. Write a date.
- The invoice date is confused with the due date. Interest and limitation are calculated from the due date, not from the date of issue.