Walmart Deduction Codes

In this article, learn about: 

• What is a Walmart deduction? 

• What are the most common Walmart deduction codes?

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What Is a Walmart Deduction?

A Walmart deduction is a fee subtracted from an invoice that corresponds to a particular code. Typically, this will be reflected in an EDI 812 (Credit/Debit Adjustment). There are over 100 deduction reasons that Walmart will deduct these fees, and sometimes, multiple codes will appear on invoices.

Related Reading: Walmart Deduction Codes Explained

Most Common Walmart Deduction Codes 

Below is a list of common Walmart deduction codes. Each one links to a separate article detailing information about that code.

Pricing and Invoice Errors

• Code 10: Price Difference as Documented (Allowance Difference)

• Code 11: Pricing Overcharge (Price Difference between PO and Invoice)

• Code 12: Invoice Incorrectly Extended

• Code 13: Substitution Overcharge

Shortages and Shipping Discrepancies

• Code 14: Short/Damaged (Trailer Seal Intact)

• Code 15: Pallets/Shrink-wrapped Short/Damaged

• Code 21: Concealed Shortages

• Code 22: Goods Billed not Shipped

• Code 23: Carton Shortage SLC

• Code 24: Carton Shortage/Freight Bill Signed Short

• Code 25: No Merchandise Received for Invoice

• Code 28: Carton Damaged/Freight Bill Signed Damaged

Duplicate Billing and Payment Issues

• Code 30: Duplicate Billing

• Code 73: Duplicate Payment

Freight and Shipping-Related Deductions

• Code 44: Freight on Returned Merchandise/Returned Goods

• Code 47: Excessive Freight on Invoice Description

• Code 63: BOL Addressed to Wrong Location

• Code 64: Early Shipment

Allowances and Promotional Deductions

• Code 50: Advertising Allowance (AA)

• Code 51: Promotional Allowance Display/Fixture Allowance (PA)

• Code 52: Volume Allowance (VA)

• Code 53: Truckload Allowance (TA)

• Code 54: Warehouse Allowance (WA)

• Code 55: New Location Allowance (OL or SA)

• Code 57: Quantity Discount

• Code 58: DSDC Allowance (Other allowances DA, EB, SD)

• Code 59: Defective Merchandise Allowance (DM)

• Code 150: Softgoods Defective Allowance

• Code 151: Purchase Rebate Allowance

Returns and Defective Merchandise Deductions

• Code 92: Mdse. Return (Overstock/Recall)

• Code 93: Mdse. Return (Damaged Merchandise)

• Code 94: Goods Returned/Defective Merchandise

• Code 95: Mdse. Return (Wrong Item)

• Code 97: Returned Goods (Handling Charge)

Markdowns, Co-Op, and Special Program Allowances

• Code 66: Markdown Monies/Price Protection

• Code 67: Display Allowance

• Code 68: Signing Allowance

• Code 69: Grocery Billback Allowance

• Code 70: Co-Op Allowance

Handling and Compliance-Related Deductions

• Code 60: Handling Charge as Documented

• Code 72: Labor and Handling (Ticketing/Re-Ticketing)

• Code 99: OTIF

Early Payment and Cash Discounts

• Code 80: Cash Discount

• Code 82: Anticipation – Early Payment of Invoice

Other Walmart Deduction Codes

• Code 87: Other

• Code 120: WMTD Claims (MDSE Return – Walmart Discretion Program)

Related Reading: Additional Walmart Deductions Codes

Recover What Walmart Deducted With SPS Revenue Recovery

Brands lose 5 to 7% of annual revenue to deductions, chargebacks, and compliance fines, and roughly 70% of disputable deductions are never challenged. Usually that's because gathering proof across portals takes more time than an AP team has.

SPS Revenue Recovery identifies which Walmart deductions are worth pursuing, gathers the documentation, and submits compliant disputes using workflows built around Walmart's own codes and dispute processes, covering the top 31 Walmart deduction codes. PODs, BOLs, and invoices are pulled and attached automatically across 150+ carrier and 3PL integrations. Root-cause insights then show which upstream breakdowns keep generating the same codes, so you can stop them at the source instead of disputing them again next quarter.

Most teams start with a complimentary, no-obligation recovery audit that shows the real dollar amount available for recovery. Average time to data import is 4 days, and first recovered revenue typically lands within 14 days.

Schedule a meeting with an SPS team member to see what Walmart owes you.