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Sonoco Limited

Registered as SONOCO LIMITED. Company number 00082196. 3 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2019, filed 9 August 2019.

42days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019, Sonoco Limited reported that it took an average of 42 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 46% of invoices within 30 days, 30% in 31 to 60 days and 24% after more than 60 days. It said 51% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2018, the average was 57 days, so it is 15 days faster now.

This company has not filed a report for a period ending since May 2025, so it is not in our current tables. Companies stop reporting when they no longer meet the size test, are restructured or close.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 57 Jun 2018 39 Dec 2018 42 Jun 2019

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Jan to Jun 2019 9 Aug 2019 42 46%30%24%51% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 9 Aug 2019 39 45%34%21%51% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 12 Nov 2018 57 31%37%32%95% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.