What makes an invoice recoverable
Most unpaid invoices are recoverable if three things exist: proof the goods or services were ordered, proof they were delivered or performed, and the invoice itself. In practice that means a purchase order or email, a delivery challan, e-way bill, lorry receipt or acceptance mail, and a GST invoice with the buyer’s GSTIN. The buyer’s own replies (“we will pay next week”) are an admission that strengthens the claim.
Your GST filings help too: an invoice reported in GSTR-1 and reflected in the buyer’s GSTR-2B shows the buyer accepted the supply and claimed input credit on it.
Invoice recovery for Guntur businesses: our process
- Free assessment of the invoices and documents, including ageing and the buyer’s pattern of payment.
- Legal notice within 24 hours, itemising each invoice, the GST details, the due dates and the interest claimed.
- Advocate negotiation, usually ending in full payment or a signed instalment plan with post-dated payments.
- If needed: MSME Samadhaan at the Andhra Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council for Udyam suppliers, Section 138 for cheques, or a summary suit on the invoices.
Recovering B2B dues in Guntur: what is specific here
Guntur runs Asia’s largest chilli market and a large cotton and tobacco trade, where commission agents and traders extend credit to buyers across India. Commodity dues are high-value and often cheque-based; Section 138 and a prompt legal notice with the sale documents are the usual recovery path.
Main industries: chilli and spice trading, cotton and tobacco, agri-processing, construction materials and education.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate courts, Guntur, for Section 138; District Court, Guntur, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Guntur file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Andhra Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Commissionerate of Industries, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada/Amaravati). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Guntur supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.
Interest you can add to an unpaid invoice
Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers can claim compound interest at three times the RBI bank rate from the day after the 45-day limit (or the agreed shorter date). Other suppliers can claim interest under the contract, or at a reasonable rate through the court under the Interest Act, 1978. Our notices always include the interest claim; buyers often settle the principal quickly to avoid it.