Kroger vendor compliance: how chargebacks work
Kroger deducts through a set of two-letter codes (EC, SH, LC, ORAD and others) covering EDI compliance, shortages, pricing, and on-time delivery. Suppliers are expected to hold 98% ORAD (on-time) compliance and a 95% case fill rate, and have 180 days to dispute an invalid deduction.
Compliance programs to know
Deduction codes
Two-letter codes on the remittance: EDI non-compliance (EC), shortage (SH), list cost (LC), late shipment (ORAD), allowances (CD/OI), overage (OV), and wrong vendor (WV).
Direct Ship performance
Direct Ship orders carry their own guidelines — late-shipment error rates above 5% can be charged 10% of order value.
Kroger chargeback codes by category
8 codes tracked. View the full list →
Accounts Payable / Allowances
EDI Compliance
Accounts Payable / Pricing
On-Time Delivery
Accounts Payable / Invoicing
Accounts Payable / Shortage
Master Data
Disputing Kroger deductions
Suppliers have 180 days to dispute an invalid deduction. Disputes rely on EDI transmission records (856/810/997), signed delivery documents, and price-change notifications reconciled against the remittance.
Supplier portal: Kroger Supplier Hub
Prevention beats disputes
Most Kroger chargebacks trace back to preventable data and shipping errors. See the step-by-step playbook:
How to prevent Kroger chargebacks →Sources
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