Sam's Club Code 94: Goods returned / defective or spoiled merchandise.
Sam's Club Code 94 means Sam's Club deducted for returned, defective, or spoiled merchandise processed through a Return Center or club claim. It is highly disputable if your Sam's Club Vendor Agreement includes a Code 59 Defective Merchandise Allowance (Destroy in Field) that prohibits individual return deductions, or if the billed return quantity exceeds actual returned units.
Why Sam's Club issues Code 94.
- Member returns or spoiled club inventory billed back to a supplier who already pays a fixed Defective Allowance
- Return Center billed for more units than were shipped back to the supplier's dock
- Return cost was calculated at club retail price instead of wholesale PO cost
Documents that win.
- Signed Sam's Club Vendor Agreement showing a Defective Allowance / Destroy in Field policy
- Return Center claim report from Retail Link
- Receiving dock tally from your warehouse showing actual returned count
How to dispute it.
Find remittance line for Code 94 in Accounts Payable Dispute Portal (APDP) in Walmart Retail Link. Note the PO, invoice number, and claim amount.
Collect and verify documentation: Signed Sam's Club Vendor Agreement showing a Defective Allowance / Destroy in Field policy, Return Center claim report from Retail Link, Receiving dock tally from your warehouse showing actual returned count. Ensure piece counts and timestamps match.
File dispute claim package via APDP selecting claim reason for Code 94 (Goods returned / defective or spoiled merchandise) and attaching all verification documents.
Monitor claim status in APDP until approved (60-75 days). Approved credit memo will apply to a future settlement remittance.
Sam's Club reviews accounts payable deduction disputes up to two years after the deduction date in Retail Link APDP. Check your remaining filing window with our free Dispute deadline checker.
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