Walmart Code 93: Merchandise return / recall deduction.
Walmart Code 93 is issued when merchandise is returned from stores or distribution centers (due to overstock, modular resets, or recalls) and deducted from your remittance. It is disputable if you have a no-return agreement, if the quantity deducted exceeds what was physically returned to your warehouse, or if the return price was calculated at retail rather than wholesale cost.
Why Walmart issues Code 93.
- Modular reset or deleted item inventory returned through a Return Center
- Return Center billed back more units than were actually shipped back on the return BOL
- Return deduction included handling fees not authorized in the Vendor Agreement
Documents that win.
- Return Center claim report and return BOL/tracking from Retail Link
- Receiving tally from your own warehouse showing actual units received back
- Signed Walmart Vendor Agreement showing return privileges and agreed cost basis
How to dispute it.
Find remittance line for Code 93 in Accounts Payable Dispute Portal (APDP) in Retail Link. Note the PO, invoice number, and claim amount.
Collect and verify documentation: Return Center claim report and return BOL/tracking from Retail Link, Receiving tally from your own warehouse showing actual units received back, Signed Walmart Vendor Agreement showing return privileges and agreed cost basis. Ensure piece counts and timestamps match.
File dispute claim package via APDP selecting claim reason for Code 93 (Merchandise return / recall deduction) 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.
Walmart generally reviews accounts payable deduction disputes up to two years after the deduction date in APDP. Check your remaining filing window with our free Dispute deadline checker.
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