What are deductions really costing you?

Answer five quick questions to see how your deductions compare to a benchmark created by surveying CPG companies in 2025.

Step 1 of 5

What's your brand's annual gross revenue?

Use your total annual sales in U.S. dollars. An estimate is fine.

$
Step 2 of 5

Deductions as a percentage of gross sales

0%
$0 0% of annual revenue
Step 3 of 5

What percent of your deduction dollars are invalid?

If you don't know, enter your best guess.

%
Step 4 of 5

Of the deduction dollars you dispute, how much do you win back?

Enter the percentage you successfully recover or get credited, or pick a range.

%
Step 5 of 5

How much of your backlog is over 60 days old?

Deductions aged past 60 days are harder to dispute and likelier to be written off.

%

Your annual deduction exposure

$0

How you compare to the benchmark

Your results compared to brands in the benchmark study.

Your result Benchmark

Your numbers vs. the benchmark

Your deduction rates converted to value, with comparison to value at the benchmark rates.

YouValue @ benchmark rate
Deductions $0 $0
Invalid deductions $0 $0
Dispute recovery $0 $0

Invalid deduction opportunity

You report $0 in invalid deductions

+$0

↗ Reaching the benchmark recovery rate for invalid deductions, you'd recover an additional +$0.

Revenue recovery opportunity

From $0 in invalid deductions, you could recover an extra:

+$0

by lifting your win rate to the 40% benchmark.

↗ Look at the value if you increased recovery to 65%: +$0

Your total recovery opportunity

+$0 / year

Where this leaves you

What you can do next

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Estimates are directional and based on inputs and benchmarks from UpClear's 2026 CPG Deduction Report. Not financial advice.
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