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🇺🇸 United States — Country Risk Profile

Behaviour varies sharply by state and sector. Large corporates routinely stretch terms; SME exposure benefits from state-level prompt-payment statutes.

Payment risk

Moderate

Enforcement difficulty

Moderate

Currency & transfer risk

Low

Currency

USD

Avg DSO

45–60 days

Insolvency trend

Rising

Limitation period

4 years

Moderate

Payment risk

Behaviour varies sharply by state and sector. Large corporates routinely stretch terms; SME exposure benefits from state-level prompt-payment statutes.

  • Wide variance by state and industry
  • Corporate AP cycles often 60–90 days
  • Strong FDCPA constraints on collection language
Moderate

Enforcement difficulty

State-by-state procedure with no federal small-claims equivalent. UCC filings, judgment domestication and asset searches drive recovery.

  • State court jurisdiction; no federal small-claims
  • Judgment domestication across states (UEFJA)
  • Asset searches via UCC filings, court records, real-property indexes
Low

Currency & transfer risk

USD, fully convertible, deep liquidity, no capital controls.

  • USD reserve currency, no transfer restrictions
  • ACH and FedNow for domestic settlement
  • OFAC sanctions screening required on all flows

DECOL recommendation

FDCPA-compliant demand sequence, then state-court complaint with UCC-search underwriting. Domesticate judgments where assets sit.

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Other country profiles

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Germany

Payment low · Enforcement low

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United Kingdom

Payment low · Enforcement low

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France

Payment moderate · Enforcement low

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Italy

Payment elevated · Enforcement moderate

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Spain

Payment moderate · Enforcement moderate

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Netherlands

Payment low · Enforcement low