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When a customer is in default and what default costs them
Dated official sources, and the contents this module links to · 1 section
Official sources
- BGB section 286 Default of the debtor — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 288 Default interest and other loss — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 247 Base rate of interest — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 289 Prohibition of compound interest — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 271 Time of performance — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 271a Agreements on payment, inspection or acceptance periods — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 13 Consumer — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 14 Trader — verified on September 23, 2026
- BGB section 187 Start of a period — verified on September 23, 2026
Every figure and its source
Every figure in this module anchored to a fiscal constant, with the official page that establishes it.
- Default interest where a consumer is a party — 5 percentage points above the base rate
gesetze-im-internet.de · 2026 rules - Default interest on payment claims with no consumer involved — 9 percentage points above the base rate
gesetze-im-internet.de · 2026 rules - Flat fee where the debtor is not a consumer — €40 per payment claim, including each interim payment
gesetze-im-internet.de · 2026 rules
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