Deductions

Stop absorbing deductions you could recover.

CPG brands selling through KeHE typically lose 5-15% of gross sales to opaque deductions. Most are contractual. Some are not. The difference between the two is evidence, classification, and speed.

111KeHE prefix codes classified

Capabilities

What EasyOps does for deductions.

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Audit in minutes, not weeks

Upload your K-Solve export. The tool classifies each line using validated rules for 48 of 111 prefix codes at 100% accuracy, separates contractual from disputable, and estimates recoverable value.

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Evidence assembled automatically

Every disputable deduction arrives with the BOL, ASN, appointment record, and rule citation already gathered. Your team files instead of hunting.

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Dispute with the right packet

Pre-drafted disputes matched to the specific deduction type, with the evidence the distributor expects. Copy-paste or fully automated portal submission.

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See the pattern, not just the line

Deductions are rolled up by cause, DC, and time period so recurring breakdowns become visible. Fix the root cause upstream, not just the symptom downstream.

Real scenarios

Before and after.

The fill rate fee that was actually a DC miscount

Before

The 3% SLF fee ($150 on a $5,000 shortage) posts automatically. Your 3PL shipped 100% but KeHE's fill rate score reflects a DC recount. No one connects the two systems within the 180-day window.

With EasyOps

EasyOps matches the pick confirmation and BOL against the fill rate score the day the deduction posts. The discrepancy is flagged, evidence is attached, and a dispute is ready.

The recurring CN charge that doubled overnight

Before

Weekly CN pass-throughs are contractual by default, so no one reviews them. A billing anomaly — wrong DC, duplicate cycle — sits in the noise for months.

With EasyOps

EasyOps flags CN lines that exceed the trailing 4-week average by 2x, appear on a DC the supplier doesn't ship to, or resume after a 60-day dormancy. Anomalies surface the day they post.

The $9,300 dispute hiding in a K-Solve export

Before

The K-Solve export is 400 lines. Most are contractual passthrough. One line — buried in the noise — is a $9,300 shortage that the carrier's own records contradict.

With EasyOps

The audit tool separates $140,914 in contractual passthrough from $10,757 disputable. The $9,300 line is ranked first by recoverable value.

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Frequently asked

Questions about deductions.

What percentage of KeHE deductions are actually disputable?+

In our experience, the majority of deduction dollars are contractual passthrough. In one audit, 88% ($140,914 of $151,671) was contractual. The remaining 12% contained $5,940 in estimated recoverable value. The audit's job is to separate the two so effort goes where it matters.

How long do I have to dispute a KeHE deduction?+

KeHE requires disputes filed through K-Solve within 180 days of the deduction date. K-Solve quick search covers roughly the last 90 days. Current KeHE portal instructions govern the actual deadlines.

Does EasyOps file disputes automatically?+

For KeHE and UNFI portals, yes — automated dispute submission is available. For other portals, the system prepares the dispute text and evidence packet for copy-paste submission. The goal is either path results in a filed dispute, not an unfiled one.

How is this different from Glimpse or OverDeduct?+

Most deduction tools start at the deduction and work backward. EasyOps starts at the purchase order and works forward — connecting the systems, evidence, and communications that prevent deductions from happening, then recovering what still slips through. Prevention is where the economics shift.

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