South Carolina Late Fee Calculator
Work out interest on an overdue B2B invoice under South Carolina law. The legal default rate — what applies when the contract is silent — is 8.75%, and the statute is quoted verbatim below. All math runs locally in your browser.
Legal rate on ascertained sums due when no rate is agreed (post-judgment rate is separate: prime +4 pts, 10.75% for 2026).
Late fee breakdown
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Still unpaid? Generate a formal demand letter — it computes the interest and cites South Carolina's statute (S.C. Code Ann. §§ 34-31-20, 37-10-106) for you.
What South Carolina law actually says
In all cases of accounts stated and in all cases wherein any sum or sums of money shall be ascertained and, being due, shall draw interest according to law, the legal interest shall be at the rate of eight and three-fourths percent per annum.
Quoted verbatim from the linked official source — not our paraphrase. How we source and re-check every row is documented in the data methodology.
Maximum late fee in South Carolina — written B2B contracts
No statutory cap
No cap on written non-consumer contracts: by express written agreement any rate may be charged. B2B trade credit falls outside the consumer-credit rate limits.
Basis: S.C. Code Ann. § 37-10-106(1). Compare all 51 jurisdictions on the full state table and the cap-regime map.
B2B invoices only — not rent, not consumer debt
Everything on this page is about business-to-business invoices. Residential rent late fees live in South Carolina's landlord-tenant law and consumer credit has separate, stricter rules — two different bodies of law. The distinction is explained in B2B invoice late fees vs. residential rent.
Use this data
South Carolina's row — rate, cap, citation, verbatim quote, verification date — is part of our open 51-jurisdiction dataset: CSV · JSON (CC BY 4.0, cite myinvoicetemplate.com). Set late-fee terms on your next invoice with the free invoice generator, or state them clearly using the wording guidance in the payment terms guide.
South Carolina late fee FAQ
Can I charge late fees on overdue invoices in South Carolina?
Yes — on business-to-business invoices. If your contract or invoice states a late-fee rate, that rate governs (subject to the cap rules below). If nothing was agreed: 8.75%. Legal rate on ascertained sums due when no rate is agreed (post-judgment rate is separate: prime +4 pts, 10.75% for 2026). Statute: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 34-31-20, 37-10-106, verified 2026-08-19. Consumer and rent debts follow separate laws.
What is the maximum late fee I can charge in South Carolina?
For a written B2B contract: No cap on written non-consumer contracts — parties may agree to any rate. Basis: S.C. Code Ann. § 37-10-106(1). The full cap analysis is in the section above; this covers business-to-business deals only — consumer credit has stricter separate caps.
What interest applies if my contract doesn't mention late fees in South Carolina?
The statutory default rate of 8.75%. Legal rate on ascertained sums due when no rate is agreed (post-judgment rate is separate: prime +4 pts, 10.75% for 2026). Statute: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 34-31-20, 37-10-106 (verbatim quote on this page, verified 2026-08-19).
Does this cover rent, apartment, or consumer late fees in South Carolina?
No. This page covers business-to-business invoices only. Residential rent late fees are governed by South Carolina's landlord-tenant law, and consumer credit for personal, family, or household purposes has its own stricter caps and disclosure rules. Those are different statutes than the commercial-interest law cited here.
Where does this data come from, and when was it verified?
Every figure on this page comes from our 51-jurisdiction dataset: each row researched against the controlling statute or the state's official current-rate page, independently re-checked, and stamped with its own verification date — South Carolina's row was last verified 2026-08-19. The operative legal text is quoted verbatim on this page with a link to the official source, the methodology is public, every verification pass is logged in the changelog, and the full dataset is downloadable (CC BY 4.0).
Not legal advice. This page summarizes South Carolina's commercial-interest statute for general information, with the verification date shown above — it tells you when we last confirmed the figures, not that they are still current today. Statutes change and courts interpret them; verify the cited statute at the official source, or ask a licensed attorney in your state, before charging or demanding interest.