16 TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
| 31.12.2022 | 31.12.2023 |
CHF 1,000 |
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Trade accounts receivable |
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Denominated in CHF | 21,448 | 31,990 |
Denominated in EUR | 20,199 | 22,266 |
Denominated in GBP | 4,277 | 3,351 |
Denominated in USD | 105,943 | 95,517 |
Denominated in CNY | 630 | 882 |
Denominated in JPY | 1,982 | 3,040 |
Denominated in other currencies | 5,338 | 4,031 |
Subtotal trade accounts receivable | 159,817 | 161,077 |
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Allowance for expected credit losses |
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Individual impairment allowance account | (332) | (129) |
Collective impairment allowance account | (2,650) | (2,271) |
Subtotal allowance for expected credit losses | (2,982) | (2,400) |
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Total trade accounts receivable | 156,835 | 158,677 |
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Net increase | 30,320 | 13,452 |
Translation differences | (1,818) | (11,610) |
Total change compared with previous year | 28,502 | 1,842 |
The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade accounts receivable at the reporting date by geographic region (location of the debtor) is:
| 31.12.2022 | 31.12.2023 |
CHF 1,000 |
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Switzerland (domestic) | 15,306 | 18,445 |
Euro-zone countries | 25,643 | 27,384 |
Other European countries | 9,085 | 8,395 |
North America | 96,064 | 88,546 |
Asia | 10,267 | 14,880 |
Other | 3,452 | 3,427 |
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Total trade accounts receivable (excluding allowances) | 159,817 | 161,077 |
The Group’s most significant customer accounts for 10.8% of the trade accounts receivable carrying amount on December 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022: 11.5%).
The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade accounts receivable during the year was as follows:
| 2022 | 2023 |
CHF 1,000 |
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Individual impairment allowance account |
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Balance at January 1 | (192) | (332) |
Change in impairment losses | (230) | (274) |
Write-offs | 87 | 460 |
Translation differences | 3 | 17 |
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Balance at December 31 | (332) | (129) |
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Amount of trade accounts receivable with individual impairment (gross) | 29,231 | 74,647 |
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Collective impairment allowance account |
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Balance at January 1 | (2,642) | (2,650) |
Change in impairment losses | (26) | 209 |
Translation differences | 18 | 170 |
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Balance at December 31 | (2,650) | (2,271) |
The due dates of trade accounts receivable that are collectively impaired are:
| 31.12.2022 | 31.12.2023 | ||
| Gross | Impairment | Gross | Impairment |
CHF 1,000 |
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Not past due | 97,425 | (495) | 58,839 | (359) |
Past due 1 – 30 days | 22,289 | (130) | 16,724 | (110) |
Past due 31 – 90 days | 6,172 | (101) | 7,536 | (249) |
Past due 91 – 180 days | 2,965 | (617) | 2,386 | (526) |
Past due more than 180 days | 1,735 | (1,307) | 945 | (1,027) |
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Total | 130,586 | (2,650) | 86,430 | (2,271) |
The Group did not experience any severe financial difficulties with its debtors in the past. The sum of all recognized final write-offs of trade accounts receivable in 2022 and 2023 represents less than 1% of sales.
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