Find out what your suppliers overcharged you.
Alvric checks your supplier invoices against the prices you agreed to, including tariff surcharges and freight, and shows you exactly what to dispute.
Free during our pilot. No software to install.
Harbor Ceramics
| Item | Qty | Amount |
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| Stoneware mug, 12 oz$3.35 per unit | 400 | $1,340.00 |
| Quote says $3.10 per unit+$100.00 | ||
| Serving bowl, 9 in$7.08 per unit | 300 | $2,124.00 |
| Tariff surcharge, 10%On serving bowls | 1 | $212.40 |
| Origin may not face this tariff+$212.40 | ||
| Ocean freightBill of lading ending 4471 | 1 | $185.00 |
| Already billed on HC-20377+$185.00 | ||
| Invoice total | $3,861.40 | |
| Potential overcharge | $497.40 | |
Small overcharges add up, and nobody has time to check.
When you buy from many suppliers, every invoice is a chance for a price to drift. Checking each line against the quote takes hours that most small teams don't have.
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Prices creep up from the agreed quote.
A few cents per unit, across hundreds of units and dozens of invoices, rarely gets noticed.
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Tariff surcharges appear that may be wrong.
They can be outdated, applied to products they don't cover, or calculated on the wrong value.
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Freight and fees change the real cost.
Add-on charges and repeated freight quietly change which supplier is actually cheapest.
How it works
A one-time audit of your recent invoices. You send the documents, and we do the checking. During the pilot, our founder does each audit personally, with AI tools helping to read and match documents.
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Send us your documents
About 3 months of supplier invoices, plus the quotes or purchase orders behind them. We'll send secure sharing instructions after we reply.
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We check every line
We compare each invoice line against what you agreed to: prices, tariff surcharges, freight, fees, quantities, and terms.
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You get a report
Each discrepancy in dollars, with the evidence attached and a draft message to your supplier.
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Ongoing monthly checks Planned
We plan to offer a monthly check of new invoices. It isn't available yet.
What we check
Every line on every invoice, compared with the documents behind it.
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Unit prices
Against your quotes and purchase orders, including any agreed price breaks.
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Tariff surcharges
- Whether the product's origin and classification actually face that tariff
- Whether the rate is right
- Whether it's applied to the right value
- Whether it's still in effect
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Freight and accessorial fees
Freight, fuel, handling, and other add-on charges against what was quoted.
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Duplicate charges
The same charge billed twice, on one invoice or across several.
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Quantity and minimum order mismatches
Billed quantities against your purchase order and packing list, and minimum order terms.
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Expired discounts or payment terms
Discounts that should still apply, and early-payment terms that weren't honored.
Sample report
This is what a finished audit looks like. Open a finding to see the evidence and the suggested next step.
Northwind Home Goods (fictional)
Invoices from April to June
Fictional demo data for illustration.
- Total potential overcharges
- $701.85
- Findings
- 6
- Invoices reviewed
- 14
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- Supplier
- Harbor Ceramics (fictional)
- Invoice line
- HC-20418, line 1: stoneware mug, 12 oz, 400 units
- Agreed price
- $3.10 per unit (quote Q-1187)
- Invoiced price
- $3.35 per unit
- Variance
- $100.00 (400 × $0.25)
- Why it was flagged
- The quote was valid through June 30 and the order was placed on June 12. No price change was agreed in writing.
- Suggested next step
- Ask Harbor Ceramics for a $100.00 credit, citing quote Q-1187. The report includes a draft message you can edit.
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- Supplier
- Harbor Ceramics (fictional)
- Invoice line
- HC-20418, line 3: tariff surcharge, 10% on serving bowls
- Agreed price
- $0.00 (no surcharge expected)
- Invoiced price
- $212.40
- Variance
- $212.40
- Why it was flagged
- The supplier's surcharge notice covers goods of China origin. The certificate of origin for this shipment lists Vietnam.
- Suggested next step
- Ask the supplier to confirm the origin and remove the surcharge, or explain its basis. If the amount matters to you, confirm with a licensed customs broker.
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- Supplier
- Harbor Ceramics (fictional)
- Invoice line
- HC-20418, line 4: ocean freight, bill of lading ending 4471
- Agreed price
- $185.00, billed once
- Invoiced price
- $185.00, billed a second time
- Variance
- $185.00
- Why it was flagged
- The same bill of lading and amount appear on invoice HC-20377, which was paid on May 28.
- Suggested next step
- Ask for a credit for the duplicate charge, with both invoices attached.
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- Supplier
- Lumen Textiles (fictional)
- Invoice line
- LT-5530, line 6: tariff surcharge, 7.5%
- Agreed price
- $270.00 (7.5% of $3,600.00 product value)
- Invoiced price
- $318.75 (7.5% of $4,250.00)
- Variance
- $48.75
- Why it was flagged
- The surcharge was calculated on product value plus freight. The supply agreement bases it on product value only.
- Suggested next step
- Ask the supplier to recalculate the surcharge on product value and credit the difference.
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- Supplier
- Copperleaf Kitchen Supply (fictional)
- Invoice line
- CK-1182, payment terms 2/10 net 30
- Agreed price
- $3,096.80 (2% off if paid within 10 days)
- Invoiced price
- $3,160.00, paid on day 8
- Variance
- $63.20
- Why it was flagged
- Payment cleared 8 days after the invoice date, inside the discount window, but the full amount was charged.
- Suggested next step
- Request a $63.20 credit on your next invoice, with the payment confirmation attached.
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- Supplier
- Birchline Packaging (fictional)
- Invoice line
- BP-0907, line 2: kraft gift box, 1,200 units at $1.85
- Agreed price
- 1,150 units at $1.85 (PO 2231)
- Invoiced price
- 1,200 units at $1.85
- Variance
- $92.50 (50 × $1.85)
- Why it was flagged
- The purchase order and the signed packing list both show 1,150 units.
- Suggested next step
- Send the packing list and ask for a corrected invoice or a credit.
All companies, invoices, and amounts in this sample are made up. They don't represent typical results.
Who it's for
US small and mid-sized businesses that buy from multiple suppliers, especially importers, without a dedicated procurement or audit team.
Usually the person checking invoices is the owner, an operations manager, or a finance lead with plenty of other work to do. Alvric is likely to be useful if you:
- Buy from several suppliers, overseas or in the US
- Pay tariff surcharges, freight, or fees that suppliers pass on to you
- Have quotes or purchase orders to compare invoices against
- Don't have time to check every line yourself
Your documents, handled carefully
Invoices and quotes contain sensitive pricing. This is how we handle them during the pilot.
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Shared after we reply
Please don't send documents through this website. After we reply, we'll send you a link to a private folder set up only for your business, so nothing travels as an email attachment.
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Used only for your audit
We use your documents only to perform your audit. We never sell or share them. To work faster, we use AI assistants from established providers to help read and match documents, with settings that stop your documents from being used to train their models. Every finding is checked by a person before it reaches you.
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Deleted after your audit
We delete your documents within 30 days of delivering your report, or sooner if you ask.
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NDA available
An NDA is available on request before you share anything.
A note from the founder
Small importers check prices carefully when they place an order, then rarely have time to check the invoices that follow. Since tariff surcharges became a regular line item, that gap has become expensive. I'm building Alvric to close it: during the pilot I do every audit myself, with AI tools to help read the documents, and I check every finding before it goes in your report.
Founder, Alvric
Questions
Something else? Email [email protected].
Yes. Audits are free during our pilot. If we offer paid ongoing checks later, we'll tell you the price before you commit to anything.
About 3 months of supplier invoices, plus the quotes or purchase orders behind them. Please don't attach anything to the website form. After we reply, we'll send simple, secure instructions for sharing your documents.
No. You decide what to do with the findings. The report includes draft messages you can edit and send yourself.
Usually within 5 business days of receiving your documents. If you send a lot of invoices, we'll tell you upfront if it will take longer.
No. Alvric identifies potential billing discrepancies for your review. Tariff questions with significant financial impact should be confirmed with a licensed customs broker. See the disclaimer at the bottom of this page.
You keep the report. If it's useful, we'll talk about ongoing monthly checks, which are planned but not yet available. There's no obligation.
Get a free invoice audit.
During our pilot, we take a limited number of audits each month.
Tell us a little about your business. We'll reply from [email protected] with next steps.
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