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Trade Payables and Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Trade Payables and Other Liabilities |
Trade payables and other liabilities |  | € million 2018 |  |  | € million 2017 |
Current: due within one year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade payables(a) |  |  | 9,121 |  |  |  | 8,217 |
Accruals |  |  | 3,724 |  |  |  | 3,666 |
Social security and sundry taxes |  |  | 498 |  |  |  | 539 |
Deferred consideration |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 26 |
Others |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | 978 |
|  |  | 14,457 |  |  |  | 13,426 |
Non-current: due after more than one year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accruals |  |  | 121 |  |  |  | 146 |
Deferred consideration |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | 485 |
Others |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 69 |
|  |  | 346 |  |  |  | 700 |
Total trade |  |  | 14,803 |  |  |  | 14,126 |
(a) | 2018 includes €311 million due to KKR as a result of an arrangement following the sale of the global spreads business (excluding Southern Africa). Unilever will provide certain services for up to two years from completion of the disposal and pays KKR for amounts collected on its behalf. See also trade receivables on page 103.

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