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Trade and Other Current Receivables (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Summary of Trade and Other Current Receivables
Trade and other current receivables
  
€ million
2020
   € million
2019		 
Due within one year
          
Trade receivables
(a)
  
 
3,433
 
   4,916 
Prepayments and accrued income
  
 
423
 
   579 
Other receivables
  
 
1,083
 
   1,200 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
4,939
 
   6,695 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(a)
2020 includes €61 million (2019: €698 million) due from KKR as a result of an arrangement following the sale of the global spreads business (excluding Southern Africa) where Unilever provided services to KKR for two years from completion of the disposal. See also trade payables on page 142.
Summary of Ageing of Trade Receivables
Ageing of trade receivables
  
€ million
2020
   € million
2019		 
Not overdue
  
 
2,849
 
   3,856 
Past due less than three months
  
 
481
 
   827 
Past due more than three months but less than six months
  
 
99
 
   186 
Past due more than six months but less than one year
  
 
73
 
   94 
Past due more than one year
  
 
124
 
   164 
Total trade receivables
  
 
3,626
 
   5,127 
Impairment provision for trade receivables
  
 
(193
) 
   (211) 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
3,433
 
   4,916 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Impairment Provision for Trade and Other Receivables
Impairment provision for total trade and other receivables
  
€ million
2020
   € million
2019		 
1 January
  
 
321
 
   214 
Charge to income statement
  
 
66
 
   79 
Reduction/releases
  
 
(68
) 
   (54) 
Reclassifications
(a)
  
 
1
 
   86 
Currency translations
  
 
(44
) 
   (4) 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
31 December
  
 
276
 
   321 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(a)
2019 includes an amount transferred from provisions relating to Brazil indirect taxes.