General Sales Conditions
Unless there is a written
provision to the contrary, all sales by Saneco Corporation
Ltd. and its Subsidiaries (referred below as "the
Company") shall abide to the following General
Conditions: |
1. |
Offers |
Offers made by the Company
shall be understood as without obligation, others
than those specified in the offer itself and subject
unsold. Should there be any discrepancies in relation
to dimensions, weights, performances and so on,
between the offer and our catalogues and/or prospectus,
the ones in the offer should prevail. The data in
our catalogues and/or prospectus is only given on
an approximate and indicative basis and without
obligation in the case of non conformity, their
specification being in no way a part of the offer. |
2. |
Orders and Sales
Contracts |
Orders accepted by our
representatives, and likewise agreements concluded
by them, shall only be valid after written ratification
by the Company. Representatives shall not be authorized
to amend the Company's General Conditions, to accept
payments and/or to make receipts. Except in case
of assigned mandate, specific to each case, they
shall not be entitled to incur liability on the
part of the company.
Orders shall be final, unless there is a refusal
or reserve formulated within three days of receipt
of the order form. This shall cancel all prior correspondence.
Any order shall involve acceptance without reservation
of the Company's General Sale Conditions, which
may not be altered by Customer's own General Purchase
Conditions and/or indications appearing on the order
forms submitted.
Instructions for dispatch and marking of packaging,
and products must be given to the Company with the
order. |
3. |
Prices |
All prices quoted are
in US Dollars and on FOB basis, unless other terms
are specifically requested by the Customer. The
prices shall be those appearing in the respective
offer and are valid for the period indicated in
the offer. The Company reserves the right to amend
prices stipulated in offers to take in account factors,
such as: changes in cost of the materials and the
exchange rate valid at the time of order being accepted,
custom duties, taxes and so on. This clause should
be valid until total payment of invoices. |
4. |
Sales Contracts |
The Company requires
the Customers to sign a Sales Contract, where the
General Sale Conditions may be altered if necessary.
The Sales Contract takes effect after the initial
payment is received.
If specifically agreed, an Order can substitute
Sales Contract. In such cases, the Order will take
effect after the initial payment is received.
The Company accepts Hard Copies confirmations, only.
Confirmations by Fax are acceptable only if explicitly
stipulated in the Sales Contract. |
5. |
Delivery & Force Majeure |
The delivery deadlines
stipulated in the order form, order confirmation
and/or Sales Contract shall be indicative and approximate.
Cases of absolute necessity, such as strike, lock-out,
war, mobilization or requisition, fire, flood or
other natural catastrophe, suffered either by the
Company or by its suppliers, shall release the Company
from its obligations. Cases of absolute necessity
shall moreover give the Company the option to consider
the contract terminated purely and simply, without
compensation or to defer it for a period equal to
that of the interruption to work. In such case,
the Company shall give notice by registered letter.
From being loaded on the transport vessel, all the
risks related to the products shall be borne exclusively
by the Customer and in no case the Company can be
held accountable. |
6. |
Transport |
The Company shall in no
case guarantee the means of transport, which the
Company shall only find by way of favor to the Customer.
All the costs of transport, loading, packaging,
insurance and customs shall be borne by the Customer,
unless there is a written stipulation to the contrary. |
7. |
Transfer of ownership |
The sale shall only be
executed and ownership of the products sold (and
all accessories) transferred to the Customer at
the time of total payment of the price in principal,
with any possible interest or costs. The Customer
shall therefore be forbidden to sell the products,
lease them, pledge them or dispose them in any way
whatsoever, or to make any change to them likely
to reduce their value, before the total payment
is completed.
For any product delivered by way of lease, trial,
deposit or loan, it shall entirely remain the property
of the Company.
In the event of the transformation of the products
or their being mixed with any other objects, the
Customer shall grant to the Company, as a guarantee
of its debt, the right of ownership in the entire
volume or the new object, which results form the
operation. |
8. |
Quality / Quantity Discrepancy
Claims |
If the quality and/or
quantity/weight of the products are found not to
be in conformity with the contract, claim should
be filed in writing by the Customer, with an attached
inspection certificate - issued by a local authorized
inspection organization. Any discrepancy in quality
and/or quantity/weight should be claimed within
15 days after the arrival of the products at the
port of destination.
The Company reserves the right to refuse any return
of products, which has not been made within 15 days
after the arrival of the products at the port of
destination, unless there is a written stipulation
to the contrary. In no case may the said complaint
give the Customer any right to retain all or part
of payment.
The liability of the Company shall be limited to
replacement under the same conditions of all the
products recognized as defective with the exclusion
of any compensation or, if it is impossible to replace,
cancellation of the corresponding invoice.
In case the Company requires return of the faulty
products, the Customer should arrange the return
within 10 days, where the Company should fully reimburse
the Customer for the returned products' transportation
cost.
If the order is canceled the Company should reimburse
the Customer with the full amount of payments received
to date plus 10% penalty of the total order amount. |
9. |
Payments |
Unless there is a stipulation
on the contrary, payments should be received at
the Company's registered bank account, upon receipt
of and as per the pro-forma invoices provided.
Any delay or default in payment within the time
limits agreed shall entitle the Company, as of right
to its benefit and without any prior notice of default,
to charge arrears interest per day 0.2%.
In the event of non-payment, the seller shall moreover
be entitled:
- To demand the immediate payment of the remaining
balance due, increased by arrears interest
- To take back the material sold from wherever it
may be found. The contract shall be terminated for
the remainder without other formality. Amounts already
paid shall remain with the Company by way of damages
- To postpone the shipping date, if required payments
are not received according to the terms of the Sales
Contract, in which case the Company will not be
liable for any such delay
The Company reserves the right, either at the time
of sending its invoices or later, to bill the Customer
for all sums due to it. Such bills must be accepted
on presentation, in default of which any sum due
or not yet outstanding, even for another contract
or another order, shall immediately become payable
as of right in advance.
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10. |
Guarantee |
Products and accessories
shall be subject solely to the conditions of guarantee
of their respective manufacturers and will be reflected
in the Company's respective guarantees. |
11. |
Arbitration |
All disputes arising out
of or in connection with the present contract shall
be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration
of the International Chamber of Commerce by one
or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with
the said Rules. |
Samples
Please read our terms below before submitting your Sample Request Form:
Standard products:
• Samples take between 1 and 5 weeks to produce.
• We reserve the right to ask for a copy of
the Customer's business license, equivalent document
or certificate, which should be submitted (by fax
or e-mail) together with the Customer's sample request.
• Please download, fill in and send us your
Sample Request Form!
• We reserve the right to refuse projects
based upon our capacity and current workload.
Note: Standard Products Samples are not free of charge.
OEM products:
Purchasing a Product requiring a prototype (s) development:
All of
our standard products can be offered as OEM. In
such case, the following details need to be provided:
•
Our original Product SKU# and specifications
• Detailed description for the OEM requirements
• A professionally created file with
the Logo, including color schemes and sizes.
• Annual quantity to be ordered.
Note: OEM Samples are not free of charge
Prototypes:
In order
to modify and/or create a new product, the Customer
will need to provide us with the following details:
•
Our original Product SKU# , detailed specifications
and requirements
• or The Customer's original sample with detailed
specifications and requirements • or Original drawing (s),
detailed specifications and requirements •
Your target cost per item.
• Annual quantity to be ordered.
Note: Prototypes require development fees, which are a
subject to evaluation.
The Customer
should specify the shipping method (e.g. Fed Ex,
UPS, TNT, Air-cargo, by Ship, etc.) and cover the
transportation charges.
Orders
After receiving and verifying your
Purchase Order, a Sales Contract will be sent to
you. Please note, that we accept Hard
Copies confirmations, only. Confirmations
by Fax are acceptable only if explicitly stipulated
in the Contract.
All orders are subject to minimum order quantity.
To proceed with production of an
Order, the following three conditions should be
met:
•
Approved Samples
• Signed Sales Contract
• Received Deposit or L/C
Usually, the products will be manufactured
within 35 days from the date the last of the above
mentioned conditions is met. However, depending
on the size of the order the time may vary. The
exact production time and shipping date will be
stated in our Sales contract.
Please, also see General Sales Terms and Payment Terms
Quotations
For our Standard and OEM product we can quote prices
in a short time frame. However, for products requiring
prototype development, we can present only an estimated
price at first. A Final product price can be offered
only after the prototype sample is produced.
At the time of your Quotation Request, please
let us know whether you will require any Safety
testing and/or Product Certification. If such
service is required, the related costs should
be borne by the Customer and will be included
in your Quotation.
Re-ordering previously negotiated products:
1. Please just send us your new Purchase Order!
Note:
Due to the international market fluctuations, exchange
rates and other reasons beyond our control, we reserve
the right to change our prices without a prior notice.
In such case you will be promptly notified.
Purchasing from Standard or OEM Products:
1. Please send us your Quotation Request!
2. We will provide you with a Quotation.
3. If you would need samples, please send us your Sample Request!
4. We will create and send the Samples. (for more details please refer to SAMPLES)
5. Please approve the Samples! (if P.3 is carried out)
6. Please send us your Purchase Order based on our Quotation!
Purchasing a Product requiring a prototype (s) development:
1. Please refer to SAMPLES/ Prototypes!
2. We will create and send the Samples.
3. We will provide you with a Quotation.
4. Please approve the Samples!
5. Please send us your Purchase Order based on our Quotation!
Please, also see General Sales Terms!
Payment Terms
Saneco Corporation Ltd accepts the following payment terms:
• T/T - payments must
be carried out as per the Sales Contract terms and
timetable.
• L/C
(not applicable for orders below 80,000EUR) - we
accept only Confirmed, Irrevocable, Transferable,
Letter of Credit at sight. The
Sales Contract will take effect after the L/C is
received. The Letter of Credit is to remain valid
for minimum 30 days after the
shipping date.
All payments are to be made to our
Company registered Bank Account at HSBC Hong Kong
and if not explicitly stipulated otherwise, should
be in US dollars.
Payment Reference:
Please state our Pro-forma Invoice No. as payment reference!
Company Information:
Saneco Corporation Limited
Flat B, 13/F., Wing Tat Commercial Building,
121-125 Wing Lok Street,
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong,
P.R. of China
Please, also see General Terms!
Shipping Terms
All terms quoted are on FOB basis. The Customer may select its own Shipping Company or we can offer to arrange transport by way of favor to our Customers, through one of our partner Freight Forwarders.
If the Customer specifically requests we can quote other then FOB terms.
Please, also see General Sales Terms!
Production
Production usually takes around 35 days. However, depending on the varieties and quantities of the products in the order the time may vary.
All of our products can be offered as OEM.
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