What should a purchase contract specify between an importer and a supplier?

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What should a purchase contract specify between an importer and a supplier?: What should be included in the purchase contract between an importer and a supplier and what's the key points in the contract?

Purchase Contract Between An Importer And A Supplier

A purchase contract is meant to create a binding and lawfully-enforceable obligation between an importer and a supplier and the key points below should be included in the contract:

1. The Products

This refers to the item/s and its specifications which include: the commodity’s name, its quality, quantity, packaging and a commercial invoice.

2. The Sales Targets

This is where the quantities of commodities and shipment frequencies are specified.

3. Prices

This shows the prices of the commodities and the permissible markups.

4. Territory

This indicates the territory in which the distributor may sell the products and if they’ll all have exclusivity in that location.

5. Terms Of Payment

Are you going to use a letter of credit, open account, sight draft, consignment or 30 days? or T/T, PayPal, Transferwise etc.
Quality Control Related To Payment Terms
Are you going to arrange Pre-shipment Inspection before sending the balance of payment to supplier?

 6. Shipping Terms

Are your terms going to be free alongside ship/FAS; free on board/FOB; cost, insurance & freight/CIF, cost and freight/C&F?
Are you going to arrange Container Loading Supervision to ensure goods well loaded in container?

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7. Importer’s Level Of Effort Required

This refers to how hard the importer has to work to sell the commodities, and this includes both the long-term commitments and the minimum order commitments.

8. Sales Promotion & Advertising

Who’ll do it, who’ll pay for it, and how much should be invested?

9. Order Lead Time & Price Increments

Lead time refers to the amount of time needed to ship products to the one purchasing the item. During negotiations with the supplier, agree on who’ll be responsible for increases in transportation or material from the moment the order is placed until it’s available for shipment.

10. Warranty & Service

This will explain how to handle unsold or defective products.

11. Copyrights, Trademarks & Patents

Who is required to register and in which person’s name?

12. Provision For The Termination Of Contract

It explains the circumstances that can lead to the dissolving of the agreement.

13. Provision For Dispute Resolution

If there’s a defective product or a misunderstanding about an aspect of the sales or purchase agreement, which process is to be applied to resolve the disagreements?
A purchase contract between an importer and a supplier helps to facilitate payments, ensure the safety of products until they’re delivered builds trust between the traders and prove observance of regulatory requirements.

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