AGREEMENTFORSALEOFGOODS(C.I.F.BASIS)
THISAGREEMENT ismadeat...this...dayof...betweenM/s.ABCo.Ltd.,a companyregisteredunderthe(English)Companies ActandhavingIts registeredOffice at
... London. hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Seller'of theonepart andM/s. XYCo. Ltd., a Company registeredunderthe(Indian)CompaniesAct,1956.andhavingitsregistered officeat... hereinafterreferredtoas'theBuyer'oftheOtherPart;
1. TheSelleragreestosell totheBuyerandtheBuyeragreestobuy fromtheSeller, syntheticrubberof...tons...quantityatthepriceof...sterlingperton(hereinafter referredtoas thesaid'goods')C.I.F.forDecember-Januaryshipment.
2. TheSeller-willengagespaceinashipattheportofshipmentandIntimatethe nameoftheshipandherexpecteddateofarrivalinanyportinIndia.
3. TheSellerwillenterintoacontractofaffreighmentwith theowneroftheshipfor transportinganddeliveryofthesaidgoodsattheport of...inIndia.TheBuyershall alsoobtainaPolicy ofInsuranceforthevalueofthesaidgoodsuponthecurrent termsand makeoutaninvoice.
4. TheBuyershall openaLetterofCreditthroughitsBankersfortheagreedpriceof thegoodsandincludingthefreight, insuranceandotherchargesin favourofthe Seller'sBankerviz...
5. TheSellershall shipthegoodsintheshipanddespatchthedocumentsrelatingto thesaidgoodsnamelythecontractofaffreighment,insurancepolicy,invoice.billsof ladingetc.toItsBankersattheportofarrival.
6. Thesaiddocumentsdulyendorsedinfavourof theBuyerwillbehandedovertothe Buyer'sBankersagainst encashment of theLetter of Credit andtheBuyerwill receivethesamefromItsBankerstoenabletheBuyertoget thegoodsclearedat theportofarrival.Suchdeliveryofdocumentswill bedeemedtobedeliveryofthe goods totheBuyerandthereafterthegoodswillbeatthe riskoftheBuyer.
7. Ifthesaidgoodsareshortdeliveredorarenotaccordingtothequantityorquality agreedupon theBuyer,hewillbeentitledtoclaimcompensation fortheloss sufferedbyitduetoshortdeliveryorbreachofwarrantyandtheSellerwillbeliable to makegoodtheloss.
8. IfthegoodsarenotshippedbytheSellerwithintheshipmentperiodmentioned above,theBuyerwillhavetheoption eithertocancelthiscontractortoextendthe period.Ifthecontract isnotcancelledwithin twoweeksfromthelastdateof shipment,theBuyershallbedeemedtohaveagreedtoan extension ofa reasonableperiodforshipment.
9. Itwillhethe responsibilityoftheBuyertoobtainlicensefortheImportofthegoodsIn itscountryandtopayallthecustomduties,importdutiesandotherclearance chargesforclearingthegoodsfromtheshipandcarryingthemtoitsfactoryor godown.
10. Similarly itwillbetheresponsibility ofthesellertotakeoutan exportLicenseif requiredbythelawofitscountryandtopayallcharges fortransportandshipmentof thesaidgoods.
11. Thesellershallintertothecontractatisownexpenseforthecarriageofthegoods totheportofdestinationnamely-bytheusualrouteInaseagoingshipforthe transportofthesaidgoods.
12. Thesellershallobtain at isown costscargoInsuranceforthepriceofthegoods plus10%sothatthebuyershallabletotheclaimdirectlyfromtheinsuranceprovide thebuyer withtheInsurancepolicyorotherevidenceofinsurancecover.Theinsurer shallbeofgoodreputedandtheInsuranceshallbein accordancewith maximum coverofthecargoclausesembedby theinstituteofundeprescribedwriters.The declaration oftheinsuranceshallbefromthedelivery ofthegoodson boardthe shipattheportofshipment namely.....
13. Thesellershallheresponsibleforalltheriskoflossofdamagetothegoodsuntil suchtimeastheyhavethepassedtheshipsrailatthesaidportofshipment.The sellershallalsobartherisktothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredasaforesaid includingcostsofloadingthegoodsonboattheshipandchargesforunloadingat theport of dischargewhichmaybeleviedbytheshippinglinewhencontractingfor carriageandalsopayallcustomschargesforexportationaswillas alldutiestaxes andotherGovernmentchargespayableonexportation.
14. Thesellershallgivesufficientnoticethatthegoodshavebeendeliveredonboard theshipaswillasany othernoticerequiredtoallowthebuyertotakemeasures necessarytounablehimtotakedeliveryofthegoods.
15. Thebuyershallpayallcostsrelatingtothegoodfromthetimetheyhavebeen deliveredtotheshipandpay allcostsandchargesrelatingtothegoodswhilstin transituntilherarrivalandotherchargesanddutiesandtaxespayableat theportof discharge.
16. Ifany disputearisesbetweenthepartiesinrespectofthiscontractofwhatsoever natureorifanyclaimbyoneagainsttheotherisdisputedthesamewillbereferred toarbitrationundertheBye-lawsofthe...AssociationinLondon.
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