Contracts

Questions and answers about Contracts

  • Terms & Conditions

    Question: Is it a common practice to include trade compliance language in quote terms and conditions? Is it a best practice to include trade compliance language in quote terms and conditions? Does your company include the same trade compliance terms and conditions on both the quote and the sales order? Answer 1: yes yes and […]

  • COURIER / PARCEL CONTRACTS

      In my past and current roles, I’ve had to manage import/export compliance and international air/ocean transportation. My colleague who manages our LTL/TL domestic and parcel programs is looking towards retirement at the end of this year. As the last one standing in our department with the most seniority and experience, I’ve been told upon […]

  • CHB CONTRACT

    Question: I am about to enter into an agreement with a Customs brokerage firm for clearing our imports and would like formalize the arrangement. Does anyone in the membership have a sample, generic contract for Customs brokerage services that they are willing to share?

  • Contracts Q&A 3

    Does a contract regarding currency change the way you calculate the conversion for CBP purposes? I know that CBP has a specific rate that they tell us to use based on date of export. But does that change if we have a contract with the supplier stating that currency stays the same unless there is […]