Terms & Conditions
These are the terms and conditions under which we trade:
1. DEFINITIONS
“The Company” means Brand Xposure UK Ltd T/A BX Merchandise “The
Customer” means the person placing the order in respect of the goods.
“Contract” means the Contract between the Company and the Customer.
“Goods” means the products sold and listed on the Company’s
invoice/sales order.
2. GENERAL APPLICATION
Orders for goods are only accepted on these Conditions, expressly agreed
otherwise in writing by the Company. A full authorised Purchase Order
including prices must be sent by the Customer to the Company before any
work on Goods can be commenced.
3. QUOTATIONS/PRICES
a) The price for the goods shall be the price at the date of despatch. All prices are in Pounds Sterling only.
b) Prices are quoted exclusive of VAT which will be charged at the rate ruling at the date of despatch.
c) Prices are quoted exclusive of carriage charges unless agreed in writing between the Company and the Customer.
d) Tools, whether charged for separately or included in the quoted
price, remain the property of the Company unless otherwise agreed in
writing
between the Customer and the Company.
e) All order quantities are subject to + or – 10% overs and unders in line with standard industry guidelines.
4. INSTALMENTS
Unless otherwise agreed in writing the Company has the right to make
instalment deliveries and to invoice such deliveries separately.
5. SETTLEMENT TERMS
a) First orders are accepted on a Pro Forma Invoice basis after which a
credit application can be made. (For your first order we can give you
terms of a 50% Pro Forma payment upon the order and the remaining 50%
paid on 30 days credit after delivery of the goods to you)
b) For an accepted credit application terms are strictly 30 days from
the date of the invoice unless otherwise agreed in writing.
c) Interest will be charged on each month or part of a month that
payment is overdue at a rate of 5% above the Bank of England base rate,
compounded monthly.
d) Time of payment is of the essence of the Contract.
e) The Customer cannot delay or refuse payment for any alleged defects in the goods which the Company undertakes to remedy.
6. DELIVERY
a) Delivery shall be complete when goods are despatched from our premises or to the Customer’s order.
b) Goods must be examined on arrival and any damage in transit,
mis-delivery or quantity discrepancy must be notified in writing to the
Company within 3 working days. The Customer must also notify the Company
in writing of non-delivery within 5 working days of the date of
despatch advised to the Customer. The Company will endeavour to despatch
goods to the times quoted. The Company shall ensure the Goods are
securely packaged and will not be liable for any loss arising from
delays in despatch, regardless of cause.
c) Delivery may be temporarily suspended if the Customer is overdue in
making payment for any goods supplied to the Customer by the Company.
7. FORCE MAJEURE
The Company shall have no liability in respect of failure to deliver or
to perform or delay in delivering or performing any obligations under
the Contract with the Customer due to any cause of whatever nature
outside the reasonable control of the Company.
8. LIABILITY
a) On arrival of goods the Customer must examine them and any visual
defects or production errors must be notified to the Company in writing
within 3 working days. Non visual faults and defects must be notified
within 10 working days.
b) Upon the Customer within the appropriate period provided by
sub-clause (a) above notifying the Company of any fault or defect in the
goods or within the appropriate period provided by clause 6(b) of
damage in transit, mis-delivery, quantity discrepancy or non-delivery
and upon the fault, defect or damage in transit mis-delivery or quantity
discrepancy being established to the Company’s satisfaction, the
Company shall repair or replace such goods or make up any shortage, or
credit at its discretion.
c) The Company shall not replace goods or make up shortages: (i) if
faults or defects are not notified in accordance with clause 8(a) or if
damage in transit, non arrival, mis-delivery or quantity discrepancy is
not notified in accordance with clause 6(b); (ii) in respect of which
the Customer or any third party has without previous written consent
from the Company effected modifications; (iii) if the faults or defects
were caused by incorrect or negligent handling or any other default by
the Customer or his employees; (iv) if the faults or defects were caused
by fair wear and tear, accident, or any matter beyond the reasonable
control of the Company.
9. PROPERTY IN GOODS
Until full payment has been received by the Company for all goods supplied at any time by the Company to the Customer:
a) Property in the goods shall remain in the Company.
b) The Company may at any time revoke the Customer’s power of sale by
notice to the Customer if the Customer is in fault for longer than
thirty days in the payment of any sum whatsoever due to the Company
(whether in respect of the goods or any other goods supplied at any time
by the
Company to the Customer for any reason whatsoever) or if the Company has
bona fide doubts as to the solvency of the Customer.
c) The Customer’s power of sale shall automatically cease if a receiver
is appointed over any of the assets or the undertaking of the Customer
or a winding up order is made against the Customer or the Customer goes
into voluntary liquidation (otherwise than for the purpose of
reconstruction or amalgamation) or calls a meeting of or makes any
arrangement or composition with creditors or commits any act of
bankruptcy.
d) Upon determination of the Customer’s power of sale under (b) and (c)
above the Customer shall place the goods and the new products at the
Company’s disposal and the Company shall be entitled to enter upon any
premises of the Customer for the purpose of removing the goods and to
remove such goods from the premises (including severance from the realty
where necessary).
10. LIEN
The Company shall have a general lien on all goods and property of the
Customer in the possession of the Company in respect of sums outstanding
and due from the Customer to the Company under this or any other
agreement between the Customer and the Company.
The Company may, after giving 14 days notice to the Customer of the
intension to do so, dispose of the goods and property and use the
proceeds of sale against the due sums.
11. TERMINATION
a) The Customer is not entitled to terminate the Contract without the written consent of the Company.
b) The Company is entitled to terminate the Contract: (i) if the
Customer is in breach of contract with the Company and fails to remedy
that breach within 14 days of the Company’s written notice to do so,
whether the breach is capable of remedy or otherwise, or (ii) if the
Company has bona fide doubts as to the solvency of the Customer, or
(iii) if a receiver is appointed over any of the assets or the
undertaking of the Customer or a winding up order is made against the
Customer or the Customer goes into voluntary liquidation (otherwise than
for the purpose of reconstruction
or amalgamation) or calls a meeting of or makes any arrangement or
composition with creditors or commits any act of bankruptcy.
c) Where the Contract has been terminated in sub-clause a) or b) the
Customer shall be liable to pay the Company the Contract price for any
work done by the Company prior to termination and/or to reimburse the
Company for any expenses arising from such termination.
12. SEVERANCE
If at any time any one or more of these conditions or any part thereof
is held to be or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect under any applicable law, the validity and enforceability of the
remaining conditions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
13. CLERICAL ERRORS
The Company reserves the right to correct any typographical or clerical errors made at any time by its employees.
14. PROPER LAW
Any Contract between the Company and the Customer shall be subject to
and governed by English Law and the English Courts will have exclusive
jurisdiction save for enforcement against a customer who has assets or
who carries on business outside England and Wales in which case the
Court having jurisdiction in the place of those assets or the carrying
on of such business shall have jurisdiction for enforcement. It is not
intended that any third party shall be entitled to any benefit afforded
by these conditions or this contract. All sums due are payable in Pounds
Sterling at the Company’s trading address.