IGMA LTD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- INTERPRETATION
1.1. In these Conditions: –
1.1.1 “Buyer” means the person who accepts a quotation of the Seller for the sale of the Goods or whose order for the Goods is accepted by the Seller
1.1.2 “Goods” means the good which the Seller is to design, manufacture and supply in accordance with these Conditions
1.1.3 “Seller” means IGMA LIMITED (registered in the United Kingdom under number 03077627)
1.1.4 “Conditions” means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller
1.1.5 “Contract” means the contract for the purchase and sale of the Goods
1.1.6 “Writing” includes telephone, facsimile transmission, electronic mail and comparable means of communication
1.2 Any reference in these conditions to any provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time
1.3 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation
- BASIS OF THE SALE
2.1 The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance with any written quotation of the Seller which is accepted by the Buyer, or any written order of the Buyer which is accepted by the Seller, subject in either case to these Conditions, which shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions subject to which any such quotation is accepted or purported to be accepted, or any such order is made or purported to be made, by the Buyer
2.2 No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in Writing between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller
2.3 The Seller’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller in Writing. In entering the Contract, the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on, and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations which are not so confirmed
2.4 Any advice or recommendation given by the Seller or its employees or agents to the Buyer or its employees or agents as to the storage application or use of the Goods which is not confirmed in Writing by the Seller is followed or acted upon entirely at the Buyer’s own risk, and accordingly the Seller shall not be liable for any such advice or recommendation which is not so confirmed
2.5 Any typographical clerical or other error or omission in any sales literature quotation price list acceptance of offer invoice or other document or information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Seller
- SPECIFICATIONS OF GOODS AND SERVICE
3.1 No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller unless and until confirmed in Writing by the Seller’s authorised representative
3.2 The Buyer shall be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order in respect of the design, packaging, labelling information, formulation (if formulation is supplied by the buyer) and point of service within a sufficient time to enable the Seller to perform the Contract in accordance with its terms
3.3 The quantity quality and description of and any specification for the Goods shall be those set out in the Seller’s quotation (if accepted by the Buyer) or the Buyer’s order (if accepted by the Seller)
3.4 If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to the Goods by the Seller in accordance with a specification submitted by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Seller in connection with or paid or agreed to be paid by the Seller in settlement of any claim for infringement of any patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial or intellectual property right of any other person which results from the Seller’s use of the Buyer’s specification
3.5 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable safety or other statutory requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller’s specification, which do not materially affect their quality or performance
3.6 No order which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the Buyer except with the agreement in Writing of the Seller and on terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against all loss (including loss of profit) costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used) damages charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation
- PRICE
4.1 The price of the Goods shall be the Seller’s quoted price or, where no price has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price listed in the Seller’s published price list current at the date of acceptance of the order. Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the Seller’s published export price list shall apply. All prices quoted are valid for 30 days only or until earlier acceptance by the Buyer, after which time they may be altered by the Seller without giving notice to the Buyer
4.2 The Seller reserves the right, by giving notice to the Buyer at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost to the Seller which is due to any factor beyond the control of the Seller (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation, currency regulation, alteration of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour materials or other costs of manufacture) any change in delivery dates quantities or specification for the Goods which is requested by the Buyer, or any delay caused by any instruction of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to give the Seller adequate information or instructions
4.3 Except as otherwise stated under the terms of any quotation or in any price list of the Seller, and unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, all prices are given by the Seller on an ex works basis, and where the Seller agrees to deliver the Goods otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Seller’s charges for transport, packaging and insurance
4.4 The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller
- PAYMENT TERMS
5.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the Price of the Goods on or at any time after delivery of the Goods, unless the Goods are to be collected by the Buyer or the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, in which event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or (as the case may be) the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods
5.2 The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods within agreed credit and payment terms, notwithstanding that delivery may not have taken place and the property in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer. The time of payment of the price shall be of the essence of the Contract.
5.3 If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the seller shall be entitled to: –
5.3.1 cancel the contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer.
5.3.2 appropriate any payment made by the Buyer for such of the Goods (or the goods supplied under any other contract between the Buyer and the Seller) as the Seller may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Buyer); and
5.3.3 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the amount unpaid, at the rate of 5 per cent per annum above Bank of England base rate from time to time, until payment in full is made (a part of a month being treated as a full month for the purpose of calculating interest)
- DELIVERY
6.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Buyer collecting the Goods at the Seller’s premises at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or, if some other place for delivery is agreed by the Seller, by the Seller delivering the Goods to that place
6.2 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only and the Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods howsoever caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence unless previously agreed by the Seller in Writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the quoted delivery date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer
6.3 Where delivery of the Goods is to be made by the Seller in bulk, the Seller reserves the right to deliver up to 5 per cent more or 10 per cent less than the quantity ordered without any adjustment in the price, and the quantity so delivered shall be deemed to be the quantity ordered
6.4 Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each delivery shall constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance with these Conditions or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more instalment shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated
6.5 Where Goods are to be delivered by the Seller to the Buyer’s premises, the Seller shall be under no liability for claims made by the Buyer for any loss arising out of delay of delivery
6.6 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or fails to give the Seller adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery (otherwise than by reason for any cause beyond the Buyer’s reasonable control or by reason of the Seller’s fault) then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may: –
6.6.1 store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage; or
6.6.2 sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to the Buyer for the excess over the price under the Contract or charge the Buyer for any shortfall below the price under the Contract
6.7 If there shall be any breach by the Buyer of any of these Conditions then without prejudice to any of the Seller’s other rights the Seller may suspend or cancel deliveries of any goods to the Buyer
- RISK
7.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer: –
7.1.1 in the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller’s premises, at the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are available for collection; or
7.1.2 in the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, at the time of delivery or, if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, the time when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods
- PROPERTY
8.1 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision of these Conditions, the property in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all other goods agreed to be sold by the Seller to the Buyer for which payment is then due
8.2 Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer, the Buyer shall hold the Goods as the Seller’s fiduciary agent and bailee, and shall keep the Goods separate from those of the Buyer and third parties and properly stored protected and insured and identified as the Seller’s property. Until that time the Buyer shall be entitled to resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business, but shall account to the Seller for the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Goods, whether tangible or intangible, including insurance proceed and shall keep all such proceeds separate from any moneys or property of the Buyer and third parties and, in the case of tangible proceeds, properly stored protected and insured
8.3 Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer (and provided the Goods are still in existence and have not been resold), the Seller shall be entitled at any time to require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and, if the Buyer fails to do so forthwith, to enter upon any premises of the Buyer or any third party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods
8.4 The Buyer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any of the Goods which remain the property of the Seller, but if the Buyer does so all moneys owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable
- WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
9.1 Subject to the conditions set out below the Seller warrants that the Goods will correspond with their specification at the time of delivery
9.2 The above warranty is given by the Seller subject to the following conditions: –
9.2.1 the Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any defect in the Goods arising from any drawing design or specification supplied by the Buyer;
9.2.2 the Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and tear, wilful damage, inappropriate handling and storage conditions, negligence, abnormal working conditions, failure to follow the Seller’s instructions, (whether oral or in writing) misuse or alteration or repair of the Goods without the Seller’s approval
9.2.3 the Seller shall be under no liability under the above warranty (or any other warranty, condition or guarantee) if the total price for the goods has not been paid by the due date for payment
9.2.5 The Seller shall be under no liability under the above warranty if the Goods supplied differ in colour, size, fragrance or texture within reasonable commercial variation
9.2.4 the above warranty does not extend to parts, materials or equipment not manufactured by the Seller, in respect of which the Buyer shall only be entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or guarantee as is given by the manufacturer to the Seller
9.2.6 The Seller shall be under no liability under the above warranty if the Goods have been treated, re-packaged by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Buyer is therefore advised to make advanced test.
9.3 Subject as expressly provided in these Conditions, and except where the Goods are sold to a person dealing as a consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977), all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law
9.4 Where the Goods are sold under a consumer transaction (as defined by the Consumer Transactions (Restrictions on Statements) Order 1976 the statutory rights of the Buyer are not affected by these Conditions
9.5 Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to correspond with specification shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the Buyer) be notified to the Seller within three days from the date of delivery or (where the defect or failure was not apparent on reasonable inspection) within a reasonable time after discovery of the defect or failure. If delivery is not refused, and the Buyer does not notify the Seller accordingly, the Buyer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and the Seller shall have no liability for such defect or failure, and the Buyer shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods had been delivered in accordance with the Contract
9.6 Where any valid claim in respect of any of the Goods based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to meet specification is made to the Seller within 3 days of delivery, the Seller may replace the Goods at the Seller’s sole discretion, but the Seller shall have no further liability to the Buyer
9.7 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence, the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation, or any implied warranty, condition or other term or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of the Contract, for any consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit or otherwise) costs, expenses or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (and whether caused by the negligence of the Seller its employees or agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of the Goods or their use or resale by the Buyer, except as expressly provided in these Conditions
9.8 The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform, any of the Seller’s obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following shall be regarded as causes beyond the Seller’s reasonable control: –
9.8.1 Act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident;
9.8.2 war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or requisition;
9.8.3 acts, restrictions, regulations, byelaws, prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental, parliamentary or local authority
9.8.4 import or export regulations or embargoes
9.8.5 strikes, lockouts or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of the Seller or of a third party);
9.8.6 difficulties in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or machinery
9.8.7 power failure or breakdown in machinery
- INDEMNITY
If any claim is made against the Seller that the Goods infringe or that their use or resale infringes the patent, copyright, design, recipes, trademark or other industrial or intellectual property rights of any other person, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred in connection with the claim, or paid or agreed to be paid by the Seller in settlement of the claim
- Design Services
In the event that the Buyer requires the Seller to provide design services this clause will apply.
11.1 The Buyer engages the Seller to provide services as a designer and consultant on design matters set out in this Contract.
11.2 The Seller shall prepare or construct such drawings models development drawings prototypes production drawings and other matters connected with the designing of such articles as shall be required by the Buyer under this Contract.
11.3 In consideration of the design services to be rendered by the Seller under this Contract the Buyer agrees to pay to the Seller the following fees:
• The amount quoted by the Seller for the preparation of a drawing or model in respect of each different design which the Buyer shall require the Seller to supply
• A design charge (to be agreed between the parties prior to the commencement by the Seller of the work for which such charge is to be made) calculated on a reasonable estimate of the time during which the Seller will properly be occupied in or in connection with the production or supervision of the production of development drawings which the Buyer shall require and in or in connection with the construction or supervision of the construction of any model or prototype.
11.4 The ownership of and sole right to the copyright or design right in any design prepared by the Seller for the Buyer under this Contract shall be vested in the Seller from the outset and the Seller shall be at liberty to effect and be responsible for securing such protection of the design whether by registration in the Register of Designs or otherwise as it may see fit
• The Buyer shall lend to the Seller all assistance in securing registration of the design in the Register of Designs if required by the Seller to do so and shall if required to do so by the Seller execute any assignment of the copyright in such designs complying with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (or any subsequent enactment) but the right of the Seller to require such assignment of copyright shall in no way be construed as indicating that the copyright in such designs is other than vested in the Seller in accordance with the terms of this agreement
• The Buyer agrees with the Seller not without the previous written consent of Alpha to alter modify or vary a design supplied to the Buyer by the Seller in any particular way which in the opinion of the Seller is material to the design nor to permit any such design to be so altered modified or varied by any other person firm or company and in pursuance of such agreement the Buyer further agrees with the Seller that the Buyer in giving any permissions or licences or other authorities or instructions to any other person firm or other user of any designs produced by the Seller for the Buyer will first obtain from such person firm or company an enforceable undertaking not to alter modify or vary the design.
11.5 The Seller shall be entitled to hold himself out as the designer of any goods or designs provided to the Buyer under this Contract
- INSOLVENCY OF BUYER
12.1 This clause applies if: –
12.1.1 The Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or becomes subject to an administration order or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction); or
12.1.2 an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Buyer; or
12.1.3 the Buyer ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business; or
12.1.4 the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer accordingly
12.2 If this clause applies then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the contrary or the Seller may enter any premises of the Buyer or third party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods
- EXPORT TERMS
13.1 In these Conditions “Incoterms” means the international rules for the interpretation of trade terms of the International Chamber of Commerce as in force at the date when the Contract is made. Unless the context otherwise requires, any term or expression which is defined in or given a particular meaning by the provisions of Incoterms shall have the same meaning in these Conditions, but if there is any conflict between the provisions of Incoterms and these Conditions, the latter shall prevail
13.2 Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the provisions of this clause 13 shall (subject to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller) apply notwithstanding any other provision of these Conditions
13.3 The Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or regulations governing the importation of the Goods into the country of destination and for the payment of any duties thereon.
13.4 Unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Goods shall be delivered fob the air or seaport of shipment and the Seller shall be under no obligation to give notice under section 32(3) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979
13.5 The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging for testing and inspection of the Goods at the Seller’s premises before shipment. The Seller shall have no liability of any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which would be apparent on inspection, and which is made after shipment, or in respect of any damage during transit
13.6 Payment of all amounts due to the Seller shall be made by irrevocable letter of credit opened by the Buyer in favour of the Seller and confirmed by a bank in London acceptable to the Seller or, if the Seller has agreed in Writing on or before acceptance of the Buyer’s order to waive this requirement, by acceptance by the Buyer and delivery to the Seller of a bill of exchange drawn on the Buyer payable 60 days after sight to the order of the Seller at such branch of Lloyds Bank in England as may be specified in the bill of exchange
- GENERAL
14.1 The Buyer shall not remove alter deface or tamper with any of the marks names or numbers affixed to or marked on the Goods or allow any one else to do so
14.2 All advertising of the Seller’s Goods must be in the opinion of the Seller tasteful, dignified and professional
14.3 All packaging delivered to the Seller’s premises to fulfil the Contract shall be the responsibility of the Buyer. The Seller shall have no liability for any loss or damage of such packaging which should be adequately insured whilst at the Seller by the Buyer
14.4 It is the Seller’s responsibility that they meet all regulatory requirement for the product supplied by the Seller. The Seller does not act as a regulatory facilitator nor as a ‘responsible person’ for the purpose of the UK & EU Cosmetic Regulatory requirement
14.5 The Buyer or third party shall not use the Seller’s artwork, designs, packaging, point of sales, photography, marketing, advertising, or trademarks without prior written authorisation of the Seller
14.6 The Buyer shall notify the Seller of any change in the in the direct or indirect ownership or control of the Buyer. The new controller or owner of the Buyer will be required to submit a new account application form for review and approval by the Seller and the Seller reserves the right to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract until such approval has been given
14.7 The Seller expressly rejects terms and conditions of any purchase orders submitted to the Seller and will only sell the Goods upon the terms and conditions referred to herein
14.6 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in Writing addressed to that other part at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving notice
14.8 No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall be considered as a wavier of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision14.9 If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby
14.10 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to this Agreement
14.11 The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England
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