Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions

In these Terms and Conditions, the following words shall have the following meanings:-

‘The Seller’ refers to Asia Supply Trading Pte Ltd, being the company selling the goods under the Contract.

‘The Buyer’ means the entity or person to which Seller is selling Goods under the Contract.

‘Contract’ means either the contract agreement signed by both parties, or the purchase order completed by the Buyer and accepted by the Seller in writing, whether that acceptance is communicated in electronic format such as email or WhatsApp or SMS or otherwise, for the sale of Goods, together with these Terms and Conditions, the Seller’s final quotation, the Seller’s order acknowledgement and invoice. In the event of any conflict, the Terms and Conditions shall take precedence over other documents included in the Contract.

‘Terms and Conditions’ means these Terms and Conditions of Sale for Goods, together with any modifications or additional provisions specifically stated in Seller’s final quotation or specifically agreed upon by Seller in writing.

‘Goods’ means the goods the Seller has agreed to supply to the Buyer under the Contract.

‘Delivery Date’ means the agreed date stated in the Contract for the sale of Products, including adjustments (if any) in accordance with the Contract.

‘Payment Date’ means the agreed Payment Date stated in the Contract for the sale of Products, including adjustments (if any) in accordance with the Contract.

‘Price’ or ‘Contract Price’ means the agreed price stated in the Contract for the sale of Goods, including adjustments (if any) in accordance with the Contract.

2. Order

2.1 The Buyer orders, and the Seller agrees to sell to the Buyer, the Goods at the Price for delivery on or before the Delivery Date

2.2 The quantity and description of the Goods to be provided are set out in the Contract or estimate or quotation or other document previously communicated in writing by the Seller to the Buyer specifying quantity and description of the Goods to be supplied.

3. Conditions Applicable

3.1 The sale of the Goods by the Seller to the Buyer that is constituted by and recorded in the Contract shall be governed solely, throughout the performance of the Contract and for as long as obligations subsist under or in connection with the Contract, by the express provisions of the Contract.

3.2 Subject to clause 3.10:

1. no provision other than a provision that is expressly set out in the Contract shall become a term of the Contract; and
2. no provision that is not expressly set out in the Contract shall in any manner govern or affect the Contract or any obligation arising under or in connection with the Contract.

3.3 Clause 3.2 shall apply regardless of:

1. the manner in which or the time at which the Buyer purports to proffer or incorporate such other provision(s) into the Contract; and
2. whether the Buyer invokes, proffers or seeks to bring into effect such other provision(s) by way of contract term or notice.

3.4 For the avoidance of doubt, and in accordance with this clause 3 generally:

1. the reference to a provision that is not set out in the Contract includes (without limitation or other prejudice to the general meaning of such reference) any provision emanating from standard terms or conditions routinely proffered or employed by the Buyer in the course of the Buyer’s business or profession that the Buyer invokes, proffers, or purports to bring into effect as governing the Contract; and
2. the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Seller shall not be bound by any of the Buyer’s Provisions.

3.5 The order for the Goods shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Goods pursuant to the provisions of the Contract.

3.6 The Seller shall have accepted that offer only when it has indicated in writing to the Buyer that has accepted the offer.

3.7 Such acceptance shall be a condition precedent to the Contract and shall be and take effect only on the terms of the Contract.

3.8 The Seller’s signature to the Contract or purchase order done by the Buyer and accepted by the Seller in writing, whether that signature is electronic or otherwise shall constitute the acceptance of the order by the Buyer for the purposes of this clause 3.

3.9 Acceptance of the delivery of the Goods shall occur and be deemed to occur immediately on the entry or inscription of the Buyer’s signature on the Seller’s standard delivery order, which entry or inscription shall immediately constitute, and be deemed to constitute, conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s satisfaction with and acceptance of the Goods.

3.10 No purported variation of any of the provisions of the Contract, whether such purported variation purports to have been made or to be made before or after the conclusion of the Contract, shall apply to or affect the Contract or any obligation arising under or in connection with the Contract nor become binding on the Seller, unless and until the Seller has agreed to it in writing signed by duly authorized representative.

3.11 The rule of exclusion expressed in clause 3.10 applies (without limitation to its general scope) to any special terms and conditions that are agreed between the parties but not yet reduced to writing.

4. Description of Goods

The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that any description which is given or applied to the Goods:

1. is solely for purposes of reference and does not constitute or afford the basis for any express or implied undertaking that the Goods correspond with or conform to such reference; and
2. shall not make the Contract a sale by description and
3. is not and has not been relied on by the Buyer when entering in this Contract.

5. Sample of Goods

5.1 The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that when a sample of the Goods has been shown to or inspected by the Buyer:

1. the sole purpose of so doing was to enable the Buyer to judge the quality of the bulk; and
2. the sale does not, in consequence of the Buyer’s inspection of the sample or otherwise, constitute a sale by sample.

5.2 The Seller does not give any warranty about compliance of the Goods with any sample other than in respect of the produce specification.

6. Price

The Buyer shall pay the Price for the Goods as stated on the Seller’s invoice and not (where different) as expressed in any quotation, estimate or documentation, or given orally.

7. Payment

7.1 Payment for the Goods shall be made within the time agreed by the parties.

7.2 All amounts stated are exclusive of GST and any other applicable taxes or levies, which shall be charged in addition at the rate in force at the date any payment is required from the Buyer.

7.3 If payment is not received by the due date, the Seller at its exclusive discretion shall be entitled:

1. to charge interest on the outstanding amount at the rate of 10% per annum above the Seller’s cost of fund,
2. to require that the Buyer make a payment in advance of any delivery not yet made; and/or
3. not to make any delivery.

7.4 If the Seller exercises its rights to make deliveries in accordance with clause 8.7, then any delay in the provision of such deliveries, or failure to deliver any further instalment or instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to reject the Contract or the delivery of any other instalment or to withhold payment in respect of any instalment previously delivered.

8. Delivery of Goods

8.1 For domestic deliveries, the Seller shall deliver the Goods to the address of the Buyer in accordance with the delivery terms specified in the Contract but the Goods shall be delivered on the Delivery Date unless it is agreed that the Seller shall deliver the Goods for collection by the Buyer on the Delivery Date.

8.2 The cost of delivery shall generally be included in the Price unless the Contract specifies otherwise in which case the cost of delivery will be in addition to the Price.

8.3 The Delivery Date and any other date given under or pursuant to the Contract is no more than an estimate, and the Seller’s conformity with such date is not, and shall not in any event or circumstance be or become, of the essence of this Contract and the Seller shall not be liable for any damages resulting from its failure to meet the Delivery Date even if the Seller has been advised of the possibility of such damages by the Buyer.

8.4 In the event that the Seller is responsible for customs clearance, and where applicable, the Buyer shall provide necessary documentation and assistance in a timely manner, including but not limited to the documents listed in the Contract.

8.5 In the absence of specific routing instructions, the Seller reserves the right to make selections of common carrier and mode of shipment.

8.6 In relation to all deliveries the Seller reserves the right to make deliveries by instalments and to render a separate invoice in respect of each instalment.

8.7 If the Buyer has not taken delivery of the Goods [14] days after receipt of notice by the Seller that the Goods are ready for delivery, the Seller may resell the or otherwise dispose of part or all of the Goods and, after deducting reasonable storage and selling costs, if applicable, account to the Buyer for any excess over the Price of the Goods if payment for the Goods was made by the Buyer, or charge the Buyer any shortfall below the price of the Goods, and if the Goods were disposed, charge the Buyer for the Price of the Goods and the reasonable storage and disposal costs.

9. Risk

The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer when the Goods are deemed to have been delivered to, or collected by the Buyer or its agent.

10. Property

10.1 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision of these Conditions, the title in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full.

10.2 Upon Delivery of the Goods the Buyer shall store the Goods separately from goods belonging to third parties and mark the Goods delivered by the Seller to the Buyer as the Seller’s property until such a time that the Seller has received cleared payment of the Price of the Goods and any other Goods previously or subsequently supplied by the Seller to the Buyer.

10.3 The Buyer shall not sell to a third party or use the Goods for any purpose until such a time that the legal or beneficial title to the Goods has passed to the Buyer pursuant to clause 10.1.

10.4 The Buyer shall allow the Seller or his agent access without restriction to all of the Buyer’s premises, if more than one, to inspect the Goods to ensure that the storage requirements specified in clause 10.2 have been complied with and that the Goods have not been sold to a third party or used for any purpose as specified in clause 10.3.

10.5 If the Seller has not received the full amount of the Price by the Payment Date or any other sums that are owed to the Seller by the Buyer then the Seller or his agent:

1. may insist that the Buyer return the Goods to the Seller at the Buyer’s expenses, such delivery to be arranged by the Seller exclusively at the discretion of the Seller, or
2. may enter the Buyer’s premises to repossess the Goods and any other Goods previously or subsequently supplied by the Seller to the Buyer and that the Buyer grants access to the Seller or his agent to all of the Buyer’s premises, if more than one, for the purpose of repossessing the Goods without restriction.

10.6 The Seller may demand immediate payment of the Price of the Goods and also any Goods previously or subsequently supplied by the Seller to the Buyer if the Seller has suspicion that the Buyer is insolvent or is about to be insolvent, or in the case of a sole trader, if that sole trader is bankrupt or is about to be bankrupt or if the Seller has any suspicion that the Buyer may default on the payment of the Price of the Goods and if payment is not received immediately then the Seller may repossess the Goods pursuant to clause 10.5.b.

11. Acknowledgements in relation to Sale of Goods

The Buyer acknowledges and agrees in relation to the Contract for the sale of Goods:

11.1 that the Buyer has had a reasonable opportunity to inspect the Goods before signing the Seller’s delivery order;

11.2 that the Buyer has inspected the Goods before signing the Seller’s delivery order;

11.3 that the Buyer has satisfied itself as to the condition of the Goods before signing the Seller’s delivery order;

11.4 that the sole and exclusive undertaking of the Seller is to ensure the Goods are in accordance with the product specified in the Contract and that it is not the Seller’s responsibility to ensure that the Goods are fit for use by the Buyer in any purpose.

11.5 that except and in so far as is provided:

1. the Seller gives no representation or undertaking, and shall be bound by no condition, warranty, innominate term or other obligation (whether express or implied, and whether imposed or implied by the statute, at common law or otherwise) concerning the condition, quality, physical state or attributes, location, origin, fitness or suitability for any purpose, or conformity with description or sample, of the Goods;
2. all liability on the part of the Seller in respect of the matters referred to in clause 11.5.a is excluded; and
3. the Buyer undertakes not to bring any claim or resort to any proceeding in respect of the matters referred to in clause 11.5.a.

11.6 that the entry or inscription of the Buyer’s signature on the Seller’s delivery order on delivery of the Goods to the Buyer shall be conclusive evidence that the Buyer has examined the Goods and that the Goods correspond in every respect with the Goods that the Buyer is entitled to receive under the Contract.

11.7 If the Buyer wishes to make a complaint to the Seller after the signing of the Seller’s delivery order as to the condition, quality, fitness for purpose or any damage caused or sustained to the Goods then the Buyer must do so within seven days of the signing of the delivery order.

12. Defects in relation to Sale of Goods

12.1 The Seller may, at the Seller’s exclusive and unqualified discretion, make good either by repair or by the provision of a replacement, any defect which appears in the Goods within the period of the Shelf Life specified for the Goods after the Goods have been delivered, provided that:

1. the Buyer notifies the Seller in writing of the claimed defect(s) immediately on their appearance and no later than 7 days after delivery of the Goods; and
2. the Seller is satisfied that the defect can be repaired or Goods can be replaced; and
3. all Goods claimed to be defective are returned to the Seller at the expense of the Buyer within the period stipulated by the Seller, following the Seller’s receipt of notice in accordance with 12.1.a ; and
4. any defect, damage to the Goods is apparent on visual inspection.

12.2 Repaired or replacement Goods shall:

1. be delivered to the Buyer at the original place of delivery; and
2. b. be subject in all other respects (mutatis mutandis) to the provisions of the Contract, and
3. in particular, without limitation and in accordance with clause 11.4 and clause 11.5, the Seller undertakes no responsibility for the condition, quality, physical state or attributes, location, origin, fitness or suitability for any purpose, or conformity with description or sample, of such repaired or replacement Goods or any portion, part or component of them.

12.3 As an alternative to the discretion expressed in 12.1, and in the event that the Buyer has already paid the Price when the Buyer notifies the claimed defect to the Seller, the Seller may, at its exclusive and unqualified discretion, offer a discount to the Buyer to accept the Good delivered without further claims.

12.4 The Seller’s liability for defective Goods is limited in all circumstances (at the Seller’s option) to delivery of the replacement Goods. The redress afforded by this clause 12 is without prejudice to the other provisions of the Contract.

13. Limitation of Seller’s Liability

13.1 The Seller’s liability under Clause 12 shall be accepted by the Buyer in lieu of any warranty or condition, whether expressed or implied by law, as to merchantability, or the fitness for any particular purpose of the Goods and save as provided in the Contract, the Seller shall not be under any liability whatsoever and howsoever to the Buyer (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) for any defects to the Goods or for any damage, loss, death or injury resulting from such defects and the Buyer shall fully indemnify the Seller against any claims, demands, losses and damages (including legal costs on an indemnity basis) in respect of any such claims.

13.2 The Seller shall not under any circumstances whatsoever be liable, whether by way of indemnity or by reason of breach of contract, tort or breach of statutory duty or in any other manner for any and all consequential, economic, direct or indirect, contingent, damages or loss of any nature suffered or incurred by the Buyer or for special damages, loss of use (whether complete or partial) of the Goods or loss of profit under any contract, circumstance or otherwise.

13.3 The Buyer shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Seller against all actions, claims, costs, damages, demands and expenses (including legal costs of an indemnity basis) or other loss arising out of a defect in the Goods to the extent it is occasioned by or contributed to by any act or omission of the user of the Goods or the Buyer, its servants, agents or persons under its control.

13.4 The Seller’s total liability for any one claim or for the total of all claims arising from any one or more act or omission or default by the Seller (whether arising from the Seller’s negligence or otherwise) shall not exceed the Contract Price.

14. Termination

14.1 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy to which either the Seller or the Buyer might be entitled, either party may in the events specified in clause 14.2 terminate the Contract at any time by notice in writing to the other party (“the Other Party”), such notice to take effect as specified in the notice.

14.2 The events specified in clause 14.1 occur when:

1. the Other Party is in substantial breach of the Contract and, in the case of a breach capable of remedy within 14 days, the breach is not remedied within 14 days of the Other Party receiving notice specifying the breach and requiring it to be remedied; or
the Other Party becomes insolvent, or an order is made or a resolution is passed for the winding up of the Other Party (other than voluntarily for the purpose of solvent amalgamation or reconstruction), or an administrator or administrative receiver is appointed in respect of the whole or any part of the Other Party’s assets or business, or the Other Party makes any composition with its creditors, or the Other Party takes or suffers any similar or analogous action in consequence of debt.

15. Defences and Variations

15.1 Force majeure

1. Neither party shall owe or incur any liability under or in connection with, or be deemed to be in breach of, the Contract by reason of any delays in, revisions to, or failures in performance of the Contract that result from circumstances beyond the reasonable control of that party.
2. The party affected by the circumstances referred to in clause 15.1.a shall promptly notify the other party in writing: (i) when the occurrence of any circumstance referred to in clause 15.1.a, or can reasonably be expected to cause or to threaten to cause, a delay, revision or failure in performance; and (ii) when any such circumstance ceases to do so.
3. If such circumstances continue for a continuous period of more than fourteen days, either party may terminate the Contract by written notice to the other party.

15.2 Amendments

The Contract may be amended only by formal amendment in writing signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties.

15.3 Waiver

1. No inaction, omission, failure or delay by the Seller in exercising or securing the enforcement or validity of any right, power, privilege or demand arising under or in connection with the Contract, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, privilege or demand shall impair the existence, operation, content, effect and enforcement of the said right, power, privilege or demand, or operate as a waiver of it.
2. The rights and remedies provided in the Contract are cumulative and (subject to clause 15.3.a) not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law.

15.4 Co-operation

Each party to the Contract shall, at the reasonable request of the other party and at that other party’s expense, perform or abstain from any act the performance of or abstention from which can reasonably be regarded as necessary to effect or facilitate the observance, implementation, clarification or enforcement of the provisions of the Contract.

16. Other Terms

16.1 Entire agreement

1. The Contract contains the whole agreement between the parties and supersedes and replaces any prior written or oral agreements, representations or understandings between them relating to such subject matter. The parties confirm that they have not entered into the Contract on the basis of any representation that is not expressly incorporated into the Contract.
2. Nothing in the Contract excludes or restricts the liability of any party for fraud.

16.2 Severance

If any provision of the Contract is prohibited by law, or is determined by any court of law or other binding adjudicatory authority or conceded by the parties to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, the provision:

1. shall, to the extent required and as far as possible, be severed from the Contract and rendered ineffective without modifying the remaining provisions of the Contract; and
2. shall not in any way affect any other particular provisions of the Contract or the validity or enforcement of the Contract generally.

16.3 Notices

1. Any notice to be given under the Contract shall be in writing and shall be sent by first-class mail or air mail, or by facsimile or email, to the address of the relevant party, or to the relevant fax number or email address, or to such other email address or fax number as that party may from time to time notify to the other party.
2. Notices sent as in clause 16.3.a shall be deemed to have been received, in the case of inland first-class mail, two working days after the day of posting, in the case of air mail, seven working days after the date of posting, in the case of fax messages, on the next working day after transmission but only if a transmission report is generated by the sender’s fax machine recording a message from the recipient’s fax machine confirming that the facsimile was sent to the number indicated above and that all pages were successfully transmitted, or in the case of email, when the email first appears in the inbox of any email system that can reasonably be assumed to be used by the recipient.
3. In proving the giving of a notice, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was left, that the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed and posted, or that the applicable means of telecommunication was addressed and dispatched and dispatch of the transmission was confirmed or acknowledged.

17. Third parties

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract, the Contract is not intended to, and does not, confer on any person who is not a party to the Contract:

1. any right to enforce any of its provisions; or
2. any right to avail itself of any defence expressed in the Contract.

18. Compliance

The Buyer will comply with all laws, legislation and obligations including but not limited to import, handling, processing, transport, storage, licensing, use of goods as well as environment, health and safety.

19. Law And Jurisdiction

The validity, construction and performance of the Contract and of all other rights and liabilities arising in connection with the Contract shall be governed by Singapore law. The Seller and the Buyer agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Singapore in respect of any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Contract. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the right of the Seller to commence legal proceedings in the jurisdiction of the Buyer’s domicile.