Quotation terms and conditions - Norway

General Terms and Conditions

1. This offer and its terms will be activated at Kuehne + Nagel AS, (hereafter referred to as KN or KN Norway), upon receipt of a movement order, signed contract, signature / acceptance of this offer or alternatively by email confirmation to your KN customer contact.

2. All charges are according to the prevailing KN road logistics tariffs. Introduction of new charges / surcharges, that are not currently described in the afore mentioned tariff(s), may occur and KN reserves the right to add or amend these during the lifetime of the contract.

3. All contracts will be performed subject to the General Conditions of the Nordic Association of Freight Forwarders (NSAB 2015). The General Conditions stipulate notification periods, time bars, limits on liability for loss, damage and delay, and give KN the right to exercise liens on goods under its control for all amounts due to it. Any counterclaim or setoff against sums due to KN is not permitted.

4. Prices, services and / or company related information in the quotation are strictly confidential.

5. In case of no response, the pricing conception offered as part of the quotation expires on the quotation expiry date as shown on the quotation. For additional pricing rounds and processes beyond the quotation expiry date, KN reserve the right to re-validate the quotation conditions. KN also reserve the right to make necessary corrections in case of any data entry errors. In the case of tenders in the absence of an agreement, the pricing offered as part of the tender expires on DD.MM.YYYY (no longer than 30 days from the day of submission of each round). KN reserves the right to increase the rates from one round to another, in line with the market development.

6. Subject to mutual agreement of prices and services offered, all rates shall remain valid as per the dates shown in the quotation. (valid from / expiry) dates.

7. Force majeure is an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term act of God (hurricane, flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption, diseases, pandemics, epidemics, etc.), which prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract. The Merchant shall reimburse KN for any costs for deviation, delay or any other increase of costs irrespective of their nature, caused by force majeure.

8. Rates provided are based on the information given in the request for quotation (RFQ) documents and are valid upon a complete volume award per trade lane. Volume shipped less than / in excess of the award must mutually be agreed to. For tenders the rates provided are based on the information given in the RFQ documents and are valid for a complete volume award per lane. KN will take the annual volumes awarded and secure space allocations based on those numbers divided by 52 weeks with an inclusion of a 10% allowance. Any volumes in excess of this 10% maybe subject to FAK pricing  applicable at the time of shipment. For inconsistent delivery of awarded volumes KN reserves the right to reduce the current space allocations accordingly. In the case of a partial award, below 25% of the total tendered volume, KN reserves the right to requote based on the awarded lanes and volumes.

9. In the range of road logistics services all services provided by KN in its own name are subject to the Nordic Association of Freight Forwarders (NSAB 2015) Terms & Conditions, latest version.

10. All services quoted are subject to equipment availability and / or supplier capacity.

11. Transit times, routing’s and similar service information are provided without any guarantees, and are therefore subject to change without notice.

12. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the quotation provided is valid for goods not exceeding a commercial value higher than EUR 3.000.000 per single shipment.

13. Unless explicitly mentioned in the offer. KN’s quotation applies to general (FAK) cargo only and therefore excludes dangerous goods, high-value cargo, perishables, valuables, temperature controlled and oversized, over-length, over-weight, over-height or out of gauge cargo.

14. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, KN´s quotation is subject to a monthly floating fuel surcharge mechanism.

15. Unless otherwise stipulated, KN’s quotation does not include any governmental charges, import clearance fees, documentation handling, processing fees or similar services, and/or any taxes, duties.

16. LTL rates are valid for stackable cargo only and calculated based on a volumetric factor of 1 CBM = 333kg, and 1 LDM = 2000 kg

17. Transport charges are based on a live loading / unloading process and are subject to 1 hour of free time, unless otherwise agreed in writing. All additional waiting time will be invoiced accordingly.

18. All charges quoted are invoiced in the local currency of the invoicing country unless otherwise agreed in advance. The conversion of local currencies is based on a set exchange rate (Oanda Currency Conversion) +5% daily rate calculated using the mid-point rate the day before the invoice date.

19. Subject to credit review and approval, standard payment terms are cash against collection / delivery / documents. Duties and Taxes are exempt from standard payment terms and are payable no later than 7 days after the outlay is made and invoiced.

20. Insurance is excluded from this quotation. KN can offer transport insurance upon request.

21. All conditions are as stated above unless otherwise specified in the contract.

22. All documents will be transmitted via EDI where possible, KN is not responsible for any delay or any loss due to non receipt of the documentation. In case the customer wishes to collect the documents from a KN office or wish to have the documents forwarded by any other means, KN requires prior notification in writing, and manual production of documentation will be subject to additional fees.

23. For triangle shipments a transaction fee according to local guidelines will be added to the final invoice. A shipment is considered a triangle shipment, if the freight payer is not located in either the origin or destination country.

24. All Overdue invoices are subject to interest rate and late payment fee's in accordance with Norwegian law (Lov om renter ved forsinket betaling). An invoice is considered 'overdue' if it is not settled on or before the documented 'due date'.

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• Oanda (Daily Rate)

• Oanda (Currency Converter)

• Energitillegg & valutatillegg (Norwegian)

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General Terms and Conditions

1. This offer and its terms will be activated at Kuehne + Nagel AS, (hereafter referred to as K+N or K+N Norway), upon receipt of a shipping order, signed contract, signature / acceptance of this offer or alternatively by email confirmation to your K+N customer contact.

2. All charges are according to the prevailing Blue Anchor Line / Blue Anchor America Line tariff. Introduction of new charges / surcharges, that are not currently described in the afore mentioned tariff(s), may occur and K+N reserves the right to add or amend these during the lifetime of the contract.

3. All contracts will be performed subject to the General Conditions of the Nordic Association of Freight Forwarders (NSAB 2015).The General Conditions stipulate notification periods, time bars, limits on liability for loss, damage and delay, and give K+N the right to exercise liens on goods under its control for all amounts due to it. Any counterclaim or setoff against sums due to K+N is not permitted.

4. Prices, services and / or company related information in the quotation are strictly confidential.

5. In case of no response, the pricing conception offered as part of the quotation expires on the quotation expiry date as shown on the quotation. For additional pricing rounds and processes beyond the quotation expiry date, K+N reserve the right to re-validate the quotation conditions. K+N also reserve the right to make necessary corrections in case of any data entry errors. In the case of tenders in the absence of an agreement, the pricing offered as part of the tender expires on DD.MM.YYYY (no longer than 30 days from the day of submission of each round). K+N reserves the right to increase the rates from one round to another, in line with the market development.

6. Subject to mutual agreement of prices and services offered, all rates shall remain valid as per the dates shown in the quotation. (valid from / expiry) dates.

7. Force majeure is an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term act of God (hurricane, flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption, diseases, pandemics, epidemics, etc.), which prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract. The Merchant shall reimburse K+N for any costs for deviation, delay or any other increase of costs irrespective of their nature, caused by force majeure.

8. Rates provided are based on the information given in the request for quotation (RFQ) documents and are valid upon a complete volume award per trade lane. Volume shipped less than / in excess of the award must mutually be agreed to. For tenders the rates provided are based on the information given in the RFQ documents and are valid for a complete volume award per lane. K+N will take the annual volumes awarded and secure carrier space allocations based on those numbers divided by 52 weeks with an inclusion of a 10% allowance. Any volumes in excess of this 10% maybe subject to FAK pricing applicable at the time of shipment. For inconsistent delivery of awarded volumes K+N reserves the right to reduce the current space allocations with carriers accordingly. In the case of a partial award, below 25% of the total tendered volume, K+N reserves the right to requote based on the awarded lanes and volumes.

9. In the range of sea logistics services K+N acts as an Agent of Blue Anchor Line and Blue Anchor America Line, An NVOCC (Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier), whose Bill of Lading or Sea Waybill terms and conditions are applicable at all times. All services provided by K+N in its own name are subject to Nordic Association of Freight Forwarders (NSAB 2015) Terms & Conditions, latest version

10. All services quoted are subject to equipment availability and / or carrier capacity.

11. Transit times, routing’s and similar service information are provided without any guarantees, and are therefore subject to change without notice.

12. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the quotation provided is valid for goods not exceeding a commercial value higher than USD 250.000,00 per single Bill of Lading.

13. Unless explicitly mentioned in the offer. K+N’s quotation applies to general (FAK) cargo only and therefore excludes dangerous goods, high-value cargo, perishables, valuables temperature controlled and oversized, over-length or out of gauge cargo.

14. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, K+N´s quotation is subject to a monthly floating bunker mechanism.

15. Unless otherwise stipulated, K+N’s quotation does not include any governmental charges, import clearance fees, documentation handling, processing fees or similar services, and/or any taxes, duties.

16. LCL rates are valid for stackable cargo only and calculated based on a volumetric factor of 1:1 (1cbm : 1000 kgs), subject to a minimum of 2 TON / 2 CBM. Rates are only valid for general (FAK) cargo which is non-hazardous, stackable and can be containerised to Oslo CFS, and NOT valid for "prepaid" shipments. Non-stackable units will be re-calculated to CBM based on 270 cm high for import shipments, and 240 cm high for export shipments

17. Unless otherwise agreed, K+N’s quotation is subject to the published demurrage and detention tariffs. Related charges apply per calendar day (or part thereof) / per container. Free times exclude terminal storage charges for FCL, or CFS storage charges for LCL.

18. Transport charges are based on a live loading / unloading process and are subject to 1 hour of free time, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

19. All charges quoted are invoiced in the local currency of the invoicing country unless otherwise agreed in advance. The conversion of local currencies is based on a set exchange rate (https://fxds-hcc.oanda.com/) +5% daily rate calculated using the mid-point rate 11 days prior to ETA for containerized import and 1 day prior to ETD for export. For less than container load import the rate is set 2 days after ETA.

20. Subject to credit review and approval, standard payment terms are cash against documents. Duties and Taxes are exempt from standard payment terms and are payable up front.

21. Insurance is excluded from this quotation. K+N can offer transport insurance upon request.

22. Invoices will be produced based on K+N Norway’s standard conditions.

23. All conditions are as stated above unless otherwise specified in the contract.

24. Waiting time, Detention & Demurrage will be charged based on K+N Norway’s published standard tariff.

25. All documents will be transmitted via EDI where possible, K+N is not responsible for any delay or any loss due to non receipt of the documentation. In case the customer wishes to collect the documents from a K+N office or wish to have the documents forwarded by any other means, K+N requires prior notification in writing, and manual production of documentation will be subject to additional fees.

26. For triangle shipments a transaction fee according to local guidelines will be added to the final invoice. A shipment is considered a triangle shipment, if the freight payer is not located in either the origin or destination country.

27. Quotations of and agreements with K+N about rates, prices, surcharges, and services refer exclusively to expressly listed services, goods of standard dimensions and weights according to the applicable weight and dimension limitations for the respective transport mean as well as an essentially unchanged cargo, order quantity or quantity structure. In addition, such quotations presume normal, unmodified transport conditions, unimpeded connecting ways, the possibility of immediate forwarding, the remaining validity of the underlying freight, exchange rates and tariffs of the agreement, rates and tariffs, unchanged data processing requirements, quality assurance arrangements and operational instructions. Furthermore, they presume unmodified public taxes, fuel and personnel costs as well as unchanged market conditions, such as higher or lower customer and business demand, inflation, deflation, interest rates, capacity, inventory availability and variable surcharges, unless such changes were predictable, given the circumstances, at the time of conclusion of the contract. In such different circumstances, K+N reserves the right to re-validate the quotation conditions in its reasonable sole discretion.

    27.1 K+N reserve the right to adjust the rates, if the bunker value of VLSFO or any other fuel grade according to relevant regulations (e.g. MGO/0.5 IFO) does fluctuate.

    27.2 K+N reserves the right to review and adjust any trade factor or methodology (quarterly or monthly) used in the calculation of bunker fuel charges at any time during the term of this agreement. Extraordinary bunker charges may occur. Any adjustment will take effect within 15 days of its implementation.

28. All Overdue invoices are subject to interest rate and late payment fee's in accordance with Norwegian law. (Lov om renter ved forsinket betaling)” An invoice is considered 'overdue' if it is not settled on or before the documented 'due date'.

29. All rates are subject to: GRI, Peak Season, Equipment Imbalance, Operational Recovery Surcharge, Contingency Adjustment Charge, War Risk, Panama canal surcharge, Suez Canal surcharge, IMO regulations or other operational surcharges implemented and / or adjusted by a carrier on short notice.

30. For LCL shipments the maximum measurements per unit is: Length 240 cm x Width 220 x Height 225 cm.

    30.1 Others on request.

    30.2 May deviate at POL if EXW/FCA.

    30.3Maximum weight: 10 tons per shipment and 2,5 tons per unit.

    30.4All cargo must be seaworthy and properly packed.

31. The following commodities are subject to prior acceptance (on request) by K+N AS:

    30.1 Personal effects, Wine, Chemicals, Dangerous goods, Hunting trophies and seeds

32. In case of cancellation bookings after closing a dead freight of 75% can be applied, based on the ocean freight and surcharges.

Neither Kuehne+Nagel nor Blue Anchor Line / Blue Anchor America Line can bear any responsibility or liability for your cargo shipped via the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden due to war actions and terrorist attacks. However, we can offer an alternative routing or additional insurance cover for your shipment to reduce the loss and damage risk in this region. Please contact your individual Kuehne + Nagel contact for more details.

VGM Disclaimer

1. For FCL shipments: The shipper acknowledges that it is required to provide K+N with verified gross mass/weight (VGM) data for each container that K+N transports or arranges on its behalf. Such VGM information shall be obtained from a calibrated, certified scale or by a calculation method certified by a competent authority, which shall include the container’s tare weight, and all cargo items, packing materials, pallets, securing materials, dunnage etc. that will be tendered in the container to the underlying shipping line. The shipper further represents that K+N is entitled to rely on the accuracy of such VGM data and counter-sign and/or endorse it as agent or otherwise on behalf of the Shipper in the course of providing the VGM to the shipping line. If the VGM is not available at required cut-off time, the shipper acknowledges that the container / shipment(s) may not be accepted into the terminal and / or loaded on board the vessel which can result in delays and / or substantial charges on account of the Shipper.

2. For LCL shipments: If the accurate gross weight is not declared in the shipping instructions or other documents / electronic format and is not clearly and permanently marked on the surface of the packages, K+N is obliged to weigh the packages at the expense of the Shipper.

3. The Shipper agrees that it shall indemnify and hold K+N and its affiliates harmless from any and all claims, losses, penalties or other costs resulting from any incorrect, unclear, inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise insufficient statements of the VGM (gross weight) provided by the Shipper, its agent or contractor, or any related Shipper party on which K+N relies.

4. K+N included a VGM fee of USD 18.75 per container or LCL shipment in the offer on the assumption that the Customer submits the VGM data via our online VGM portal. If the VGM data is transmitted manually a fee of 29.75 per container or LCL shipment will apply. If a VGM amendment is required an amendment fee of USD 15.00 per container or LCL shipment.

5. If the customer requests any assistance regarding weighting of containers or LCL shipments, general surcharges for co-ordination fees, stop-off fees (note: these fees will not include any deviation from the trucker normal route), scale fees, etc. will apply.

6. If a contract exists between K+N and the Customer for the business included within this tender, the terms and conditions of said contract will apply in lieu of K+N’s standard terms and conditions of quotation stated above.

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Trade Control Statement

1. Customer warrants that (a) Customer and its owners as well as all parties to Customer’s shipments and transactions, including their respective owners, and (b) Customer’s transactions for which K+N provides the Services, are not subject to any applicable US, EU or national customs, import, export, trade control or sanctions laws and regulations that would prohibit such services.

2. Customer shall supply K+N, in writing, with all documents and information including, but not limited to, commodity classification numbers, customs valuations, country of origins, export control classification numbers and any required export, re-export, transit or import licenses permits, authorisations or exemptions (“Customer Data”) necessary for K+N to provide the Services in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

3. Customer warrants that the Customer Data is complete and accurate. Customer shall immediately advise K+N of any errors, discrepancies, incorrect statements or omissions in Customer Data filed by K+N on Customer’s behalf with customs and other authorities or third parties.

4. Customer acknowledges that K+N is not the exporter of record, importer of record, fiscal representative, ultimate consignee or end-user and that K+N is unable to sign government forms on behalf of such parties.

5. Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless K+N and all K+N affiliates from all claims, expenses, losses, penalties and damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from or in connection with Customer’s failure to comply with obligations in this Section.