Standard Terms of Business for Freight Customers
Accounting-Credit Accounts
1. The Stena Line Freight Division of Stena Line Scandinavia AB in Sweden
("SLF") will issue to the freight customer ("the Customer") an invoice
in respect of each consignment made under an authorised credit account. Payment terms are
stated on each invoice.
2. Where any part of any invoice may be questioned by the Customer in good-faith, the
amount in question may be deducted until the query is resolved but the balance must be
paid in full. Details of any query, including the invoice number, date of sailing and the
reason for the deduction, must be notified to SLF within the period of credit allowed in
paragraph 1.
3. No claim of any kind against SLF (or any carrier) shall be set off against any
payment due and payable to SLF under these terms.
4. Credit facilities are for the carriage and incidental charges payable to SLF. Credit
facilities do not extend to amounts due to local customs and excise authorities in the
port of arrival in respect of customs duty or value added tax. It is the responsibility of
the Customer to ensure that sufficient funds are available at the port concerned for duty
and tax to be paid.
5. Except where other arrangements are agreed in writing by SLF, SLF will issue Credit
Authority Vouchers ("CAV's") to the Customer and the Customer will be
responsible for ensuring that a CAV is produced for each consignment. Where SLF has agreed
in writing that CAV's may be transferred by the Customer for use by third parties, the
Customer shall strictly comply with all conditions applied by SLF to any such third party
use. The Customer shall remain liable for all charges arising in relation to the
Customer's credit account regardless of whether the CAV or other documentation concerned
is used by the Customer or by a third party.
6. If the Customer is in default in making a payment under these terms or exceeds it's
credit limit or permits the use of CAV's by third parties without authority from SLF or
fails to comply with these terms in some other way, then SLF may at it's discretion,
cancel the Customer's credit account at which time all amounts from the Customer to SLF
shall become payable immediately upon written demand from SLF. |