Party 1 اسم المنشأة الكامل: رقم السجل التجاري: الرقم الضريبي: عنوان المركز الرئيسي: اسم الممثل القانوني الموقّع: صفة الممثل (مدير/مفوّض): الهاتف: البريد الإلكتروني: | Party 2 Company Name P2: Commercial Register P2: Tax Id P2: Company Address P2: Representative Name P2: Representative Title P2: Company Phone P2: Company Email P2: |
This contract is concluded between the two parties whose full details are outlined in the attached contracting form, referred to herein as “the First Party” (the Egyptian Importer) and “the Second Party” (the Foreign Exporter), collectively referred to as “the Parties.” Under this contract, the First Party (the Egyptian Importer) commits to purchasing and importing certain specified goods, and the Second Party (the Foreign Exporter) commits to selling and exporting these goods, with all obligations specified, distribution of costs and risks, responsibilities for transportation, insurance, customs clearance, payment mechanisms, guarantees, compensation, breach cases, and termination, within a framework of absolute transparency and strict adherence to the provisions of Egyptian and international laws, in pursuit of the interests of both parties and protecting the rights of each from any dispute or shortcoming, and the parties have agreed on the following:
Article (1) Definitions of the Contract
1- The terms and phrases set forth below - wherever mentioned in this contract - shall have the meanings indicated next to each one, unless the context of the text requires a different meaning:
2- The Contract: refers to this international import agreement in all its provisions and appendices, and its preamble constitutes an integral part thereof.
3- Importer (Buyer): the First Party in this contract, representing a natural person or legal entity registered in the Egyptian commercial register, obligated to purchase and import goods from abroad, clearing them customs-wise, and receiving them in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
4- Exporter (Seller): the Second Party in this contract, representing a natural person or legal entity foreign to Egypt, obligated to sell and export the goods from its country to the Egyptian importer according to the agreed delivery terms.
5- Goods: the merchandise subject to the import process, detailed in Appendix (1) of this contract, including precise technical specifications, quality, measurements, quantities, trademarks, and country of origin.
6- International Delivery Terms (Incoterms): the international rules and standards governing the distribution of costs, risks and responsibilities, issued by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - 2020 Edition, which define the point of transfer of risks and costs between the parties.
7- Delivery Term: the Incoterm condition agreed upon in Article (4) of this contract, which obliges the exporter to deliver the goods at a specified point (such as FOB, CIF, CFR, DAP, DDP).
8- Actual Delivery: the process of delivering the goods from the exporter to the first carrier in the country of origin, according to the agreed delivery term, at which point the risks are transferred as per international rules.
9- Final Receipt: the process of inspection and acceptance by the Egyptian buyer of the goods upon their arrival at its premises or warehouses in Egypt, after verifying their compliance with specifications and quantities, and issuing the final receipt report.
10- Price: the total amount agreed upon and paid by the importer to the exporter, as specified in Article (5), which may or may not include transportation and insurance costs depending on the delivery term.
11- Shipping Documents: including: the original commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, bill of lading/airway bill, insurance certificate (if available), and quality or compliance certificates, and any official documents required by the Egyptian customs.
12- Force Majeure: any exceptional event beyond the control of the parties that cannot be anticipated or avoided, which leads to the impossibility of performing the contractual obligation, including but not limited to: wars, revolutions, natural disasters, pandemics, general strikes, economic embargoes, or unjust government decisions prohibiting import or export operations.
Article (2) Goods Subject to Import (Specifications and Quantity)
1- Firstly: Description of the Goods:
2- The exporter sells to the importer, and the importer buys from the exporter, the following goods detailed in Appendix (1), which include the following data exclusively:
3- Name of the Goods:
4- Technical specifications and quality:
5- Total Quantity:
6- Unit of Measure:
7- Brand Name:
8- Original Country of Origin:
9- Condition of Goods:
10- Packaging and Packing Specifications:
11- Secondly: Exporter's Obligation Regarding Specifications:
12- The exporter acknowledges that the importer relies entirely on the exporter’s expertise and goodwill in determining these specifications. Any significant deviation from the specifications, even if slight, gives the importer the right to reject the goods in total or accept them with a deduction for defects, without the need for any prior warning or legal action.
Article (3) Duration of the Contract and Delivery Period (Mandatory Timeline)
1- This contract is entered into for a duration of months, starting from , and ending on .
2- Maximum Delivery Period: the exporter is obligated to ship the goods from the port of export (or deliver them to the carrier) no later than .