Terms of Supply & Commercial Conditions

1. Contract Formation & Minimum Orders

Sales contracts become legally binding upon mutual signature of our formal Pro-Forma Invoice (PI) or issuance of an Irrevocable Letter of Credit (L/C). Unless explicitly agreed in writing, our standard export Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) is one 20ft Full Container Load (FCL, approximately 10,800 kg). Mixed container specifications combining multiple virgin and recycled wiper grades are welcomed.

2. Delivery Terms & Incoterms® 2020

We standardly quote and fulfill orders under the following ICC Incoterms:

• FOB Port of Karachi (KICT / SAPT): Seller delivers container into vessel staging at Karachi. Export customs clearance, terminal handling charges (THC), and documentation handled by seller. Marine freight and destination handling by buyer.
• CIF / CFR Destination Port: Seller books ocean carriage and (for CIF) standard Institute Cargo Clauses (C) marine insurance to the agreed destination seaport (e.g., Jebel Ali, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Melbourne, Los Angeles). Destination port THC, customs, and inland drayage are the responsibility of the buyer.

3. Quality Assurance & Metal Detection Standards

All goods are manufactured and packaged according to agreed contract specifications. 100% of material passes through calibrated CEIA THS/PH21 dual-aperture metal detectors (0.8mm sensitivity). Dimensional cuts are subject to an industry standard commercial tolerance of ±10%. Moisture content at packing is controlled under 8% to prevent transit degradation.

4. Inspection & Pre-Shipment Audit

Buyers or their designated third-party inspection agencies (e.g., SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek) are entitled to conduct pre-shipment quality and stuffing inspections at our Karachi mill facility prior to final container sealing, upon minimum 5 business days advance notice.

5. Payment Terms & Financial Instruments

Export shipments are settled through authorized commercial banking channels under State Bank of Pakistan foreign exchange regulations:

• Telegraphic Transfer (T/T): 30% advance deposit upon Pro-Forma Invoice confirmation, with the balance 70% payable against clean Bill of Lading (B/L) and shipping documents copy.
• Letter of Credit (L/C): 100% Irrevocable Letter of Credit at Sight opened through a prime international bank and confirmed by an authorized commercial bank in Pakistan.

6. Governing Law & Arbitration

These terms and related purchase contracts are governed by the commercial laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In the unlikely event of an unresolved dispute, the matter shall be referred to arbitration in Karachi under the rules of the Karachi Centre for Dispute Resolution (KCDR) or the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).