The Logistics Services Contract regulates relations between the companies that provide these services - known as logistics operators - and their clients.

1. LOGISTICS SERVICES CONTRACT
1. Definition
2. Parties to the Contract
3. Main clauses
3.1 Logistics Services
3.2 Property of the Products
3.3 Rates
3.4 Claims
3.5 Non exclusiveness
4. Law applicable
5. Model Contract
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2. The Logistics Services Contract regulates relations between the companies
that provide these services - known as logistics operators - and their clients.
Logistics services include general services such as transportation, distribution
and storage of different types of products and merchandises, as well as other
more specialized services that are considered additional services such as point
of sale management, labeling and marking of prices, invoicing, after sales,
collection management, etc.
Through the “Global Conditions clause”, this Contract serves both for hiring
domestic and international logistics services.
1. DEFINITION
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3. Usually both the Service Provider and the Client are
companies. For each party, the following has to be included:
• Name of company, full address and nationality.
• Company type: public limited company, limited liability
company, etc.
• Name and position of company representative who signs
the agreement.
• Tax ID number of both parties.
2. PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT
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4. Some of the most important clauses in the Logistics
Services Contract are as follows:
• Logistics Services
• Property of the Products
• Rates
• Claims
• Non exclusiveness
3. MAIN CLAUSES AND SAMPLE
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5. “The Service Provider’s main activity is to provide directly or indirectly all
kinds of logistic services related to transportation, distribution and/or storage
of the goods, products, and merchandise in ................. [mention country or
countries], and that the Service Provider has the sufficient and necessary
knowledge, experience, personnel and equipment as to comply with the
obligations contained herein.”
“Subject to the terms of the present Contract, the Service Provider is obliged
to provide the Client, the Services described in Annex of this Contract, in
connection to the Products as described in the Annex of this Contract.”
3.1 LOGISTICS SERVICES
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6. 3.2 PROPERTY OF THE PRODUCTS
“The Client and his suppliers will have the full property of the Products, such
property will not be assigned in any circumstance or any way whatsoever to the
Service Provider.”
“The Service Provider will not assert any ownership rights on the Products and
therefore shall not lease, transfer or by any other title dispose of them, except for
the rights derived of a payment guarantee for the Services as established in the
Contract or in the terms of a written instruction provided by the Client.”
“The Client will have at all time the possession of the Products delivered by and for
him. The Service Provider will not be considered in any way as to be a merchant,
retailer, seller, distributor, trader, agent or consignee in respect to the Products.”
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7. “For the performance of the Services, the Client agrees to pay the Rates
listed under Annex of this contract. Such Rates will increase on January 1st
of every year on the equivalent percentage of the increase of the National
Index Consumer Price of ................. [insert country]. Nevertheless, the Parties
agree that such Rates will be revised in the case of the existence of facts,
circumstances, or causes not foreseen by the Parties.”
“The Services provided by the Service Provider to the Client will be invoiced
monthly and the Client must pay the amount due within 30 (thirty) calendar
day period from the date the respective invoice was issued.”
3.3 RATES
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8. 3.4 CLAIMS
“The Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that any and all claims arising
out of, in connection with or with respect to the damage, loss, or destruction
or of the Products, shall be notified in writing to the Service Provider, within
the next 30 (thirty) calendar days following the delivery of the Products by
the Service Provider to the Client, the legitimate consignee or any third party
previously appointed by the Client.”
“The Client shall provide the Service Provider sufficient, necessary and
appropriate documentation and/or information to justify and support the
nature of its claim and the alleged damages or losses.”
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9. “The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Contract does not
imply exclusiveness for any Party. Therefore the Client may hire
with any third party the Services, and the Service Provider can
provide the Services to any other third party with absolute freedom,
in connection with all types of products, merchandise, whether
they are similar or related in any way whatsoever to the Services
or the Products, agreed herein, including without limitation the
merchandise or goods of the Client’s competitors.”
3.5 NON EXCLUSIVENESS
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10. “The Parties shall exercises their best efforts to resolve by negotiation any dispute,
controversy o difference between them arising out or relating to this Contract. If
the dispute is not be resolved by direct negotiation, it will be finally settled by:
Alternative A. legal proceedings in the Courts of ……..........……… [insert country]
and, specifically, to those of the town/city where the ................ [Client or Service
Provider] has its registered offices.”
Alternative B. The Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International
Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance
with said Rules. The place of arbitration shall be ........... [city and country].”
4. LAW APPLICABLE
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11. In order to obtain the model contract in Word format and
the user guide, click on:
Logistics Services Contract
5. MODEL CONTRACT
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