2. All orders are based on the prices applicable at the time of delivery. Prices for stamped parts and labels are always net.

3. The minimum order amount is EUR 1000.- net. Shipment of our products is always at the buyer’s risk.

4. The payment period is 30 days with no reduction, unless our order confirmation provides for earlier payment.

5. If payment is not received by the due date, we are entitled to charge default interest of 8 % above the respective base rate of the European Central Bank.

6. A significant deterioration in the buyer’s financial circumstances, which comes to our attention only after the contract has been signed and which threatens our right to consideration, shall entitle us, notwithstanding any agreed prior performance, to demand settlement of orders still outstanding on a stage-by-stage basis if the consideration owed to us is not guaranteed.

7. Circumstances beyond our control, which prevent or hinder production or shipment, such as force majeure, war, industrial dispute, riot, government measures, shortage of energy or raw materials, interruption of operations or failure to deliver by our suppliers, exempt us from our obligation, to supply while these circumstances exist. If they last for more than two months, the buyer is entitled to cancel the contract.

8. Obvious defects must be claimed against us within a preclusion period of 2 weeks, otherwise statutory provisions shall apply. Warranty claims by the buyer for defectiveness of the goods supplied are limited to the supply of a replacement. If a replacement cannot be supplied, the buyer can demand a reduction in the price or cancellation of the contract.

9. Unless the law requires longer periods, claims for defects shall lapse 12 months after delivery of the goods. The above limitation of liability shall not apply in the event of death, personal injury or illness or breach of a significant contractual obligation, where the damage is the result of an intentional or negligent breach of obligation by the seller or the legal representative or vicarious agent thereof or in the case of other damage resulting from an intentional or grossly negligent breach of contract by the seller, the legal representative thereof or the vicarious agent thereof.

10. Compensation claims may not be made by the buyer on the basis of fault in the conclusion of the contract, breach of contractual obligations and secondary contractual obligations, tortious acts, impossibility and delay unless they are the result of intent or grossly negligent breach of an obligation by the seller, the legal representative thereof or the vicarious agent thereof. The above liability shall not apply if the seller is liable for personal injury or damage to private property as a result of the supply of faulty goods according to the Product Liability Act. It shall also not apply in the event of death, personal injury or illness or breach of a significant contractual obligation, where the damage is the result of an intentional or negligent breach of obligation by the seller or the legal representative or vicarious agent thereof. In the event of a breach of a significant contractual obligation, the seller is liable for contractually typical, reasonably foreseeable damage. The buyer shall only have a right of recourse pursuant to Articles 478 and 479 of the German Civil Code (BGB) if it has not signed any agreement with its customer that goes beyond statutory claims based on defects.

11. We shall retain ownership of the goods supplied until payment for delivery and settlement of all obligations under the transaction. If the value of the reserved goods used by us as security exceeds our outstanding purchase price claims by more than 20 % then we are obliged to release them at the buyer’s request. The buyer is entitled to sell our reserved goods on in the ordinary course of business. The buyer hereby transfers all claims against third parties resulting therefrom to us in advance, specifically amounting to the respective invoice value (inc. VAT). Notwithstanding this transfer, the buyer is still entitled to collect sums due. Processing and alteration of our goods by the buyer is carried out for us only. When processing with other goods not belonging to us, we have joint ownership of the new goods in the proportion of the invoice value of our reserved goods to the purchase price of the other processed goods (at the time of processing). For the new goods, the rules on reserved goods otherwise apply accordingly.

12. In the case of production to the buyer’s specifications, we are permitted to deliver 5 % above or below the quantity ordered.

13. The following provisions apply to the production of stamped parts:

a) Tools and printed documents produced by us shall remain our property and in our possession even if they are specially charged for the buyer.

b) Only proofs and part drafts approved by the buyer are definitive for final production. If, at the buyer’s request, proofs or drafts corresponding to the original order are altered, a charge is made for the costs of the alteration.

c) For colour prints, minor colour differences shall not be regarded as defects.

d) The buyer is responsible for ensuring that it is legally entitled to copy the print ordered. We retain the copyright of the drafts made by us. Charges are made for the production of drafts if an order is not made or if work on the drafts is particularly expensive.

14. The exporting of our goods to countries outside the EU is only permitted with our express prior consent.

15. The place of performance for supply is the place of shipment, for payment Hamburg. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply. However, the standard UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) shall not apply. The court of jurisdiction is Hamburg. In addition, if we so choose, we may also bring actions before the court with jurisdiction for the buyer.

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