Terms and Conditions

1. Scope of Application

These Terms and Conditions (T&C) apply to all contracts and business relationships between R. Becker Transporte GmbH (hereinafter "Contractor") and its clients (hereinafter "Client").

Deviating, conflicting or supplementary terms and conditions of the client shall only become part of the contract if the contractor has expressly agreed to their validity in writing.

2. Contract Conclusion

Offers from the contractor are subject to change and non-binding. The contract is concluded only through written order confirmation by the contractor or through actual execution of the order.

Oral side agreements require written confirmation by the contractor to be effective.

3. Scope of Services

The contractor provides transport services and related ancillary services according to the order confirmation.

The contractor is entitled to use third parties (subcontractors) to fulfill its obligations.

4. Client Obligations

The client is obliged to:

• Pack the goods properly and transport-safe
• Provide all documents required for transport in time
• Mark dangerous goods as such and declare them according to legal regulations
• Indicate special properties of the goods (e.g., temperature sensitivity)
• Comply with agreed payment terms

5. Prices and Payment Terms

The prices stated in the offer or order confirmation apply. All prices are plus statutory VAT.

Unless otherwise agreed, invoices are due for payment within 14 days after invoice date without deduction.

In case of payment default, the contractor is entitled to charge default interest of 9 percentage points above the base interest rate.

6. Liability

For the contractor's liability, the statutory provisions apply, in particular:

• For domestic transport: § 431 HGB (Commercial Code)
• For international transport: CMR (Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road)
• For air freight transport: Montreal Convention or national aviation laws

The contractor is not liable for damages based on improper packaging, deficient marking or missing/faulty documents.

7. Insurance

The contractor maintains transport insurance in the legally prescribed scope. Extended insurance can be concluded at the client's request for separate remuneration.

8. Damage Report and Complaints

Damages and losses must be reported immediately after discovery, at the latest within 7 days after delivery. After this period, the client's claims expire.

Non-visible damages must be reported within 14 days after delivery.

9. Right of Retention

The contractor has a right of retention on the goods until full payment of all claims from the business relationship with the client.

10. Data Protection

The contractor processes personal data of the client exclusively for contract fulfillment and according to applicable data protection regulations. Further information can be found in our privacy policy.

11. Severability Clause

Should individual provisions of these T&C be or become invalid, this does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. A valid regulation that comes closest to the economic purpose of the invalid provision shall take the place of the invalid provision.

12. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

For all legal relationships between the contractor and the client, exclusively German law applies, excluding the UN Sales Law.

Place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the contractual relationship is, as far as legally permissible, the seat of the contractor.

Contact

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