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BTG Bulbtronics Inc. Terms & Conditions
These terms and conditions constitute a binding agreement between the customer and
Bulbtronics Inc. (“BTG”). The customer accepts these terms and conditions in full by requesting
a quotation, placing an order, making a payment, returning goods, or otherwise engaging or transacting with BTG.
Prices & Quotations
All details on quotations – including but not limited to pricing, lead times, case quantities,
cancelability/returnability, shipping, and payment terms – are:
- Valid for no more than 30 calendar days from the original quotation date.
- Unique & specific to the respective individual quotation itself, and not replicable in any respect(s) other than at the full and sole discretion of BTG.
- Subject to change without notice for any reason, including but not limited to changes made by the various manufacturers.
- Incoterms® 2020: EXW (unless explicitly stated otherwise).
Prices are subject to change without notice. Acceptance by BTG of a price for one purchase
order imposes no future obligations on BTG nor does it imply anything about future pricing.
All prices quoted by BTG are in United States Dollars unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Purchase Orders
Purchase orders should be sent to BTG in writing, and should include as much of the following data as is possible and applicable:
- Customer name and account number
- Bill-to address, AP contact information, and any special instructions for sending invoices
- Purchasing agent’s name and contact information
- All items to be purchased, including quantities and pricing for each
- BTG’s quotation number for reference
- The customer’s PO number
- Expected payment terms (see also “Terms of Payment & Credit” below)
- Ship-to address, destination contact information, and complete, detailed shipping instructions (see also “Shipping & Handling” below)
- Required delivery date
- All further expectations and instructions
Customers domestic to the United States of America may purchase from BTG online via www.Bulbtronics.com. All terms and conditions stated here in this document, as well as at https://www.Bulbtronics.com/terms, apply to online commerce with BTG.
BTG is fully capable of accepting and fulfilling orders via EDI. Customers wishing to take advantage of BTG’s EDI capabilities should contact their account representative or btg@Bulbtronics.com to review & conclude the terms thereof and to initiate the digital connection.
BTG has a minimum order policy of US$75.00. A purchase order whose subtotal is less than that can ship with a processing fee as follows:
- Orders US$0.01- $54.99 (inclusive) may ship with a US$15.00 processing fee.
- Orders US$55.00- $69.99 (inclusive) may ship with a US$10.00 processing fee.
- Orders US$70.00- $74.99 (inclusive) may ship with a US$5.00 processing fee.
This fee will be added to the relevant invoice and the customer shall be fully responsible for its payment in full along with all other fees and charges according to the terms of the invoice.
BTG accepts blanket purchase orders from customers upon BTG’s own discretion. The customer is required to clarify on the initial blanket purchase order all quantities and ship dates across the full blanket period, and to accept all shipments across that period. Prepayment or an upfront deposit may be required according to BTG’s discretion (see “Terms of Payment & Credit” section below). BTG will issue invoices (see “Invoices & Payments” section below) for each respective shipment at the time of shipment. BTG is not responsible for changes in any product’s pricing, availability, packaging, design, quality, form, fit, function, or anything else as instituted by the respective manufacturers, including such changes as may occur in the middle of a blanket period.
BTG reserves the right to refuse any purchase order in part or in whole.
Terms of Payment & Credit
BTG has sole and full discretion to determine all credit and payment terms for each customer and each shipment. A customer placing its first order must pre-pay for the full value of the goods and shipping on the order. Following that, customers in good standing may be invited at the full and sole discretion of BTG to submit a credit application for review. In such a case BTG will review the information on the application, interview the references, and consider all other pertinent context and information; and then accordingly make a final evaluation as to the payment terms to be offered (if any) and as to the credit limit (if any). Decisions are alterable and revocable by BTG at BTG’s full and sole discretion.
Shipping & Handling
Unless otherwise agreed by BTG in respect of a particular purchase order, all products will be sold Incoterms® 2020 EXW (on collect shipments) or FOB (on prepaid shipments) from any of BTG’s four operation centers: Farmingdale, NY; Burbank, CA; Miami, FL; and Las Vegas, NV. BTG may also engage third-party vendors to drop-ship directly to customers upon its own discretion. BTG ships to most locations in the world except as proscribed by law or applicable regulation.
The customer will pay all value-added, sales, use, excise, gross-receipts, and similar taxes; all sufferance and other customs charges; and any and all other costs or charges incurred after delivery of products to the carrier for shipment.
The shipping method of orders, and all details thereto, must be agreed upon by BTG and the customer in advance of purchase order execution. BTG is prepared to ship either prepaid-and-add or collect. BTG typically ships via: UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, various LTL truck services, and various messenger services. Customers may also retrieve orders directly from the relevant BTG operation center. BTG may also, upon its own discretion, offer to hand-deliver goods directly to the customer’s destination.
BTG will agree to use shipping labels prepared by customers or third parties only in limited, specific circumstances, to be determined at the sole and full discretion of BTG on a case-by-case basis. In such instances as BTG agrees to use such a label and does so, BTG is not responsible in any way for any information contained implicitly or explicitly on the shipping label; for any promises made or obligations to carriers, receivers, shippers, or any other party; for the accessibility, collection, organization, storage, or presentation of any shipping documents (including, but not limited to, proofs of delivery, bills of lading, and delivery receipts) except those with which BTG explicitly agrees to be entrusted, and then only for specific limited scope.
For loss, damage, theft, error, or late delivery of collect shipments, or for the placement of claims for such occurrences; or for the pickup timeline.
Tracking numbers of shipments, both prepaid and collect, will appear on the relevant invoices.
BTG will ship to the ship-to address exactly as it is communicated by the customer, whether that be on a written PO or in an EDI transmission or anything else. The customer is wholly responsible for the accuracy of the ship-to address, and bears full and complete responsibility and liability for any and all delays, losses, and expenses accrued due to a mistaken ship-to address. Having accrued any delay, loss, or expense due to having communicated an erroneous ship-to address to BTG does not constitute a legitimate reason for the customer to withhold its full obligations to BTG. Should BTG incur an expense from a carrier (parcel, LTL, or anything else) due to an erroneous ship-to address as communicated by the customer, then BTG will charge the customer accordingly for reimbursement, which charge will be reflected on an invoice, and the customer will owe that amount in full to BTG according to the details on that invoice.
Due to past frequent breakage, glass lamps or tubes over thirty-six inches (36”) in length that are to be shipped via a parcel carrier (including but not limited to UPS, FedEx, DHL and USPS) require special repacking for material protection. This is the case regardless of whether the manufacturer’s original packaging remains intact. In this circumstance BTG performs the repacking and charges a repack fee of US$26.00 per box, regardless of the quantity or value of the contents; this charge will be added to the relevant invoice and the customer shall be fully responsible for its payment in full along with all other fees and charges according to the terms of the invoice. This is mandatory for prepaid shipments, and the default for collect shipments. Customers shipping collect who wish to waive the repacking service and materials may request as much in writing, and then BTG will refrain from repacking and withhold the repack fee accordingly, but the customer remains completely and fully responsible for the condition of the goods per the terms of collect shipping (see above).
BTG is fully compliant with all laws and regulations regarding the shipment of hazardous materials, including but not limited to lithium and mercury. All shipments are marked with all required stickers and labels. BTG will not ship via any proscribed method or to any proscribed destination according to the chemical contents of the shipment. BTG will not violate any law or regulation in this or any other respect, and any purchase order or other obligation or entreaty that would require as much is null and void.
Duty to Inspect upon Delivery
Customer will inspect all merchandise immediately upon delivery and will give written notice to BTG within 5 business days after the date of delivery as to any discrepancies between BTG’s invoice and the quantity of merchandise received, or any claim that products do not conform to the terms of this agreement. If the customer does not give such notice, the merchandise will be deemed to conform to the terms of this agreement and the applicable purchase order, and the customer will be deemed to have accepted the products and will be bound to pay for the products in accordance with the terms of this agreement and the relevant invoice. Additionally, all damaged merchandise must be reported to BTG within 5 business days of delivery. If damage to the goods is obvious upon delivery, the receiver should immediately alert all delivery personnel and sign for the shipment as "damaged". If the package shows no obvious signs of damage but the merchandise is damaged when the box is opened, the customer should contact the Customer Service Department at 631-249-2272 or custservdept@Bulbtronics.com. The carrier is responsible for breakage in transit, and the owner of the shipment is responsible for placing a claim with the carrier accordingly.
Invoices & Payments
Except when payment for an order is required by BTG in advance, payment will be made by the customer within the number of days specified on the applicable invoice. BTG reserves the right, upon its own discretion, in cases of non-payment of invoices, to charge the customer late payment fees up to the highest dollar value permissible under applicable law.
Invoices are issued by BTG at the time of shipment. Invoices cannot be altered after being issued. Invoices are sent to customers via email and via postal mail. Customers who require invoices to be sent otherwise may request as much in writing to the Accounts Receivable Department (ar@Bulbtronics.com) and await a reply.
All monetary values on invoices are in United States Dollars unless explicitly stated otherwise. Incoterms® 2020 of invoices are EXW or FOB (see above) unless explicitly stated otherwise.
BTG reserves the right to, and will, collect all relevant sales tax from any and all jurisdictions for which BTG is legally bound to do so, according to the details of the respective laws of such various jurisdictions. BTG will add the relevant sales tax to the invoice, and the customer shall be fully responsible for payment in full of the sales tax along with all other costs, charges, and fees according to the terms of the invoice. Customers who have valid documentation from their respective jurisdictions demonstrating legitimate exemption from sales tax may present it to BTG, and BTG will adjust or negate the sales tax charges accordingly.
The use of any particular payment method is subject to the approval of BTG on a per-payment basis prior to effect. BTG typically accepts payments by credit card, debit card, ACH, wire transfer, personal check, and bank check. Customers wishing to pay otherwise may submit their requests in writing to the Accounts Receivable Department (ar@Bulbtronics.com) and await a reply. BTG retains full and sole discretion as to what payments are and are not acceptable. BTG does not accept cash payments.
Payments made via check should be made out to “Bulbtronics Group Inc.”, and should be remitted to: 45 Banfi Plaza North, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA. To pay electronically, such as via wire transfer or via ACH, please contact the Accounts Receivable Department (631-249-2272 or ar@Bulbtronics.com) for the relevant bank account information.
Credits
Credits are issued to customers by BTG as warranted for such issues as returned goods, price corrections, freight adjustments, and other such typical business transactions. Copies of credits are sent to the customer by postal mail and by electronic mail. Credits are accepted by BTG as payment for merchandise and to cover prior obligations owed to BTG. Credits are redeemable only for a period of 5 (five) years from the date of issuance.
Liabilities & Warranties
BTG, not being the manufacturer of the goods or any part thereof, makes no representations or warranty, either express or implied, as to any matter whatsoever, including but not limited to: the design or condition of the goods; its labeling; its merchantability, durability, suitability, or its fitness for any particular purpose; the quality of the material or workmanship of the goods; or the conformity of the goods to the provisions and specifications of any purchase order relating thereto. BTG hereby disclaims any such representation or warranty without limiting the generality of the foregoing. BTG shall not be liable or responsible for any defects, either patent or latent (whether or not discoverable by Purchaser) in the goods or for any direct or indirect damage to people or property resulting therefrom, or from Purchaser's loss of use of the goods or for any interruption in Purchaser's business(es) caused by Purchaser's inability to use the goods for any reason whatsoever. Not withstanding the foregoing, BTG agrees during the relevant manufacturer’s warranty period to assist the Purchaser in the event the goods are deemed to be defective, including but not limited to (at BTG’s sole and full discretion) replacing the goods, crediting the value of the goods, or liaising with the manufacturer to effect a warranty claim, providing that this clause shall in no way be deemed to be an admission or acceptance of liability by BTG with respect to the design, condition, performance or effect of the goods or their use.
Return Policy
Product may be returned only with prior approval and issuance of a return material authorization number (RMA#). BTG retains sole and full discretion to issue or deny RMA#s. To obtain an RMA#, please contact the Customer Service Department at 631-249-2272 or custservdept@Bulbtronics.com. Issuance of a RMA# does not acknowledge a product defect or a shipment error, nor does it authorize credit(s) to be taken or any replacement(s) to be sent. After an RMA# is issued and the product is returned accordingly, the returned product will be inspected and evaluated by BTG and/or by the manufacturer, as each situation warrants. If it is determined by the applicable party that the returned product is either defective or erroneous, and if it is also determined that the customer is not responsible for the relevant damage(s) or error(s), then either the product will be replaced or credit will be issued at the discretion of BTG. Products returned as defective or erroneous that are in fact neither defective nor erroneous will be returned to the customer at the customer’s expense.
Intellectual Property
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