DRAFT for legal review. Not in force.
This page is a draft written for a lawyer to review before launch. It is not legal advice.
1. The basics
Our goods are made in China and shipped from China by DHL Express. You are the importer in your country (see "Shipping and duties"). Trade rules of China, of your country, and of countries whose goods and rules pass through the supply chain can apply to an order.
2. Where we ship
We ship to the destinations the checkout accepts. A destination can be refused because the carrier does not serve it from China, because sanctions rules apply, or because we cannot reliably deliver there. The list is applied at order time and can change without notice as rules change.
3. Screening
Orders are screened at quote, at payment and again before release to production:
- the destination country,
- the receiver and the ordering party against public sanctions and restricted-party lists,
- addresses that look like freight forwarders, which may be flagged for a manual check.
A match or a doubtful answer can pause an order for review or refuse it. We may ask you questions about the receiver or the end use before we proceed.
[[LAWYER: confirm which lists we must screen against for our structure (a Singapore seller, China manufacture, US-dollar card payments) and how the policy should name them.]]
4. End use
You confirm that your order is not intended for:
- weapons, munitions, or military end uses that applicable rules prohibit,
- nuclear, missile or chemical or biological weapons programmes,
- any use prohibited by the export-control rules that apply to the goods, the parties or the destination,
- resale or re-export to a destination or party we could not lawfully serve directly.
For some orders we ask for a written end-use declaration before production. Refusing to give one, or an answer we cannot accept, cancels the order.
5. What happens when we must refuse
If a rule, a screening result or the carrier prevents us from accepting or continuing an order, we cancel it and refund what you paid [[DECIDE: in full / minus costs already incurred, such as payment fees]].
6. The export side from China
The export declaration on the China side is made by the shipper of record under Chinese rules [[DECIDE: per open decision D-25 — name who acts as exporter of record, the factory or another party, once the owner answers]]. The receiver's obligations are on the import side and are described in "Shipping and duties".
7. Your responsibilities
- Do not order for a destination or a party that sanctions or export rules restrict.
- Do not use the service to move designs or goods that need a licence you do not have.
- Answer screening questions honestly; a false answer makes you responsible for the consequences.
[[LAWYER: review whether components we buy for assembly can carry their own export restrictions (for example US-origin parts) and what wording covers that; and whether a China export-control classification question belongs at intake for certain board specifications.]]