Shipping policies

EXCERPT FROM SSAB AMERICAS TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

(ORDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT)

1. Delivery, Title and Risk: Unless otherwise expressly provided on the face of the Order Acknowledgement:  (a) Goods shall be deemed to be delivered to Buyer when delivered to a carrier at the SSAB facility specified on the face of this Order Acknowledgement for shipment to Buyer, or in the case of customer pickup orders, when Goods are made available to Buyer; (b) title to Goods shall pass to Buyer at the time of such delivery to Buyer; and (c) Buyer shall assume all risk of loss with respect to Goods from and after the time of such delivery including, without limitation, while Goods are in transit.
2. Time of Shipment: The shipping dates quoted on the face of the Order Acknowledgement are approximate only.  SSAB does not guarantee to ship in the time frame specified but will exercise all reasonable efforts to do so. If SSAB is unable to ship Goods in accordance with the dates specified, SSAB reserves the right to reasonably extend such dates upon giving notice to Buyer.  SSAB may make partial shipments of Goods, unless otherwise specified on the face of the Order Acknowledgement, and payment for any portion of Goods so shipped shall become due in accordance with the terms of payment set out below.
3. Routing and Freight Charges: Without limiting the provisions of paragraph 1, all means of transportation and routing of Goods shall be specified by SSAB.  Unless otherwise expressly provided on the face of the Order Acknowledgement, the purchase price includes freight charges to the shipping destination specified on the face of the Order Acknowledgement, but any charges at the shipping destination for spotting, switching, unloading, storage or demurrage not separately identified on the face of the Order Acknowledgement as being included in the purchase price shall be Buyer’s responsibility.  Buyer agrees to pay any such charges at the shipping destination or, alternatively, to reimburse SSAB upon demand for any such charges which SSAB is required to pay.

ADDENDUM 1

SSAB makes makes every effort to offer the best shipping rates to its customers. However, if SSAB can demonstrate that the shipping costs are more than 25% higher than what was charged to the customer per the website estimate, then SSAB will reserve the right to charge the actual shipping costs to the customer or cancel the order.