These terms govern use of rfqtimber.com and the general basis on which SCV Tech Pte Ltd, trading as RFQ Timber, quotes and sells timber. Individual sale contracts may vary them; where they do, the signed contract prevails.
RFQ Timber is a trading name of SCV Tech Pte Ltd, 9 Straits View #05-07, Marina One West Tower, Singapore 018937. By using this website or sending an enquiry you accept these terms. We may update them, and the version in force is the one published here at the time of your enquiry.
Product descriptions, grades, sizes and photographs on this site are indicative of what we commonly handle. They are not an offer to sell, a warranty of availability, or a specification. Text, marks and images on the site remain our property or that of their owners and may not be reproduced without permission.
Sending a request for quotation places no obligation on either party. Our offers are firm only for the validity period stated on them and are subject to goods remaining unsold and to mill confirmation. A contract exists when we and the buyer confirm an order in writing, on the agreed specification, price, quantity and terms.
Goods are supplied to the written specification agreed in the contract: species, grade or grading rule, dimensions and tolerance, moisture content, packing and marking. Timber is a natural product and normal variation within the agreed grade, together with customary commercial tolerances on dimension, moisture and quantity, is not a defect. Goods are checked against the specification before loading and deviations are reported to the buyer.
Prices are quoted per contract in the stated currency and on the stated Incoterms — FOB, CFR or CIF as agreed — and exclude duties, taxes and charges at destination unless the offer says otherwise. Payment terms are those stated in the contract. Title passes on receipt of payment in full; late payment may attract interest and suspension of further shipments.
Shipment dates are estimates given in good faith and depend on mill production and vessel schedules. Risk passes in accordance with the agreed Incoterms. Partial shipments are permitted where the contract allows. The buyer is responsible for import permits, destination documentation and clearance unless the contract places these with us.
Claims on quality or quantity must be notified in writing within 14 days of discharge, with photographs and the parcel and package identification, and before the goods are further processed or resold. Goods must be kept available for joint inspection. Claims on quantity are settled against the shipping documents and the agreed tolerances.
Our liability in respect of any shipment is limited to the invoice value of the goods concerned. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, including loss of profit, production or contract, arising from delay or from goods found to be off specification. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.
Neither party is in breach for failure caused by events beyond reasonable control, including weather, harvesting or mill stoppage, strike, port congestion, vessel omission, export or import restriction, sanction, or act of authority. The affected party will notify the other promptly; if the event persists beyond 60 days either party may cancel the unshipped balance without penalty.
These terms and any contract made under them are governed by the laws of Singapore, and the courts of Singapore have jurisdiction, unless the parties agree in writing to arbitration or to another forum in the sale contract.
These terms are a general trading framework for this website. They are not legal advice; have them reviewed against your own contracts and jurisdictions before you rely on them.