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Lot Rejection Terms
Meaning
Contractual provisions specifying the conditions and metrics under which a buyer may legally refuse a delivery of manufactured goods define the commercial relationship between a supplier and a customer. Purchase agreements include lot rejection terms to establish the acceptable quality limit and the procedures for returning defective batches. These clauses protect the buyer from receiving large quantities of non-conforming products that would disrupt production or harm the brand.
They outline the sampling method to be used and the specific defects that justify the refusal of the shipment.
Threshold Determination
The parties agree on a maximum number of minor and major defects allowed within a statistically significant sample size. If the inspection results exceed these lot rejection terms, the buyer has the right to reject the entire delivery.
Notification Window
Suppliers must be informed of the rejection within a fixed number of days after the goods arrive at the warehouse.
Dispute Resolution
The contract typically specifies which party is responsible for the costs of returning the goods and performing a re-inspection. If the supplier disagrees with the findings, a third-party laboratory is often hired to conduct an independent audit of the batch. These terms ensure that the quality standards are maintained across the global supply chain.
Well-defined rejection criteria prevent protracted legal battles over the quality of a shipment.