terms

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-*Status November 2024*
+*Status January 2026*
 
 ## 1. General
 
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 ## 3. Prices
 
-All prices stated by us are understood plus the respective statutory value-added tax, before metal surcharge, freight-free within the Federal Republic of Germany (mainland), however without unloading. The sales prices, insofar as they are declared as hollow prices, contain no metal values whatsoever. These are additionally calculated separately.
+The prices apply to the scope of services and deliveries listed in our offers and order confirmations. Additional services will be charged separately. The hollow prices are in Euro plus metal surcharge, if applicable packaging, order-specific cutting costs and the statutory value-added tax.
 
 ## 4. Metal quotation
 
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 ## 8. Payment terms | Offsetting | Right of retention
 
-Our invoices are payable 14 days after invoice date without any deduction. In case of non-compliance with the agreed payment terms, we are entitled to calculate interest at a rate of 7 percentage points above the base interest rate; the right to assert further damages, in particular proven higher interest, remains unaffected by this.
+Our invoices are payable 10 days after invoice date without any deduction. Invoicing or date is basically the day of handover to the forwarder as far as we deliver from our German warehouses. Otherwise, in the case of direct imports, the day of customs clearance, which is close to the delivery day, applies. In case of non-compliance with the agreed payment terms, we are entitled to calculate interest at a rate of 7 percentage points above the base interest rate; the right to assert further damages, in particular proven higher interest, remains unaffected by this.
 
 ## 9. Delivery reservation | Partial deliveries
 
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 ## 12. Dimension and weight specifications
 
-All information about diameter, weight, technical design, manufacture and scope of the goods to be delivered by us are subject to the reservation of deviation within the commercially usual permissible tolerances. Darüber hinaus behalten wir uns Änderungen, die einer technischen Verbesserung dienen, jederzeit vor. Color deviations and/or deviations in the external characteristics of the goods to be delivered by us, which however leave their quality and technical effectiveness unaffected, do not give rise to any claims for defects by the orderer.
+All information about diameter, weight, technical design, manufacture and scope of the goods to be delivered by us are subject to the reservation of deviation within the commercially usual permissible tolerances. Furthermore, we reserve the right to make changes that serve technical improvement at any time. Color deviations and/or deviations in the external characteristics of the goods to be delivered by us, which however leave their quality and technical effectiveness unaffected, do not give rise to any claims for defects by the orderer.
 
 ## 13. Transfer of risk and burden
 
 Delivery is made DAP free destination Germany, where the place of performance for delivery and any subsequent performance is also located.
 
-If the ordered goods are made ready for shipment by us and/or the dispatch and/or the call-off is delayed for reasons for which the orderer is responsible, we are entitled to demand compensation for the damage resulting therefrom including additional expenses. For this, we calculate a flat-rate compensation of 2% of the invoice amount for each month started, however maximum 10% in total, starting with the delivery period or – lacking a delivery period – with the notification of readiness for shipment of the goods.
+If the ordered goods are made ready for shipment by us and/or the dispatch and/or the call-off is delayed for reasons for which the orderer is responsible, we are entitled to demand compensation for the damage resulting therefrom including additional expenses for storage. For this, we calculate a flat-rate compensation of 2% of the invoice amount for each month started, however maximum 10% in total, starting with the delivery period or – lacking a delivery period – with the notification of readiness for shipment of the goods.
 
 Proof of higher damage and our legal claims (in particular compensation for additional expenses, reasonable compensation, termination) remain unaffected; the flat-rate is however to be credited against further monetary claims. The orderer is permitted to prove that no damage or only a substantially lower damage than the aforementioned flat-rate has arisen for us. Returns to us, which have not been confirmed by us in writing beforehand, are at the sole risk of the orderer.
 
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 The limitation periods for claims for defects are 24 months from delivery of the goods.
 
-If there are different opinions regarding cable damage in the event of a defect notification, only the expertise of the VDE Institute itself applies in case of doubt. We do not accept other, even accredited test laboratories. We expressly point out that when laying the cable in the trench or in pipes, or in buildings, a constant visual inspection must be carried out by the cable layer to check for any noticeable features. A later complaint that suggests negligent behavior is thus restricted.
+If there are different opinions regarding cable damage in the event of a defect notification, only the expertise of the VDE Institute itself applies in case of doubt. We do not accept other, even accredited test laboratories.
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+We expressly point out that when laying the cable in the trench or in pipes, or in buildings, a constant visual inspection must be carried out by the cable layer to check for any noticeable features. A later complaint that suggests negligent behavior is thus restricted. This also applies to the acceptance of the goods, where obvious damage must be communicated directly. Subsequent claims after acceptance of a faultless delivery must be proven in detail.
 
 ## 15. Damages | Total liability
 
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 With the publication of these DPT on the Internet, all previously used conditions of ours become void.
 
+Remshalden, January 28, 2026
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