SALES AGENCY AGREEMENT - Template
SALES AGENCY AGREEMENT - Template
SALES AGENCY AGREEMENT - Template
This SALES AGENCY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of (the
“........”) between ............., a ............ corporation with principal offices at ............ (“Company”)
and .............. , a ........{partnership firm/ corporation} with its principal place of business at
……….(“Agent”).
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Products” initially shall mean those products listed in Annexure A attached hereto and any
such additional products that Company may manufacture or sell. Products may be changed,
discontinued, or added by mutual agreement of the Parties. Agent shall have the right of first
refusal to represent any additional product, including Product upgrades and modifications,
represented, sold, or marketed by Company.
3. COMMISSION
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3.2 Basis of Commission.
The Commission shall apply to all orders to the Territory, whether or not such orders were
solicited by Agent. Commissions shall be computed on the net sales amount invoiced by
Company to the customer, provided no commission shall be paid with respect to charges for
handling, freight, taxes, C.O.D. charges, insurance, tariffs and duties, cash and trade discounts,
rebates, amounts allowed or credited for returns, uncollected or uncollectible amounts, services,
and the like.
3.3 Payment.
Commissions shall be paid in INR and shall be subject to all applicable governmental laws,
regulations and rulings. Commission will be paid after deducting Tax Deduction at Source
(TDS).
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customers only those authorized prices, delivery schedules, and terms and conditions, and shall
have no authority to quote or offer any discount to such prices or change any such terms and
conditions, without the consent of Company. Company may change the prices, delivery
schedules, and terms and conditions, provided that it gives Agent at least …….{in figures and
words} days prior written notice of any changes; however, such changes shall not affect any
existing contacts or pricing agreements. Each order for a Product shall be governed by the prices,
delivery schedules, and terms and conditions in effect at the time the order is accepted, and all
quotations by Agent shall contain a statement to that effect.
4.2 Quotations.
The parties shall furnish to each other copies of all quotations submitted to customers.
4.3 Orders.
All orders for the Products shall be in writing, and the original shall be submitted to Company.
Company shall promptly furnish to Agent informational copies of all commissionable orders sent
by customers in the Territory.
4.4 Acceptance.
All orders obtained by Agent shall be subject to acceptance by Company at its principal office
currently located at the address listed for Company at the beginning of this Agreement, and all
quotations by Agent shall contain a statement to that effect. Agent shall have no authority to
make any acceptance or delivery commitments to customers. Company specifically reserves the
right to reject any order or any part thereof for any reasonable reason. Company shall send
copies to Agent of any written acceptances on commissionable orders.
4.6 Collection.
It is expressly understood by Agent that full responsibility for all collection rests with Company,
provided, at Company’s request, Agent will provide reasonable assistance in collection of any
accounts receivable. In the event that Agent, with the approval of Company, purchases Products
from Company and resells said Products to its own customers, Agent shall have the sole right of
credit approval or credit refusal for its own customers and full responsibility for all collection for
such customers rests with Agent.
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4.8 Product Availability.
Company shall not be responsible to Agent or any other party for its failure to fill accepted
orders, or for its delay in filling accepted orders, when such failure or delay is due to a cause
beyond Company’s reasonable control.
5.3 Facilities.
Agent shall provide itself with, and be solely responsible for, (i) such facilities, employees, and
business organization, and (ii) such permits, licenses, and other forms of clearance from
governmental or regulatory agencies, if any, as it deems necessary for the conduct of its business
operations in accordance with this Agreement.
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(a) Agent shall advise Company of all complaints relating to incidents of serious and unexpected
reactions to the Product as promptly as possible but not more than …….. calendar days
following the date Agent receives such complaint;
(b) All complaints other than those related to incidents of serious and unexpected reactions to the
Product shall be reported to Company within …….. calendar days following the date Agent
receives such complaint.
(c) For purposes of this Section 5.6, a reaction shall be deemed to be “unexpected” if it is one
that is not listed in the current package insert for the Product approved by Company and a
reaction shall be deemed to be “serious” if it is fatal or life threatening, requires inpatient
hospitalization, prolongs hospitalization, is permanently disabling, or requires intervention to
prevent impairment or damage.
5.8 Representations.
Agent shall not make any false or misleading representations to customers or others regarding
Company or the Products. Agent shall not make any representations, warranties or guarantees
with respect to the specifications, features or capabilities of the Products that are not consistent
with Company’s documentation accompanying the Products or Company’s literature describing
the Products.
6.3 Materials.
Company shall provide Agent with marketing and technical information concerning the Products
as well as reasonable quantities of brochures, instructional material, advertising literature,
demonstration product samples, and other Product data at no charge.
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6.4 Telephone Marketing and Technical and Sales Support.
Company shall provide a reasonable level of telephone marketing and technical support to Agent
and its Agents. Company shall use its best efforts to support Agent’s sales and marketing
activities.
7. TRADEMARKS
During the term of this Agreement, Agent shall have the right to indicate to the public that it is
an authorized Agent of the Products and to advertise (within the Territory) such Products under
the trademarks, marks, and trade names that Company may adopt from time to time
(“Trademarks”). Agent shall not alter or remove any Trademark applied to the Products. Except
as set forth in this Article 7, nothing contained in this Agreement shall grant to Agent any right,
title or interest in the Trademarks.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY
Agent acknowledges that by reason of its relationship to Company hereunder it will have access
to certain information and materials concerning Company’s technology, and products that are
confidential and of substantial value to Company, which value would be impaired if such
information were disclosed to third parties. Agent agrees that it will not use in any way for its
own account or the account of any third party, nor disclose to any third party, any such
confidential information revealed to it in written or other tangible form or orally, identified as
confidential, by Company without the prior written consent of Company. Agent shall take every
reasonable precaution to protect the confidentiality of such information. Upon request by Agent,
Company shall advise whether or not it considers any particular information or materials to be
confidential. In the event of termination of this Agreement, there shall be no use or disclosure by
Agent of any confidential information of Company, and Agent shall not manufacture or have
manufactured any devices, components or assemblies utilizing any of Company’s confidential
information. This section shall not apply to any confidential information which is or becomes
generally known and available in the public domain through no fault of Agent.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
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The Company shall be solely responsible for the design, development, supply, production and
performance of its products and the protection of its trade names and patents. The Company
agrees to indemnify, hold the Agent harmless against and pay all losses, costs, damages or
expenses, whatsoever, including counsel fees, which the Agent may sustain or incur on account
of infringement or alleged infringements of patents, trademarks or trade names resulting from the
sale of the Company's products, or arising on account of warranty claims, negligence claims,
product liability claims or similar claims by third parties. The Agent shall promptly deliver to the
Company any notices or papers served upon it in any proceeding covered by this Indemnification
Agreement, and the Company shall defend such litigation at its expense. The Agent shall,
however, have the right to participate in the defense at its own expense unless there is a conflict
of interest, in which case, the Agent shall indemnify the Company for the expenses of such
defense including counsel fees. The Company shall provide the Agent with a certificate of
insurance evidencing the Agent an additional insured on the Company’s product liability
insurance policy. This provision shall survive and remain in full force and effect after the
termination or nonrenewal of this Agreement.
10.1 Term.
This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a period of ……. years from the date
above, unless terminated earlier under the provisions of this Agreement. Thereafter, this
Agreement shall be renewed automatically for successive additional ……. year terms under the
same terms and conditions unless either party chooses not to continue the relationship and
provides written notice ……. days prior to the natural expiration of the existing …….-year term.
10.2 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by as follows:
10.2.2. By either party if the other party becomes insolvent or bankrupt, or files a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, or has had filed for an involuntary petition in bankruptcy (unless such
involuntary petition is withdrawn or dismissed within ten days after filing) in which event
termination may be immediate upon notice; or
10.2.3 By either party if the other party fails to cure any breach of a material covenant,
commitment or obligation under this Agreement, within ……. days after receipt of written notice
specifically setting forth the breach from the other party; or
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10.2.4 By either party if the other party is convicted or pleads to a crime or an act of fraud that
materially impacts on its performance or its fiduciary duties hereunder, in which event
termination may be immediate upon notice.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Notices.
Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by
prepaid registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the other party at the
address shown above or at such other address for which such party gives notice hereunder. Such
notice shall be deemed to have been given ……. days after deposit in the mail.
11.2 Assignment.
The parties may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns including purchasers of their assets constituting a
bulk sale.
No modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and agreed upon by both
Parties.
This Agreement and the interpretation of its terms shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of …….{state} ,India and subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located in India.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement, both Parties by its
duly authorized officer, as of the day and year set forth below.
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…….{signature}
…….{designation}
…….{COMPANY NAME}
…….{signature}
…….{designation}
…….{AGENT NAME}
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ANNEXURE A
PRODUCTS
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ANNEXURE B
TERRITORY
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ANNEXURE C
COMMISSION SCHEDULE
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