Export Logistics & Freight Liability Policy

This policy establishes mandatory conditions and liability terms for all logistics service providers handling export shipments for Farmson Biotech Pvt Ltd. The objective is to ensure:

• Compliance verification before shipment acceptance
• Responsibility of the carrier after shipment pickup
• Protection of the exporter from losses caused by carrier negligence
• Clear allocation of financial liabilities

This policy applies to courier companies, freight forwarders, airlines, shipping lines, logistics agents, and customs handling agents.

This policy applies to all export consignments including but not limited to vegetable seeds for sowing, agricultural seeds, trial seed shipments, research seeds, commercial seed exports, sample seed shipments, and phytosanitary-regulated seeds.

Shipments may be exported via courier (DHL, UPS, FedEx, Aramex, etc.), air cargo, sea freight, or freight forwarding agents.

Before accepting any shipment from Farmson Biotech Pvt Ltd, the logistics service provider must verify the following:

1. Destination country import regulations
2. Carrier internal restricted commodity list
3. Customs clearance feasibility
4. Documentation requirements
5. Phytosanitary or agricultural restrictions
6. Airline cargo restrictions
7. Transit country restrictions
8. Biosecurity or quarantine restrictions

Once the shipment is picked up or the airway bill is generated, it will be considered fully accepted by the carrier.

Once the logistics provider collects the shipment, issues an Airway Bill / Tracking Number, and scans the shipment into their network, they confirm that:

• The shipment complies with their internal policies
• The shipment can be delivered to the destination country
• The shipment can be cleared through customs

After acceptance, the carrier cannot later declare the shipment as restricted due to their own policy oversight.

If a shipment is returned due to carrier policy failure or compliance negligence, the logistics provider will be fully responsible for all associated costs, including but not limited to:

Freight Costs

• Export freight charges
• Return freight charges
• Storage charges
• Airline handling charges

Customs Charges

• Export customs clearance charges
• Import clearance charges (if applicable)
• Delivery Order (DO) charges
• Release Order charges
• Terminal handling charges
• Warehouse storage

Government Refund Procedures

• Shipping Bill cancellation
• Duty drawback reversal
• RoDTEP refund reversal
• Customs amendment costs
• Export documentation corrections

Business Loss

• Customer contract losses
• Re-shipment costs
• Damage to business relations

If a carrier declares a commodity restricted after shipment acceptance, the responsibility lies fully with the carrier. Reasons that do NOT exempt the carrier from liability:

• ✕ Internal policy restrictions discovered later
• ✕ Airline refusal after pickup
• ✕ Destination courier refusal
• ✕ Transit hub policy restrictions
• ✕ Internal compliance review delay

If the carrier cannot deliver the shipment but the commodity is legally importable, the carrier must provide one of the following solutions:

1. Transfer the shipment to a local customs clearance agent
2. Issue Delivery Order (DO) release
3. Allow clearance by customer-appointed broker
4. Transfer shipment to another carrier
5. Deliver shipment to consignee via cargo clearance

The carrier cannot automatically return a shipment without exporter approval.

A shipment may only be returned if:

• The exporter provides written approval
• The destination customs authority officially rejects the shipment
• An import permit is denied by a government authority

The carrier must provide documentary evidence of rejection. Otherwise, the return shipment will be considered carrier negligence.

If a shipment is returned due to carrier compliance failure, the carrier must bear:

• Return freight
• Customs handling
• DO charges
• Export cancellation
• Government refund processing costs
• Any storage or penalty charges

The exporter will not pay any additional charges.

The carrier must inform Farmson Biotech immediately if the shipment is delayed in customs, is under compliance review, or may face delivery issues.

The exporter will provide all necessary documents including:

• Commercial Invoice
• Packing List
• Phytosanitary Certificate (if required)
• Seed Declaration
• Import permit (if available)
• HS Code details

Once these documents are provided, the responsibility shifts to the carrier for transportation and clearance feasibility verification.

In case of disputes:

1. Both parties must attempt mutual resolution
2. Written communication records will be used
3. Legal jurisdiction will be the Bharuch District Court, Gujarat, India

Indian commercial law will apply.

By accepting shipment pickup from Farmson Biotech Pvt Ltd, the logistics provider confirms that:

• They have read this policy
• They accept the liability conditions
• They confirm shipment compliance verification

Shipment pickup will be considered automatic acceptance of these terms.

This policy becomes effective immediately upon issuance and applies to all shipments handled by logistics partners of Farmson Biotech Pvt Ltd.