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Getting your contracts right: model contracts, clauses and Incoterms® rules
Draft contracts with international business partners effortlessly using ICC Model Contracts and Clauses and the right Incoterms® rules.
Congratulations, you have successfully taken the first steps to kick-start your global export journey and identified a viable commercial opportunity. You are now looking to transact with a customer or a supplier in a foreign market.
Get ready to draft, negotiate and conclude your contracts by following these steps:
- Save time with ICC Model Contracts
- Include the right clauses and terms
- Choose the right Incoterms® rules
This work will be essential to your long-term success, whether you are selling goods to a foreign customer, hiring a commercial agent, entering into a franchising agreement, or choosing a distributor.
Step 1: Save time with ICC Model Contracts
Whether negotiating a consultancy agreement abroad, cooperating on major projects or licensing a trademark, ICC Model Contracts help you get your international contracts right. Drafted by legal experts from across ICC’s worldwide network, our range of model contracts provide balanced, neutral templates for use across legal jurisdictions, empowering you to quickly establish an even-handed agreement with parties in another country.
Discover ICC Model Contracts
ICC Model Contract on Distributorship
ICC Model Contract – Occasional Intermediary
ICC Model Contract – International Sale (Manufactured Goods)
ICC Model Contract – Commercial Agency
ICC Model Contracts for Start-ups
Our full suite of ICC Model Contracts
Learn how to use ICC Model Contracts with our video series
Step 2: Include ICC Model Clauses and Agreements
Clauses and agreements in international contracts specify the commitments of each party. Omitting to include clauses could prove costly in potential disputes which is why it is important to include clauses on confidentiality, contract variation, force majeure and other key areas.
Discover ICC Model Clauses and Agreements
ICC Model Anti-corruption Clause
ICC Model Confidentiality Agreement
Force Majeure and Hardship Clauses
All available ICC Model Clauses
Not sure how to approach data-related clauses?
The ICC Data Management Guide, in partnership with the University of Vienna, that can helps you address data- related topics when engaging and drafting contracts with your business partners.
These publications and solutions are available in several languages. Contact your local ICC national committee to enquire about the availability of translations.
Step 3: Choose the right Incoterms® rules
Get the official Incoterms® 2020 Rules, available in five languages
A key decision to make when drafting your international sale contracts is the selection of the right Incoterms® rules, which define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers in a transaction.
As the creator and guardian of the Incoterms® rules, ICC has made available a range of resources to help you decide which of the 11 Incoterms® 2020 rules to include in your contract.
Tools and resources to choose the right Incoterms® rules
Incoterms® 2020 App
Get expert insights curated by ICC, the guardian of the Incoterms® rules.
Incoterms® 2020 wallchart
The obligations, costs and risks of buyer and seller under each Incoterms® rule in one visual.
ICC Handbook on Transport and the Incoterms® 2020 Rules
Navigate and streamline your logistics operations with ease.
Globally-recognised certificates
Become an ICC-certified Incoterms® experts.
Digital Guide to Incoterms®
Your interactive guide to selecting the right Incoterms®2020 rule.
Incoterms® events
Find Incoterms® events and seminars near you.
These publications and solutions are available in several languages. Contact your local ICC national committee to enquire about the availability of translations.
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