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CISG-online number
7553
Case name
GT Commodities LLC v. IXM S.A.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge
Lorna G. Schofield (District Judge)
Date of decision
05 August 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
24 Civ. 8499 (LGS)
Claimant 1
Name
GT Commodities LLC
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
IXM S.A.
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
IXM S.A.
Place of business
Switzerland
Buyer 1
Name
GT Commodities LLC
Place of business
USA
Category of goods
68: Non-ferrous metals
Goods as per contract
30,000 metric tons of aluminum
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes, CISG applied (in parallel to New York law) in determining whether the parties had agreed upon an arbitration clause
(Domestic) law applied in addition
New York law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 11; Art. 14; Art. 18(1); Art. 18(2); Art. 19(2); Art. 23
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 15(1); Art. 19(3)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 3
Nantong Sanhai Garment Co., Ltd. v. Fab Mill Inc. et al.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 23 February 2022 – 21 Civ. 859 (NRB), CISG-online 5796
Transmar Commodity Group Ltd. v. Cooperativa Agraria Industrial Naranjillo Ltda.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
USA, 09 May 2018 – 16-3532-cv, CISG-online 3060
Delchi Carrier, SpA v. Rotorex Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
USA, 06 December 1995 – 95-7182, 95-7186, CISG-online 140
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 13 ‘Inclusion of Standard Terms under the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Sieg Eiselen), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 17th meeting in Philadelphia (USA) on 20 January 2013
Decision published in 1
2025 Westlaw (WL) 2218753 [Full text – in English]
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: English