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CISG-online number
2656
Case name
Chinese wire rod case II
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich (Commercial Court Canton Zurich)
Judges
Dr. George Daetwyler (Presiding Judge), Flurina Schorta (Judge), Hans Dietschweiler (Judge), Peter Ernst Zwicky (Judge), Dr. Samuel Gernet (Judge), Susanna Schneider (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
17 September 2014
Case nr./docket nr.
HG130167-O/U
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
67: Iron and steel
Goods as per contract
5,000 metric tons of wire rod SAE 1008B (calibre: 6.5 mm) and 2,000 metric tons of wire rod SAE 1008B (calibre: 8 mm)
Price
7'350'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(2), Art. 8(1), Art. 8(2), Art. 8(3), Art. 25, Art. 34, Art. 35(1), Art. 35(2), Art. 38(1), Art. 38(2), Art. 39, Art. 49(1)(a), Art. 49(1)(b), Art. 49(2), Art. 74, Art. 75, Art. 77
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 40, Art. 46(2), Art. 50, Art. 53, Art. 61(1), Art. 78
Legal issues regarding Incoterms addressed
Effect on importance of delivery’s timeliness under CISG contract; Ground for buyer’s right to reject non-conforming documents
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