# Distribution Agreement Template, Word and PDF Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/distribution-agreement Buy to download This page shows a preview. Buy the document on nerix.ai to download it as Word and PDF and print it. https://nerix.ai/templates/distribution-agreement # Distribution agreement Let a distributor buy and resell your products in an area, with clear prices, targets and rules. Before you send it Rules on exclusive territories, resale prices and competition vary a lot between countries and unions of countries. Check them, and have a lawyer review before you sign. This is not legal advice. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/distribution-agreement) **€9.99, pay once, Word and PDF** Included in every paid nerix plan. ### Distribution agreement This agreement is made on 15 December 2027 between: - **Alder Foods Ltd**, of 12 Mill Lane, Manchester, M1 2AB, United Kingdom (the "Supplier"); and - **Nordic Fine Foods AB**, of Storgatan 4, 111 29 Stockholm, Sweden (the "Distributor"). ## 1. Definitions In this agreement: - "Products" means the following, and any changes the Supplier makes to them: The Alder range of olive oils and sauces listed in Schedule A, and any new products the supplier adds to it. - "Territory" means Sweden, Norway and Denmark ; - "Start Date" means 1 January 2028 ; - "Trade Marks" means the names, logos, brands and other marks of the Supplier or of the Products, whether registered or not; - "Intellectual Property" means copyright, trade marks, designs, patents, know-how and similar rights anywhere in the world; - "Contract Year" means each period of 12 months starting on the Start Date or on an anniversary of it; and - "Order" means an order for Products placed under section 5. ## 2. Appointment 2.1 The Supplier appoints the Distributor, from the Start Date and for the length of this agreement, to buy the Products from the Supplier and to resell them to customers in the Territory. 2.2 Exclusive? 2.3 The Supplier keeps the right to deal directly with the following customers and channels, and the Distributor will not actively seek them: International airlines, cruise lines and the supplier's existing contract with the Nordic Grocers Cooperative 2.4 The Distributor buys and resells the Products as a principal, in its own name and at its own risk, and sets its own resale prices. The Supplier may give recommended prices, but the Distributor is free to choose its resale prices, and nothing in this agreement restricts it. 2.5 The Distributor is an independent business. It is not an agent, partner, franchisee or employee of the Supplier, and cannot bind the Supplier, make any promise on its behalf, or take on any duty in its name. 2.6 Except as stated in this agreement, the Distributor will not sell the Products outside the Territory, or actively seek customers outside it, and will not sell to anyone it knows or has reason to believe will resell them outside the Territory, to the extent the law allows. Passive sales, which are sales that follow an unsolicited request from a customer, are not restricted where the law protects them. ## 3. Prices and payment 3.1 The Distributor buys the Products at the following prices and on the following payment terms: The distributor buys at the supplier's price list less 25 percent. Invoices are paid within 30 days in SEK. The supplier gives 60 days' notice of price changes. 3.2 Prices are those of the price list in force on the date of the Order, unless this agreement says otherwise. A change in the price list does not apply to Orders already accepted. 3.3 Prices do not include value added tax, sales tax, customs duties or other taxes, which the Distributor pays where the law makes it responsible for them, and which the Supplier shows separately on its invoices. 3.4 The Distributor will pay without set-off or deduction, except as the law requires. If the Distributor does not pay on time, the Supplier may, after 7 days' notice, stop or delay further deliveries until it is paid, and may charge interest on the late amount as the law allows. 3.5 Each side pays its own costs of performing this agreement, and the Distributor bears the costs of its own business, premises, staff, and sales. ## 4. Minimum purchases 4.1 The Distributor will use its best efforts to promote and sell the Products in the Territory, and to buy the amounts the targets below require. The targets for the Distributor's purchases are: Minimum purchases of SEK 1,500,000 in the first year and SEK 2,000,000 in the second year. 4.2 If the Distributor misses a target in a Contract Year for a reason the Supplier is not responsible for, the Supplier may give 30 days' written notice to put it right. If the Distributor still has not done so, the Supplier may end any exclusivity, or end this agreement by written notice. 4.3 A target is reduced by any shortfall caused by the Supplier's failure to supply, or by an event under section 16. 5. Orders and delivery 6. Stock 7. Marketing and use of the brand ⁦2 / 7⁩ 8. After-sales service and warranty 9. Competing products 10. Compliance ⁦3 / 7⁩ 11. Reports and records 12. Confidentiality 13. Liability 3 more pages ⁦4 / 7⁩ The full document unlocks when you download The rest is written and waiting, with your answers in place. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Company and legal ## What this template is for A distribution agreement between a supplier and a distributor. Covers territory, prices, targets, stock, brand use, service, term and ending. It is free to fill in online and needs no account. The finished Word document and PDF cost €9.99, paid once. [See all Company and legal templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/company-legal) Company and legal ## What you fill in The form asks for 26 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Supplier For example: Alder Foods Ltd - ### Supplier's address For example: 12 Mill Lane, Manchester, M1 2AB, United Kingdom - ### Distributor For example: Nordic Fine Foods AB - ### Distributor's address For example: Storgatan 4, 111 29 Stockholm, Sweden - ### Start date For example: 1 January 2028 - ### Products For example: The Alder range of olive oils and sauces listed in Schedule A, and any new products the supplier adds to it. - ### Territory For example: Sweden, Norway and Denmark - ### Exclusive? - ### Customers kept by the supplier (optional) optional Customers or channels in the territory that the supplier keeps for itself. For example: International airlines, cruise lines and the supplier's existing contract with the Nordic Grocers Cooperative - ### Prices and payment For example: The distributor buys at the supplier's price list less 25 percent. Invoices are paid within 30 days in SEK. The supplier gives 60 days' notice of price changes. - ### Sales targets optional For example: Minimum purchases of SEK 1,500,000 in the first year and SEK 2,000,000 in the second year. - ### Orders and delivery For example: Orders by email. The supplier confirms within 3 working days and ships within 21 days, delivered to the distributor's warehouse. - ### Stock the distributor must hold (optional) optional For example: At least 6 weeks of expected sales of each product - ### Marketing and brand use optional For example: The distributor may use the Alder name and logos only to promote the products, in line with the brand guide, and will spend at least 3 percent of sales on promotion. - ### After-sales service and warranty (optional) optional For example: The distributor handles first-line customer questions and returns in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, and the supplier replaces faulty products free of charge within 30 days. - ### Competing products - ### Reports the distributor gives (optional) optional For example: A monthly report of sales and stock by product and customer type, within 10 days of each month's end - ### Length of agreement For example: 3 years, renewing for 1 year at a time unless one side gives 6 months' written notice - ### Notice to end early without cause For example: 12 months in writing, but not before the end of the first year - ### Stock left when the agreement ends - ### Which country's or state's law applies For example: England and Wales - ### Place for disputes For example: London - ### How disputes are decided - ### Date of signing For example: 15 December 2027 - ### Signed for the supplier by (name and title) For example: Helen Marsh, Managing Director - ### Signed for the distributor by (name and title) For example: Erik Lindqvist, Chief Executive Company and legal ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Definitions - 2 2. Appointment - 3 3. Prices and payment - 4 4. Minimum purchases - 5 5. Orders and delivery - 6 6. Stock - 7 7. Marketing and use of the brand - 8 8. After-sales service and warranty - 9 9. Competing products - 10 10. Compliance - 11 11. Reports and records - 12 12. Confidentiality Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Pay once and get it as a Word document to edit further and as a PDF to send or print. The link comes by email too. ### Was this template helpful? Company and legal ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 26 details, starting with Supplier, Supplier's address, Distributor, Distributor's address, Start date. 6 more are optional. ### How much does this template cost? €9.99, paid once. Filling it in and seeing the first part is free. You pay when you download the finished Word document and PDF, with no account and no subscription. Every paid nerix plan includes it. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, press Download and pay once. You get the finished document as a Word file to keep editing and as a PDF to send or print, and the link by email. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? While you fill it in, what you type stays in your browser. When you buy the document, your answers go to nerix to make your files. They are kept for seven days so you can download again, then deleted. ### What should I check before I use this template? Rules on exclusive territories, resale prices and competition vary a lot between countries and unions of countries. Check them, and have a lawyer review before you sign. This is not legal advice. ### Are these company templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Is a template the same as legal advice? No. A template is a careful starting point. Company, contract and data protection law differ by country, so have a lawyer read anything that carries real risk before you sign. ### Can I change the clauses? Yes. Download the Word version and edit it, or open the template in the nerix chat and ask for a clause that is stricter, shorter or in another language. Templates ## More in Company and legal - [Acceptable use policy Set clear rules for using your systems, accounts, devices and services, and what happens when they are broken. 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