Legal Question in Consumer Law in Florida

import and export laws

can an exporter hold a customers shipment for lack of payment/


Asked on 7/13/07, 3:49 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Johm Smith tom's

Re: import and export laws

Yes if you haven't paid it doesn't belong to you.

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Answered on 7/13/07, 5:05 pm
Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

Re: import and export laws

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Yes. If the exporter has not been paid, it has no responsibility to ship the goods nor must it deliver the goods to the designated party. This is most probably covered in the terms of the agreement between the exporter and the customer.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

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Answered on 7/13/07, 7:20 pm


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