Exclusion of UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods Clause

Summary

These clauses can be used in a sale of goods contract to provide for the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. Cross border sales agreements will often be governed by the CISG, which provides uniform rules for the international sale of goods. The CISG applies to agreements between parties with a principal place of business in different countries that have executed the CISG. The CISG has been adopted by the United States and 96 other countries, including most of the principal trading nations in the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, Canada, and Mexico. As a ratified international treaty, the CISG preempts state UCC law unless parties to an international sales agreement expressly exclude its application. If the client does not want the CISG to apply, you must affirmatively exclude it from the agreement. For a full listing of related supply of goods content, see Supply of Goods Resource Kit. For additional guidance on the CISG, see UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, and United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Compared.