After analyzing international trade arbitration cases in the past three years, equipment import disputes mainly focus on the following clause defects:
Setting of payment terms
Linking the advance payment ratio to the equipment production stage
The release of the final payment needs to meet independent third - party inspection
Handling of quality objections
明確買方復檢時限(建議≤15個工作日)
Agreeing on the liability attribution in case of equipment commissioning failure
III. Clause Responses under New Trade Barriers
針對2025年生效的INCOTERMS修訂條款,設備進口合同應特別注意:
Adopting a two - track certification system for technical standards (standards of the country of origin + mandatory standards of the destination country)
The pre - installed software content needs to list the intellectual property clauses separately in the attachment
Second - hand equipment needs to add a CE certification update clause
IV. Special Design of the Dispute Resolution Mechanism
A professional agency contract should establishThree - level dispute handling mechanism:
第一階段:技術委員會聯合診斷(72小時內啟動)
The second stage: mediation by industry experts (it is recommended to select experts from the list of the Machinery Industry Association)
第三階段:約定斯德哥爾摩商會仲裁(裁決執行覆蓋167個國家)
V. Refined Handling of Attachment Clauses
The equipment specification sheet should containthree - dimensional verification standards: