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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Sale of goods - Performance of contract - Rules about delivery

163: Seller must bear expenses of putting goods into deliverable state

You could also call this:

“The seller pays to get your item ready for you”

When you buy something, the person selling it to you needs to make sure it’s ready for you to take. This means they have to pay for anything that needs to be done to get the item ready. For example, if you’re buying a bike, the seller might need to put it together or make sure it’s working properly. They have to pay for this, not you.

However, you and the seller can agree to do things differently if you want. If you both decide on something else, then that’s okay too.

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Part 3 Sale of goods
Performance of contract: Rules about delivery

163Seller must bear expenses of putting goods into deliverable state

  1. The seller must bear the expenses of, and incidental to, putting the goods into a deliverable state.

  2. This section applies unless otherwise agreed.

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