Storage Agreement
1. Scope
This Storage Agreement supplements the Terms of Service of EdCo Fulfillment LLC and governs the custody of Client merchandise at our logistics center in Fairview, Oregon. Where this page and the Client's signed contract differ, the signed contract prevails.
2. Inbound receiving
- The Client gives at least 48 hours notice of an inbound shipment of inventory (carrier, tracking number, estimated quantity).
- Customer returns are the exception. A buyer sends a parcel back when they send it, so no advance notice is expected on returns or on carrier returns-to-sender. Where returns are part of the account, the return authorization the Client issues stands as the notice.
- Every reception includes counting, verification against packing list, and photo evidence.
- The photographic receiving report is issued within two (2) business days of unloading, and any discrepancy between received and declared quantities is reported to the Client within that window (contract Section 5.8).
3. Storage conditions
- Controlled ambient temperature (18°C – 24°C / 64°F – 75°F).
- Relative humidity < 60 %.
- Fragile or high-value products are declared in writing before the first receiving, with their declared value and any special handling (contract Section 5.3). Handling outside the published rates is quoted in writing and approved before it is performed (Section 3.2).
- Perishables, food and products that require a cold chain: not accepted (Section 4 below).
4. Prohibited products
EdCo does NOT accept the products listed in Section 4.2 of the standard contract, and no agreement makes an exception to the list:
- Illegal products or products of illicit origin under U.S. federal or state law.
- Perishable products: food, beverages, dietary supplements, cosmetics with expiration dates, refrigerated or frozen products.
- Hazardous materials: toxic chemicals, flammables, explosives, and loose lithium cells or batteries not installed in equipment. A battery installed in the device it powers is accepted.
- Weapons, ammunition, legally restricted blades or controlled products.
- Live plants, animals, fresh flowers or biological organisms.
- Counterfeit products or products that infringe third-party intellectual-property rights.
- Products that require a special license, when the Client's current documentation is not on file.
Each category is answered with its clause at Can we store your product?
5. Storage fees
- Monthly billing per occupied position. One month minimum.
- Minimum billable: 1 position per month.
- Long-term storage (>180 days without movement): 25 % surcharge.
6. Inventory and reconciliation
- The Client can view every inbound receipt, every order and its photographic evidence on the portal at portal.edcofulfillment.com.
- Stock levels are reported to the Client in writing.
- Any discrepancy detected is notified to the Client and the inventory is adjusted after documented reconciliation.
7. Liability for damages
- EdCo is liable for loss or damage caused in its custody by its own handling. Its total liability, for any cause, is capped at the lower of three (3) months of fees paid or payable by the Client, including any deposit held, or the declared value of the affected units (contract Section 5.4).
- EdCo is NOT liable for: natural deterioration, product defects, pre-existing damage at intake, force majeure (fire, flood, earthquake, riot).
- Because Section 5.4 caps EdCo's liability as stated above, the Client is advised that carrying its own cover on the inventory is the sound answer where the goods are worth materially more.
8. Outbound retrieval
- The Client can retrieve their merchandise with 72 hours notice via the portal or email.
- Upon termination, the Client has fifteen (15) business days to remove its inventory (contract Section 8.4). After that period, storage continues to bill at the Client's rates until the inventory is removed or disposed of, with no additional penalty.
- Inventory not removed in that period may be disposed of after fifteen (15) days' written notice to the Client. Inventory destroyed or donated is recorded by date and quantity. Inventory that is sold is sold only under ORS 77.2090 and ORS 77.2100, whose notice, advertisement and timing requirements govern (Section 8.5).
9. Audit and inspection
The Client, with 5 business days advance notice, may inspect their merchandise during operating hours (Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:00 PT). EdCo facilitates supervised access.
10. Effective period
This agreement is effective from the Client's first inbound and remains valid while EdCo holds the Client's inventory. The contract is modified only in writing signed by both parties (Section 11.2). The rates the Client signed at stay the Client's for as long as the contract remains continuously in effect, and published increases apply to new clients only (Section 3.3).