Grassroots H. Q. is a producer of products using handmade SAA (mulberry) paper. We have an in-house design team and strive to make unique products with innovative designs. Our product lines include paper sheets, stationary & greeting cards, photo albums & notebooks, boxes, photo frames, desktop accessories, bags and lampshades. We also do a lot of custom work and our designers will work with you to develop products based on your ideas and specifications. We stress the quality of the products and attention to customer service.

Product Types:

1. Handmade Paper

2. Photo Frames

3. Greeting Cards

4. Boxes

5. Bags, etc.

Batik Plus Animal Hand Made Paper Greeting Cards:

This cards is made from traditional handmade saa paper and has a hand waxed and hand painted design. The "plus" is the addition of of real bamboo leaves to add texture to the design and to add to the perception of animals roaming in the bamboo forests that are so prevalent in Thailand. The animals pictured in this series are natural to Thailand and most are endangered to some extent.

Saa paper is made from the bark of the saa tree which is a type of mulberry. The bark isstripped from only small thin branches and the tree is left intact to continue growing. Therefore this product is self sustaining and a renewable resource.

Size: A5 folded to 148 X 105 mm

Comes in a set of card and natural color envelope in a cello bag.

Set of Batik Plus Card, Standard Envelope & cello bag: $0.63
Batik Plus Card Only: $0.49
Batik Plus Card & Standard (02103) Envelope: $0.58

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRADE

1. Minimum order value

Minimum order value: US$ 2,500 except for orders under our "One Carton Specials" category. Orders below US$ 2,500 may be accepted at the discretion of Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd. and are subject to an increase on list prices.

2. Payment terms

All orders: 30% deposit, paid in cash or by direct bank transfer on receipt of our deposit invoice. For total orders under US$ 20,000, the balance is to be paid by direct bank transfer on completion and before dispatch. For total orders over US$ 20,000, the balance may be paid by L/C.

3. Carriage

Quoted prices are FOB Chiang Mai. FOB Chiang Mai includes quality control at GHQ warehouse, standard GHQ packaging for products in shrink wrap or plastic bags, packing into freight cartons, delivery to shippers in Chiang Mai, all shipping documents including a Certificate of Origin where required and Customs clearance in Thailand. If shipment is made from Bangkok port, a trucking charge from Chiang Mai to Bangkok is added to our invoice.

4. Prices

The prices or charges specified in the Price List or in a contract are related to our cost of manufacturing, obtaining and paying for goods, materials and service. If there is an increase either in such costs or in our list prices, Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd. shall be entitled to increase the price or charges in respect of any goods dispatched subsequent to an increase. Costs of additional point of sale packaging such as adhesive labels, barcodes, screen printing, printed leaflets and so on, will be added to the invoice.

5. Product changes and specifications >

Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd. reserves the right to add to or delete from the published range or to change the specifications of products without notice. Each handmade product is unique and uniformity of any specification is not guaranteed.

6. Completion, dispatch and delivery

Any date named by Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd., for completion, dispatch or delivery is given in good faith and intended as a best estimate only and it shall not be liable to make good any damage or loss of whatever nature, including of a consequential nature whether arising directly or indirectly out of delay in dispatch or delivery.

7. Title

All goods remain the legal and beneficial property of Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd., until full payment has been received, although the risk passes to the buyer at the time of delivery. If the buyer commits any breach of his obligations to Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd. including failure to pay for the goods by the due date, Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd. or its appointed agents shall have the right to retake possession of the good without prejudice to any other remedy.

8. Claims

Delivery of the wrong goods must be notified to Grassroots HQ Co., Ltd. in writing within fourteen days from receipt of the goods at the buyer’s premises. A faxed notification is acceptable. Failure to give such notification shall render the buyer liable for payment of all goods as invoiced and he the buyer shall have no further right to reject goods or recover any compensation for them. No other returns accepted.

Our prices DO NOT include marine insurance and we are not liable for any physical damage incurred in transit.

9. Force Majeure

If we are prevented from delivery by reason of war, industrial action, fire, flood, trade dispute or government intervention or regulations (In Thailand and elsewhere) or other causes beyond our reasonable control, the contract shall at our option be either fulfilled as soon as the circumstances permit; or cancelled or renegotiated.

The benefits we can give to you (primary competitive advantages)

•A large and growing trained work force of genuine craftspeople at your disposal

•Excellent in design and production

•Professional (English speaking) management

•Direct dialogue with us and sales to you - no middlemen, agents and trading companies

•A full range of our own exclusive designs for export only; not sold within Thailand.

•Flexibility in making new products to your own designs: made-to-order work is most welcome

•Total quality management (we employ a Total Quality Manager with a team of QC support staff)

•Quality packaging, offering complete flexibility to suit your needs including shrink-wrapping in PVC, bar-coding and printing.

•Competitive prices

Ordering product samples

We do not hold stocks of any products because of the huge diversity of range and colors available. Samples are therefore made to order and we will be pleased to make any samples from our product range on request. There is no minimum order quantity for samples and they are charged for at the FOB price +50 %, plus carriage. We can also make new products to your own specifications. Please send us the details and we will quote a FOB price for your approval before making the samples. Carriage can be by airmail (about 9 days to Europe/USA), EMS speed post (about 5 – 7 days) or couriers such as UPS (4 – 5 days). Please note that we are obliged by Thai tax laws to add VAT (currently 7%) to goods that do not pass through Thai Customs. VAT is therefore applied to packages that are sent by airmail, EMS or courier service.

WHAT OUR FOB PRICE INCLUDES

The prices quoted are FOB Chiang Mai for a minimum total order of US$2,500.00 except for orders using our "One Carton Specials."

Air freight shipments for all destinations clear customs at Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX).

Sea freight shipments must be trucked from Chiang Mai to Bangkok for customs clearance. An additional charge of US$30.00/cubic meter (minimum 5 Cubic meters/$150) will be added to the final invoice to cover this cost.

Our FOB prices include quality control at our facility, individual product packing in shrink wrap or cellophane bags, packing into freight cartons, the preparation and processing of all required documentation for export customs (including a Certificate of Origin if needed) and customs clearance from Thailand.

Please note that if goods are sent by post, courier or other method that does not entail formal customs clearance, we are required to collect Thai VAT (currently 7%).

If you have your own packing requirements such as the attachment of bar codes, labels, etc., we will be glad to discuss these with you.

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