Why Is Conditioned Weight the Number to Argue About?<\/h3>\n
Conditioned weight is the mass of a lot restated at a standard moisture regain rather than the mass the scale shows on a damp morning. Wool takes up and releases water, so the same bale weighs more in a humid shed than in a dry store on the same day.<\/p>\n
According to IWTO-19<\/a>, the wool base and the vegetable matter base of a lot are determined from a core sample drawn from the bales. That measurement happens before processing, on a sample that represents the lot rather than the delivery. A 30% to 50% scour loss dwarfs any moisture swing. A weight tolerance does not, and tolerance is where claims land in 2026.<\/p>\n In practice, our notes on per-metre and per-kilo invoicing<\/a> and on roll weight tolerance<\/a> cover the arithmetic. Fix the basis in the clause, not in the letter that follows.<\/p>\n Fibre loss is the share of the greasy mass that leaves during scouring and carding, and the basis named in the contract decides who pays for it. On a bought-and-sold lot the mill carries the loss, because the mill bought kilos of greasy wool and sells metres of cloth.<\/p>\n According to the Oregon Wool & Fiber Mill processing policy, expected fibre weight loss runs at 30% to 50%, driven by lanolin, sand, dirt and skirting. That figure is published for commission work, where the customer already owns the fibre and pays for processing. The range is still an honest guide to what a scour removes, and it is why a mill quotes a clean-wool cost rather than a greasy one.<\/p>\n Buyer exposure appears when the deposit is priced on greasy kilos. Pay for 100 kg greasy in a 2026 order and the loom receives far less. Price the deposit on clean kilos and the yield argument belongs to the mill.<\/p>\n A release deadlock is the standoff between cleared funds and inspected cloth. The mill will not let the rolls leave until the balance clears. The buyer will not clear the balance until the cloth has been seen. Both positions are rational, and silence in the contract is what makes them collide.<\/p>\n According to CISG Article 58, where no other time is fixed, the buyer pays when the seller places the goods or the documents at the buyer\u2019s disposal. The same article says the buyer need not pay before having an opportunity to examine the goods. The exception is an agreed procedure that removes that opportunity. In practice, the default is exchange, not sequence.<\/p>\n The 70% before shipment in a 2026 quote is that exception written down. It is lawful, it is negotiable, and it is what the next two sections price.<\/p>\n A small order needs a mechanism rather than a relationship, because the amount is too small for a letter of credit to be cheap and too large to write off. Three mechanisms fit under 300 metres.<\/p>\n First, split the balance and hold a slice against inspection. Five per cent of a 90 m order is 4.5 m of cloth, small enough that a mill accepts it at quoting stage and large enough to make a claim real.<\/p>\n Second, exchange documents at one counter. According to UCC \u00a72-503<\/a>, tender of delivery requires the seller to put and hold conforming goods at the buyer\u2019s disposition and to give the buyer notice. Notice is the step that gets skipped, and it is the step that starts your clock.<\/p>\n Third, accept the 2% to 3% that a letter of credit or Trade Assurance costs on a first order placed in 2026. That fee locks funds against documents rather than against a promise.<\/p>\n The release clause is the sentence that names the event, the place and the evidence that lets the rolls leave. It belongs in the order, not in a later email. Four lines cover most small orders.<\/p>\n First, name the event: transfer of the balance, or lodgement of the documents with a named bank. Second, name the place: the mill\u2019s loading bay, the forwarder\u2019s warehouse or your own premises. Third, name the evidence: a signed inspection report, a roll list with metres and lot numbers, and photographs of the marked rolls.<\/p>\n Fourth, name what survives release. According to Incoterms 2020<\/a>, the delivery term fixes where risk passes, so a clause that releases rolls on payment but leaves risk at the mill has a gap. Add one sentence: a 30% deposit already paid in 2026 is not acceptance, and payment does not waive the making-up claim. Our companion piece on inspection rights in payment terms<\/a> sets out the two clocks.<\/p>\n A wool-secured deposit is a schedule in which every tranche is tied to an event that can be evidenced. The whole schedule fits on one page.<\/p>\n According to UCC \u00a72-513<\/a>, a buyer has a right to inspect goods before payment or acceptance unless the parties agree otherwise. That default is worth naming out loud, because tranche wording can remove it without either side noticing.<\/p>\n First, name the wool, the lot and the store. Second, name the weight basis and the yield source. Third, split the balance so part of it survives inspection. Fourth, name the release event and the place. Fifth, state that payment is not acceptance.<\/p>\n On a 300 m custom run the usual 30% at confirmation and 70% before shipment is a starting point, not a rule. A 2026 schedule that moves 5% of the balance behind an inspection report costs the mill little and buys the buyer a decision point. Start from fabric payment terms<\/a> and adjust the tranches to the lot.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who Carries the Fibre That Never Reaches the Loom?<\/h2>\n
How Do You Break the Deadlock Between Cleared Funds and Inspected Cloth?<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThree Unlocks That Work Under 300 Metres<\/h3>\n
What Should the Release Clause Say, Line by Line?<\/h3>\n
What Does a Wool-Secured Deposit Look Like on One Page?<\/h2>\n