3. Freight and Accompanying Information
3.1 Notification
Information about the goods to be delivered must be submitted to the FALKE Group at the earliest possible date. Ideally, this is done via an electronic exchange format (EDI, etc.). Furthermore, the delivery note accompanying the consignment must be submitted in advance, bevor the delivery is arriving at its destination.
The transferred data must correspond exactly with the contents of the described transmission.
There are different ways for electronic exchange, which are agreed individually. Communication via EDI, via Excel / XML structures and a supplier portal are available.
3.2 Waybill
A shipment must always be assigned a freight letter. The consignment note must contain the following information:
- Vendor number (FALKE)
- Vendor name
- Address sender
- Addressee
- Included Order Numbers (FALKE)
- Number of pallets / packages
- Weight of the total transmission
3.3 Delivery Slip
Each consignment must be accompanied by one or more delivery notes. A delivery note must only refer to one order number, one purchase order can contain several delivery notes.
This delivery note must contain the following information (in any order):
- header information
- - delivery receipt number
- - tracking number
- - FALKE Order number
- Position Information
- - FALKE article number
- - FALKE color number
- - Description of the quality (in Nm)
- - Net weight
- - Number of coils / pieces etc.
- - Conditioned weight (yarns)
- - Part number / batch number
- - Number of charge carriers (boxes)
As described in section 6.1 Notification, each delivery note must be electronically advised before receipt of the consignment.
Delivery notes must be affixed externally on the carton. A separate delivery note must be used for this purpose.
3.4 Carton labeling (yarns)
Each carton delivered must be individually labeled with a label. This label has the dimensions 16.2 x 11 cm and must contain at least the following information:
- carrier number
- charge
- FALKE item number
- FALKE color number
- Quality (bold and big)
- Number of coils
- Weight / coil
- Net quantity in KG
In the case of point 1, care must be taken that the number of each individual charge carrier is absolutely one-to-one (unambiguous), i.e. a numbering of 1 - n for each shipment is not permitted!
Allgemeine Anforderungen

Beispiel:

3.5 Yarn Coils/Bobbins labeling
Each coil must be clearly identifiable. Furthermore, each coil must contain the following information:
 | - Supplier
- Yarn count and name (dtex/Nm)
- FALKE article number
- FALKE color code
- Batch number / lot number
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Ideally, the information can be scanned from data matrix codes or barcodes which are also part of the labels.
3.6 Charge carries
Each load carrier must be individually marked. This applies throughout the transmission. In addition, only goods from an order item can be grouped into one load carrier. Goods from several order items in a load carrier are not permitted.
Copies of all delivery notes associated with a consignment must also be collected (in a delivery note pocket) attached to any carton.
3.7 Invoices
All invoices must be sent by e-mail with information of the delivery note and order number to the invoice address of the known contact on FALKE side.
invoice.edoc@falke.com
All invoices must comply with the provisions of the German UstG § 14, 14a.
An invoice must only refer to a delivery note and an order. If an order is to be sent in several partial deliveries, one invoice per delivery note must be made accordingly.
Invoices must not be part of the goods delivery.
3.8 Import goods
Goods that are sent from a third country must contain the following information on the invoice:
Customs number
Origin