Warehousing, Logistics and Transport Contracts
A warehouse keeper and a road carrier are both bailees of somebody else’s goods, and the two clauses that decide every dispute between them and the owner are the standard of care and the limitation of liability, both of which the Contract Act leaves to the parties to write.
- 10 pages
- 126
- Word and PDF
- 14 September 2026
The 3 formats inside
- 1Warehousing and storage agreementss.148-171, Indian Contract Act 1872 · Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 2007On its own₹149
- 2Transport services agreement, road carriageCarriage by Road Act 2007 · rule 138, CGST Rules 2017On its own₹149
- 3Goods consignment note (goods receipt)s.10, Carriage by Road Act 2007On its own₹149
Read the opening
The first part of “Warehousing and storage agreement”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made at [Place of signing the agreement] on this [Day of the month the agreement is made] day of [Month the agreement is made], [Year the agreement is made].
Between
1. [Name of the customer], a company incorporated under the Companies Act 2013 bearing CIN [CIN], having its registered office at [Customer's registered office address], PAN [Customer's PAN] and GSTIN [Customer's GSTIN], hereinafter referred to as the “Customer”, of the ONE PART;
And
2. [Name of the service provider], a [constitution], having its registered office at [Service Provider's registered office address] and operating the warehouse at [full address of the facility], PAN [Service Provider's PAN], GSTIN [Service Provider's GSTIN] and Udyam Registration Number [number, if any], hereinafter referred to as the “Service Provider”, of the OTHER PART.
Whereas
A. The Service Provider operates the warehouse described above (the “Facility”) and provides storage, handling and related services.