Practice has shown that companies and businesses involved in international trade frequently use commercial agency and distributorship contracts to distribute their products abroad. However, users should bear in mind fundamental differences in purpose and substance between these contracts when deciding which one to choose.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) offers the ICC Short Form Model Contract International Commercial Agency, International Distributorship. This simplified contract is intended for parties who do not want a detailed commercial agency contract or distributorship contract, but prefer a shorter simpler form covering only the most typical issues arising between the parties.

This publication complements the ICC Model Commercial Agency Contract (Pub No. 838E) and the ICC Model Distributorship Contract (Pub No. 836E) covering a broader range of issues.

Each ICC Model Contract includes a fully editable version in Microsoft Word, permitting you to easily adapt the contract to your specific case.

This model contract is available in English, contact your local ICC to enquire about a translated version National committees - ICC - International Chamber of Commerce (iccwbo.org)