All products requiring a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), must be on file with Maurice. Send a copy of any new item to the Maurice Purchasing Department before your first shipment.

B. Shipping Carton
Each shipping carton must contain a label affixed to that carton which contains the following information:

- Vendor name
- Maurice shipping address
- Maurice PO number

Shipments arriving via UPS, FedEx Ground, DHL, etc. must have the individual cartons consecutively marked as 1 of X, 2 of X, etc

There are two types of shipping cartons; a master carton and a mixed master carton.

C. Inner Pack Carton
The inner pack carton is the smallest carton used and contains multiple selling units of the same item (typically 6 or 12 of an item). An inner pack carton cannot contain more than one type of SKU. The outside of each inner pack carton must have the following information:
- Vendor name
- Item number, style number, or factory number
- Total quantity contained in the inner pack carton
- A UPC (barcode) for the item contained in the inner pack carton


D. Individual Item Labeling
UPC barcodes must follow the prescribed standards established by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). Each item or selling unit must contain the following information:

- Item number, style number, or factory number
- UPC (barcode) for that individual item
- A warning label for all hazardous material must be displayed on the package of
the individual selling unit.

As technology and our customer’s requirements change, so may the requirements put forth in this compliance guide. Maurice has received requests for sensoring, but it is not a vendor requirement at this time. Please be aware that this may change in the future and should be considered in future packaging design.

E. Defective Packaged Product
Defined as poor quality packages that are not salable due to inadequate gluing, stapling, sealing, or the use of a lightweight container that is not conducive to the weight and/or size of the product. This type of product will be sent back collect to the manufacturer on a Return Authorization Number with a handling charge assessed. This handling charge is a percentage of the return value.

Technology has demanded each individual selling unit needs a UPC barcode identifying the unit and product. It must be the correct size mandated by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).

If you do not have or are unclear about UCC standards, contact the UCC for direction via the Internet at www.uc-council.org or by phone at (937) 435-3870.

A. Each item or selling unit must have a correct and scanable UPC barcode.
B. UPC labels cannot be obstructed in any way.
C. Each master carton must have the UPC label of the item on the outside of the carton. Recall that a master carton cannot contain more than one type of SKU, but rather contains several inner packs of the same item.
D. Each mixed master carton must have the UPC label and quantity of each item in the carton.

Using the correct UPC barcode for a given item is extremely critical and required for proper receipt of an item. An incorrect or missing UPC on an item will result in the return of the merchandise to the vendor at the vendor’s expense and/or a noncompliance charge.

Maurice and all retail customers operate with Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory. The timing of inventory receipts in a JIT environment is critical. Therefore, Maurice will have inventory receipt “windows” for it’s POs.

The shipping window to Maurice is one week prior to the scheduled receipt date through the cancellation date for the entire purchase order. All purchase orders and balances will be canceled on the cancellation date. In the event the delivery date cannot be achieved by the cancellation date, contact the Maurice Purchasing Department at (847) 715-1243 at least two weeks prior to the cancellation date to receive direction.

Any shipment received prior to the shipping window will be received. However, a fine of 3% of your invoice will be deducted from our payment.

Any shipment received after the cancellation date will be refused and returned to the vendor at the vendor’s expense. A fine of 3% of your invoice, a $200 handling charge, and the cost of freight to return the product will be charged to the vendor.

Any PO to be shipped freight “collect” will ship complete unless otherwise directed by Maurice. The shipper will pay the freight on all backordered items.

All drop ships going to a customer through a Maurice warehouse must meet the following requirements:

1. Shipping windows will be maintained.
2. PO will contain no substitutes.
3. PO will have exact quantity ordered. No backorders and no overages.
4. Each shipping carton will have the PO number, 1 of X, 2 of X, etc. on each carton, and a listing of all quantities and items in each carton.
5. No consolidation of PO’s in a shipping carton.

Maurice strongly recommends using the carriers outlined in the routing guide. However, recommended carriers are required for all collect shipments. Routing guides are available on the Maurice website (www.maurice.net).

Inbound shipments weighing between 1 and 200 pounds, or less than 20 cartons, should be shipped via FedEx Ground if the carton weights and sizes permit.

Inbound collect shipments exceeding 200 pounds or falling outside of the package size limits for FedEx Ground must be shipped via LTL. All LTL and truck load shipments must be palletized.

For 3rd party or drop shipments you must call for carrier routing instructions. Call the Maurice Operations Manager at (847) 715-1310 to receive direction within 24 hours.

Failure to follow the attached carrier routing guide will result in a chargeback of the additional freight charges as well as a $500.00 non compliance charge.

1st Occurrence: $500.00
2nd Occurrence: $750.00
3 or more: $1,000.00 per occurrence

NOTE: Fines are subject to change if the actual cost to correct the error(s) exceeds the above charges. The revised fine will include the fine plus the actual cost to correct the error.