Welcome to all our current and new customers.
It has been nearly a year since the closing of the BASF/Bayer transaction. We are committed to keeping you informed as we finalize the migration of the ordering and invoicing systems to the existing BASF platform. On July 1, 2019, the herbicide brands Liberty®, Rely® and Finale® herbicides, selected seed brands and traits including Stoneville® cotton, FiberMax® cotton, InVigor® canola and Credenz® soybeans, will be ordered and invoiced through BASF Corporation. The brands Poncho®, Poncho/VOTiVO® and ILeVO® seed treatments were migrated into BASF systems August 1, 2018, and will not be affected.
Ordering / Invoicing
- As a channel customer, you will continue to place orders with BASF Corporation for Liberty, Rely and selected seed brands, including Stoneville, Fibermax, InVigor and Credenz.
- Material Descriptions and Material Codes are changing. New Material Code numbers will be distributed via current pricing communications.
- BASF Corporation is the new legal entity for Liberty, Rely and selected seed brands, including Stoneville, FiberMax, InVigor and Credenz, beginning July 1, 2019.
- Please refer to your BASF retail, agency and/or distribution agreement for specific details regarding eligible brands and territories.
Liberty, Rely
Old Material Code: 80200919
Old Material Description: LIBERTY 9.58LB/GAL SL280 STV US
BUOM: GAL
New Material Code: 58207982
New Material Description: Liberty 9.58LB/GAL SL280 STV,BULK
Old Material Code: 80513267
Old Material Description: LIBERTY SL280 1X270GAL IBC US
BUOM: GAL
New Material Code: 59014621
New Material Description: Liberty SL280,1X270 GLA,US
Old Material Code: 80552254
Old Material Description: LIBERTY SL280 2X2.5GAL CAS US
BUOM: GAL
New Material Code: 59017994
New Material Description: Liberty SL280,2X2,5 GLA,US
Old Material Code: 79869746
Old Material Description: RELY SL280 1X270GAL IBC US
BUOM: GAL
New Material Code: 59014623
New Material Description: Rely SL280,1X270 GLA,US
Old Material Code: 79912404
Old Material Description: RELY SL280 2X2.5GAL CAS US
BUOM: GAL
New Material Code: 59017996
New Material Description: Rely SL280,2X2,5 GLA,US
Old Material Code: 79860730
Old Material Description: RELY 9.58LB/GAL SL280 STV US
BUOM: GAL
New Material Code: 58207999
New Material Description: Rely 9.58LB/GAL SL280 STV,BULK
Invoicing/Vendor Information from BASF Corporation
BASF Corporation
100 Florham Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Invoice remittance will be as follows:
ACH
JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA# 021000021
Account# 400348004
Check
BASF Corporation
Attn: Lockbox 29492
29492 Network Place
Chicago, IL 60673-1299
- For questions regarding PO placement and invoicing of Liberty and Rely, call Customer Service at 800-551-2767.
- For questions regarding PO placement and invoicing of Finale, call Customer Service at 800-327-4645
Invoicing/Vendor Information from BASF Corporation
BASF Corporation
100 Florham Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Invoice remittance will be as follows:
ACH
JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA# 021000021
Account# 400348004
Check
BASF Corporation
Attn: Lockbox 29492
29492 Network Place
Chicago, IL 60673-1299
- For questions regarding PO placement and invoicing of Stoneville, FiberMax, Credenz and InVigor, call Customer Service at 800-844-7627.
- All invoices generated from August 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, in the legal entities of BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC, BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC, and BASF Agricultural Solutions Canola US LLC, should be remitted to the address and banking information on those invoices.
InVigor®, Stoneville®, FiberMax®, Credenz®
The BASF Material Numbers for canola, cotton and soybean seed will be sent via pricing communications.
Invoicing/Vendor Information from BASF Corporation
BASF Corporation
100 Florham Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Invoice remittance will be as follows:
ACH
JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA# 021000021
Account# 400348004
Check
BASF Corporation
Attn: Lockbox 29492
29492 Network Place
Chicago, IL 60673-1299
- For questions regarding PO placement and invoicing of Stoneville, FiberMax, Credenz and InVigor, call Customer Service at 800-844-7627.
- All invoices generated from August 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, in the legal entities of BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC, BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC, and BASF Agricultural Solutions Canola US LLC, should be remitted to the address and banking information on those invoices.
Tax Exempt Certificates
Tax exempt numbers for BASF Agricultural Solutions' legal entities are no longer valid for Liberty, Rely, Finale, Stoneville, FiberMax, Credenz and InVigor. A new tax-exemption certificate made out to BASF Corporation and dated on or after the July 1, 2019, will need to be filed to ensure that purchases for the products listed below will continue to bill tax exempt.
Customer Service will contact accounts for completed certificates. All completed certificates should be emailed to APN_WorldAccount@basf.com.
Credit
- There is no need to reapply for credit. BASF will establish credit limits with all active customers as of closing. This will be in line with the existing credit limit that was in place before the closing of the transaction.
- BASF reserves the right to review credit limits based on pertinent information to a customer’s credit situation. Any such discussions would occur between the BASF credit team
Technical & Regulatory
Registration transfer of the products BASF acquired from Bayer is progressing at the Federal and State levels. Until this process has been completed, BASF will be providing you with products that have Bayer labelling, as required by the authorities. You can expect to start seeing products with BASF labels in early 2020.
Business Terms & Agreements
If applicable, you will receive a separate notice regarding the transfer of your contracts. The business terms of your contracts will not be affected by the transfer.
Where do I find the BASF terms and conditions of sale?
Standard BASF Terms and Conditions have been updated for the acquired products. These are available on our customer information portal and from your BASF field sales representative.
Sales & Inventory Reporting
AGDATA will continue to collect sales and inventory transactions for the 2019 market year for Liberty®, Rely® and Finale®, selected seed brands and traits including Stoneville®, FiberMax®, InVigor® and Credenz®. AGDATA will validate transactions and perform monthly and year-end reconciliation. However, some reporting connection changes are required as follows.
Customers transmitting sales and inventory in an XML PMR and IAU format via BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC (Seeburger/TCS/IP Address 213.144.1.42) will be required to start reporting to BASF Corporation as of July 1, 2019, as the Seeburger/TCS connection will no longer be available.
- BASF Corporation will receive the sales and inventory transactions
- Transmit sales and inventory using the same version that you are submitting transactions for chemical
- BASF will route to AGDATA for validation and monthly and year-end reconciliation processes
- AGDATA will remain your EDI/XML primary point-of-contact
- AGDATA will provide a new Material id master
- On July 1, 2019, start reporting the new Material id
- New GTINs will be loaded in AGIIS
- BASF does not currently accept GTINs
Customers transmitting sales and inventory via third party providers using F4F Meppel EDI or AGDATA eTRAFX EDI have an option:
Continue to report in the same manner as you do today through the 2019 market year as those methods report directly to AGDATA
- No changes in the envelope information
- AGDATA will remain your EDI/XML primary point-of-contact
- AGDATA will provide a new Material id master
- On July 1, 2019, start reporting the new Material id
- AGDATA will accept the old Material ID through the current market year
Start reporting directly to BASF Corporation as of July 1, 2019.
- BASF will route to AGDATA for validation and monthly and year-end reconciliation processes
- AGDATA will remain your EDI/XML primary point-of-contact
- AGDATA will provide a new Material id master
- On July 1, 2019, start reporting the new Material ID
Customers that make the July 1, 2019, sales and inventory reporting transition to start reporting to BASF Corporation will have minimum to no changes at the end of the market year in preparation for 2020 market year reporting.
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