FOB Manufacturing plant / distribution centre in full truck quantities.
Delivered to our Magna Park Depot in full truck quantities
Our preferred method of payment is electronic funds transfer (e.g. BACS)

Costco use EDI for sending our Purchase Orders and receiving Vendor's Purchase Invoices, if you would like to exchange documents with Costco via EDI, please contact :

If you are interested in obtaining further information please contact us at the address listed below or phone 01923 213113.

Costco Wholesale UK Ltd.

UK Home Office

Hartspring Lane

Watford

Hertfordshire
WD25 8JS

We expect all vendors to consistently and voluntarily quote the lowest possible acquisition price available on all items. A vendor who does not consistently and voluntarily quote its lowest prices to our buyers will be permanently discontinued as a purchasing source for Costco.

Costco's policy expressly prohibits the acceptance by any Costco employee of any gratuity from a vendor with whom we are currently doing business or whom we are considering for future business.

Wholesale Items – Items carried on an ongoing basis where our wholesale members are relying on Costco to supply their daily business needs
Treasure Hunt Items – Items that may appear on a one-time basis or in selected warehouses. These items represent high-value, high-image categories
Seasonal Items – Items carried during a particular time of the year.

All items should carry barcodes and may also need to carry the Costco item number
Items are to be presented in labour-saving pallet packs for optimum visual presentation
Packaging and labelling on all products must be informative, truthful and must not be in any way deceptive
Packaging is to be environmentally friendly, and must comply with all E.U. and UK packaging regulations

Item presentation should always represent lowest possible acquisition price
Item presentations should include a breakdown of all built-in costs, demos, spoils, advertising and marketing volume, rebates, and opening deals
A complete freight evaluation of all methods of product distribution should be included in each presentation:

High-quality merchandise guaranteed by our suppliers to maintain Costco’s reputation and member satisfaction
No seconds
National brands where feasible
Where national brands do not reflect optimum quality and value, private label will be considered
Private-label merchandise specification will meet or exceed the leading national brands.