Forced to deal with non-contracted party, unverifiable billing
In Oct 2011, I signed a door-to-door moving contract with an international moving company in New York to move one bed room of furniture from NYC to China. The furniture are in China now, an agent-company (partner with the NY company) is holding it.
The contract mentions that I was to pay overseas port fee, but the overseas agent-company intend to bill me an arbitrary amounts without any verifiable proof, and the moving company want me to pay directly to the overseas agent. The contract did not mention any dealings outside of the U.S., nor did it mention any dealing with another completely different company. Right now, it’s as if the moving company is treating the matters outside of the U.S. as entirely not their responsibility, not their work.
Do I have any choice but to deal with the overseas agent company, who seems to me not part of the contract. And to pay an arbitrary amount which they bill me without any verification?
Sharing link to the contract in Google docs:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3wC-BRDhPaxRGd4WVRVVGlTUFNnUkRmMUNxMkV4Zw/edit
Any input， guidance is greatly appreciated, thank you.
In Oct 2011, I signed a door-to-door moving contract with an international moving company in New York to move one bed room of furniture from NYC to China. The furniture are in China now, an agent-company (partner with the NY company) is holding it.
The contract mentions that I was to pay overseas port fee, but the overseas agent-company intend to bill me an arbitrary amounts without any verifiable proof, and the moving company want me to pay directly to the overseas agent. The contract did not mention any dealings outside of the U.S., nor did it mention any dealing with another completely different company. Right now, it’s as if the moving company is treating the matters outside of the U.S. as entirely not their responsibility, not their work.
Do I have any choice but to deal with the overseas agent company, who seems to me not part of the contract. And to pay an arbitrary amount which they bill me without any verification?
Sharing link to the contract in Google docs:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3wC-BRDhPaxRGd4WVRVVGlTUFNnUkRmMUNxMkV4Zw/edit
Any input， guidance is greatly appreciated, thank you.
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