Entries

REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCT ENTRIES

The market launch of the submitted products must have taken place within the last three years or must be scheduled to take place in the year of the award, after the registration deadline.

An exception to this rule applies to the category "08. research & development / professional" concepts where experimental and conceptual designs, prototypes that are not yet on the market and their market launch is not before 2014, studies and research projects as well as material / smart material can be submitted.

All submissions must be original products. In exceptional cases (e.g. very large exhibits, preproduction prototypes, etc) models, scale models or large format photographs (60 x 90 cm, board-mounted) may be submitted.

ENTRY SHIPMENT

After you have successfully registered your entries online, you will receive an invitation to send your products to the jury. Multiple entries can be sent as one consignment. Please ensure to use reusable packaging for shipping your entries

Labeling of entries and packaging
All entries, as well as all product- and transport packaging, must be clearly labeled with entry-ID and category number. If your consignment contains more than one entry, all entry IDs must be listed on the packaging.

Arrival dates for all entries
01 August to 01 October 2012

Delivery address for all entries
Kuehne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG
entry-ID: xxx-xxxxx / Kategorie-Nr.: xx
Karlsruher Straße 4
30880 Laatzen / Hannover
Germany

Your contact at Kuehne + Nagel:
Ms. Michaela Busch
phone: +49.511.82098015
email: michaela.busch@kuehne-nagel.com

Delivery charges
All entries must be shipped, free of charge for iF, via mail, courier or forwarding company to our logistics partner Kuehne + Nagel. Please check with your carrier early on about the current customs regulations in Germany.Your entries must arrive at Kuehne + Nagel clear of any customs or tax charges. Please ensure that you have paid any customs duties for import and export.
 

AFTER THE JURY SESSION

Award-winning entries
Entries receiving an iF design award 2013 will be stored for the iF design exhibition Hannover, which will run alongside CeBIT from 05 to 09 March 2013 at the Hannover exhibition center. An early return of your products is not possible. Exception: if you have set up your products yourself, you will also have to disassemble them on the stated days and you will have to set them up again yourself for the iF design exhibition.

Entries not winning an award
If you want your entry and documentation back, make sure to tick the respective box in the online registration form. In this case, you will have to send your entries in reusable packaging and you have to ensure that they are collected after the jury session. You are responsible for all fees related to the return of your entries. For each entry, iF will also charge you a handling and storage fee of EUR 25.00 (plus VAT).

After the jury session, iF will let you know at which dates your entries will be ready for collection at Kuehne + Nagel. You will have to commission and pay a courier service yourself. Your reference number is your entry-ID. All entries that are not collected will be destroyed.

Address for collection
Kuehne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG
entry-ID: xxx-xxxxx / Kategorie-Nr.: xx
Karlsruher Straße 4
30880 Laatzen / Hannover
Germany

Your contact at Kuehne + Nagel:
Ms. Michaela Busch
phone: +49.511.82098015
email: michaela.busch@kuehne-nagel.com

Fees for the return of entries
You will have to pay all fees related to the return or disposal of your entries.


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