About Kohler Co.

Conducting Business

Terms And Conditions
Each business transaction is governed by the following terms and conditions specific to the site to which goods or services are provided.

• North America  (View in PDF format)
• Asia (View in PDF format)
• Europe (View in PDF format)

Supplier Code of Conduct
Kohler Co. is committed to lawful, ethical and fair practices in all operations, and we conduct business with suppliers who share that commitment. We expect our suppliers to obey minimum international fair labor practices that require them to treat workers fairly, provide a safe and healthy work environment and protect environmental quality as set forth in the Supplier Code of Conduct. Certification is required once every five years.

• English (View in PDF format)
• Italian (View in PDF format)

Global Supplier Quality Manual
The manual conveys core minimum quality requirements and expectations for all suppliers of production materials, products and services to the family of businesses owned directly or indirectly by Kohler Co. Agreement is required every five years. 

• English (View in PDF format)
• Spanish Español (View in PDF format)
• French Francais (View in PDF format)
• Italian Italiano (View in PDF format)
• Mandarin 名词 (View in PDF format)
• Thai (View in PDF format)
• Arabic (View in PDF format)

Electronic Procurement

Kohler Co. is continually striving to improve upon its communication and business efficiency with suppliers by utilizing Electronic transaction processes. Kohler Co. has deployed Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to replace many of our paper or fax based communication methods. In addition, we have enabled a Supplier Web Portal that provides suppliers access to current long-term planning requirements, product inventory levels, open purchase orders, blocked invoice reports and payment status inquiries on-demand.

• EDI Trading Partner Agreement (pdf)

Import Compliance

• Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
  Suppliers importing into the United States must submit a completed questionnaire annually to maintain our CTPAT membership.

Certification required
Compliance Survey (View in Excel format)

• International Wood Packing Rules
  Any supplier shipping product into the United States that includes wood packing is required to comply with this regulation.
  Wood Packing Material Import Final Rules (View in PDF format)