BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.
Vendor Code of Conduct
This Code of Vendor Conduct applies to vendors/suppliers who provide merchandise to BJ’s
Wholesale Club, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates or agents (“BJ’s”).
BJ’s conducts its business in a legal and ethical manner and we expect our business partners to share
our ethical concerns. While recognizing and respecting the cultural and legal differences found
throughout the world, BJ’s is committed to ensuring the safe and fair treatment of all employees
around the world who are involved with the manufacture of products supplied to BJ’s. We expect all of
our vendors/suppliers and the factories which manufacture the merchandise, to provide their
employees with a safe and healthy workplace and to respect the rights of their employees in the
workplace.
To achieve that purpose, this Code sets forth the basic requirements that all such vendors/suppliers
must meet in order to do business with BJ’s. Since no code can be all inclusive, we expect our
vendors/suppliers to ensure that no abusive or exploitative conditions and practices or unsafe working
conditions exist at the facilities where our merchandise is manufactured. As a condition of doing
business with BJ’s, each and every vendor/supplier must comply with this Code of Vendor Conduct. If
BJ’s has determined that any vendor/supplier has violated this Code, BJ’s reserves the right to cancel a
purchase order, return or revoke acceptance of affected goods, and/or require the vendor/supplier to
implement a corrective action plan, or terminate its business relationship with the vendor/supplier.
Compliance with Laws and Regulations
Vendors/suppliers must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of their respective countries
relating to employee rights and working conditions, including, but not limited to age, hours of work,
minimum wage, overtime provisions for vacation and holidays, pregnancy and/or family leave and
required retirement benefits. If a generally accepted industry standard is higher than the leg
minimum, vendors/suppliers must apply the higher industry standard.
Vendors/suppliers must also comply with all other applicable laws and regulations including, without
limitation, laws and regulations relating to the exportation and importation of merchandise including
country of origin, labeling, customs classifications and valuation and all laws prohibiting
counterfeiting trademarks or transshipment of merchandise. Vendors/suppliers must also develop
security processes and procedures consistent with Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (“CTPAT”), a joint effort between U.S. Customs and the trade community to reduce the threat of terrorism
by means of protecting the integrity of cargo imported into the United States. From time to time, BJ’s
will ask Vendors to confirm compliance with the C-TPAT requirements. Updated C-TPAT
requirements can be found at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website www.cbp.gov.
Hours of Work/Overtime
Vendors/suppliers must comply with all applicable laws on regular working hours and overtime hours.
Vendors/suppliers must not require their employees to work, on a regularly scheduled basis, more than
60 hour workweeks.
Wages/Benefits
Vendors/suppliers must pay employees the minimum legal wage or a wage that is consistent with local
industry standards, whichever is greater and provide legally mandated benefits. The wage structure,
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