diff --git a/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/import/route.ts b/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/import/route.ts
index fc14e3d..eed6320 100644
--- a/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/import/route.ts
+++ b/App/pelagia-portal/app/api/po/import/route.ts
@@ -71,14 +71,23 @@ function parseSheet(sheet: XLSX.WorkSheet): ParsedImport {
   for (let r = 15; r <= 100; r++) {
     const sn = cellStr(sheet, r, 0);
     const desc = cellStr(sheet, r, 1);
+
+    // "INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS" in col 0 signals the T&C section — stop here
+    if (sn.toUpperCase().includes("INSTRUCTION")) break;
+
     if (!desc && !sn) continue;
     if (!desc) continue;
-    // Stop at summary rows
+
+    // Stop at summary/total rows in description column
     if (desc.toLowerCase().includes("total") || desc.toLowerCase().includes("grand")) break;
 
     const unitRaw = cellStr(sheet, r, 3);
     const qty = cellNum(sheet, r, 4);
     const unitPrice = cellNum(sheet, r, 5);
+
+    // Skip rows with no quantity and no unit price — these are T&C text rows
+    if (qty === 0 && unitPrice === 0) continue;
+
     const gstRaw = cellNum(sheet, r, 7);
     const gstRate = gstRaw > 1 ? gstRaw / 100 : gstRaw;