Liability

Liability

Transportation damage? Getting lost? Reduce your financial risk and take out additional transport insurance!

Eurosped is your most reliable partner and you can be sure that your goods will always be handled with the utmost care. Our procedures and guidelines ensure that the chance of damage or loss is reduced to an absolute minimum. Nevertheless, we cannot exclude unforeseen circumstances 100%.

How are your shipments “standard” insured?

When a carrier / forwarder, due to demonstrable negligence unexpectedly causes damage, the carrier / forwarder is only limitedly liable. The compensation that will be paid is in accordance with the conditions under which the transport was carried out (usually the current AVC or CMR conditions). Did you know that in case of damage or loss, you will receive compensation based on the gross weight of the damaged or lost goods?

Avoid this kind of unforeseen financial setback and take out additional transport insurance with Eurosped!
For information and costs of this additional transport insurance, please contact your regular Eurosped contact person or the Sales Department.

CMR Conditions

CMR conditions apply to international carriage of goods by road.

The conditions for CMR are very similar to those of the AVC. The big difference is in the amount of compensation. For the CMR, there is a compensation of 8.33 SDR. The SDR fluctuates and depends on several factors. Currently the rate fluctuates around €9.50/€10.00 per kilogram of transported weight. The determining factor is the weight stated on the freight papers.

This is a very brief summary of the CMR Conditions. For the exact text we refer you to the treaty and conditions. You can also request a copy from us. No rights can be derived from the text on these internet pages.

Carrier liability

• In principle, the carrier is liable for loss of and damage to the goods occurring between the time of taking possession of the goods and the time of delivery. There are several exceptions to this main rule, the most common of which are damage resulting from defective packaging and damage resulting from the nature of the goods. The carrier is obliged to check that the number of packages corresponds to the number stated on the bill of lading, and that the packaging is sound on the face of it. If the packaging is apparently sound and yet damage occurs as a direct result of the defective packaging, the sender is responsible. port or place of destination are for the seller. Including unloading costs.
• No insurance obligation for the seller. However, the seller must provide information to the buyer regarding obtaining transport insurance.
• Seller must complete customs formalities, where applicable, for export of goods.
• Risk / cost is transferred at the time the seller has delivered the goods at the agreed terminal at the port or destination, on the agreed date or within the agreed period.

DAP – Delivered At Place… ( name place of destination )

• Seller shall deliver the goods, exclusive of unloading, at the agreed destination.
• Costs for transport to the agreed destination are for the seller. Excluding unloading costs.
• No insurance obligation for seller. However, the seller must provide information to the buyer regarding obtaining transport insurance.
• The seller must complete customs formalities, where applicable, for the export of the goods.
• The buyer must pay all unloading costs required to accept the goods from the arriving means of transport.
• Risk/costs are transferred at the time the goods are not unloaded and made available to the buyer at the agreed destination. On the agreed date or within the agreed time period.

DDP – Delivered Duty Paid… ( name place of destination )

• The seller arranges and pays for transport to the agreed destination.
• Includes customs clearance charges and excludes unloading. No insurance obligation for the seller. However, the seller must provide information to the buyer regarding obtaining transport insurance.
• Seller must complete all customs formalities, where applicable, for export and import of goods.
• Risk/cost is transferred at the time the goods are delivered cleared and not unloaded at the agreed destination.