Legal Encyclopedia. Letter T

Forwarding activities

- The procedure for the provision of services on the organization of cargo transportation by any means of transport and registration of shipping documents, documents for customs purposes and other documents required for transportation of goods. Rules T. ED determined:

1) A list of forwarding documents;

2) requirements for the quality of forwarding services;

3) the procedure for the provision of freight forwarding services. Forwarder shall be entitled to:

1) to deviate from the instructions of the client, if it is necessary for its interests and the forwarder could not ask for customer consent or receive during the day answer to your request;

2) to provide services based on the client's interests if his instructions were inaccurate or incomplete;

3) to choose or change the mode of transport, cargo transportation route, a sequence of carriage of goods by different modes of transport on the basis of the client's interests, unless otherwise provided by the contract;

4) hold at its disposal the goods before payment of fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses in the interests of the client;

5) the right to verify the authenticity of the documents required by the client, information about the properties of cargo, about the conditions of its carriage.

The client has the right to:

1) to choose the route and mode of transport of cargo;

2) demand from the forwarder information on the process of cargo transportation;

3) to give instructions to the forwarder. The freight forwarder is obliged to:

1) to provide services under the contract;

2) to notify the client of the derogation admitted them as soon as notification becomes possible;

3) upon receipt of the goods to give to the client and forwarding the document to submit the originals of contracts.

The client is obliged:

1) To present the forwarder complete, accurate and reliable information about the properties of cargo, about the conditions of transport;

2) payment of due forwarder remuneration and reimburse the costs incurred by them.

For non-performance or improper performance of duties of the freight forwarder and the customer shall be responsible.

In case of unilateral refusal to perform the contract, the client or the freight forwarder shall compensate the other party for the damages caused by the termination of the contract, and shall pay a penalty of 10% of the amount incurred by the freight forwarder or the customer costs.

Forwarder shall be liable to the customer in the form of compensation for actual damages for the loss, shortage or damage to the goods after making his forwarding agent and delivery of the goods to the recipient.

The freight forwarder shall compensate the damages caused to the client out of time fulfillment of obligations, unless he proves that the infringement period was due to the circumstances of indirect eodolimoy force or by the customer.

Customer is responsible for losses caused by failure to provide information to the freight forwarder.

Customer is responsible for late payment of fees and reimbursement of incurred in the interests of the client in the form of a penalty payment of expenses in the amount of one tenth of a percent fee and incurred in the interest of the client's expenses for each day of delay, but not more than the due forwarder remuneration and expenses incurred.

Before bringing forwarder action necessary to present a claim. Claims impose a client or an authorized person, the recipient of the goods.

The claim shall be made in writing within 6 months from the date of occurrence of the right to file a claim.

Forwarder consider the claim and notify the applicant of the approval or rejection of the claim within 30 days of its receipt.