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Conditions

Maximum Compensation per tonne

TIME LIMITS

Time Limit effective from:

preliminary advice

written advice

Road Haulage Association (RHA) - 1991

£1,300

3 Days

7 Days

transit termination
(damage/loss from a parcel)

Road Haulage Association (RHA) 1998

£1,300

7 Days

14 Days

 

Road Haulage Association (RHA)

£1,300

28 Days

42 Days

transit commencement
(loss or whole parcel or whole consignment)

Convention Governing International Transportation of goods by Road (CMR)

8330 SDR’s
(approx. £7,800)

Immediate

7 Days

transit termination
(7 days only applies for non apparent loss or damage)

United Kingdom Warehousekeepers Association (UKWA)

£100

N/a

21 Days

customers knowledge of loss or from transit termination.
(whichever is the later)

British International Freight Association (B.I.F.A.)

2000 SDR’s
(approx. £1,880)

N/a

14 Days

customers knowledge of loss

Warsaw Convention Carriage of goods by Air

17000 SDR’s
(approx. £16,000)
USD = 20,000

N/a

7 Days

transit termination

SDR - Special Drawing Rights is an international currency Unit

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