CMR Liability Calculator: 8.33 SDR Carrier Limit and Claim Deadlines
Under the CMR Convention a road carrier pays at most 8.33 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) per kilogram of gross weight short (Article 23(3)); carriage charges, customs duties and other charges incurred in respect of the carriage are refunded on top (Article 23(4)), and compensation for delay is capped at the carriage charges (Article 23(5)). On 25 September 2026 one SDR was worth €1.195291 and £1.028964 (NBP table 187/A/NBP/2026), so 8.33 SDR is about €9.96 or £8.57 per kg: for 1,200 kg lost the cap is 9,996 SDR = €11,948.13 (£10,285.52), and 80.1% of a €60,000 consignment stays uncovered. Hidden loss or damage must be notified in writing within seven days of delivery, Sundays and public holidays excepted (Article 30(1)); a delay reservation is due within 21 days (Article 30(3)). In Logistivo the CMR consignment note is generated from the load record and every status change of the load, including completion of delivery, is stored with its date and time.
Source: legislation.gov.uk · United Nations Treaty Collection · ICAO · Fedlex (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft) · OTIF · Narodowy Bank Polski · Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası · Banca Națională a României · International Monetary Fund · International Chamber of Commerce.
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What does the carrier pay, and what is left uncovered?
What does the carrier pay, and what is left uncovered? — Pick the regime, enter the weight, the loss and the delivery date: see the most the carrier has to pay, the uncovered share and the last day to give notice.
The calculation runs in your browser; only a date and a country code go to our server for the exchange rate and bank holidays, never the amounts you enter.
The tool calculates the carrier’s LIMIT and the TIME LIMITS; it does not assess whether the carrier is liable at all (the defences in Article 17(2)–(4)). According to the UN treaty records, some CMR states — for example Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan — are not parties to the 1978 Protocol, so a court there may apply the original 25 gold francs per kilogram. The tool calculates with 8.33 SDR.
Gross weight (kg) — Gross weight of the lost or damaged part, packaging included (CMR Art. 23(3)).
Packages — Sea only: the number of packages or units enumerated in the bill of lading.
Loss — Value of the goods lost, depreciation for damage, or the proven loss caused by delay.
Freight — Optional; needed for the delay cap and for the freight refund on total loss, in the same currency as the loss.
Delivery date — The day the goods were delivered; for delay, the day they were placed at the consignee’s disposal.
Delivery country — Decides which public holidays are left out of CMR’s seven days.
Visible damage — Shortage or damage that can be seen at delivery; the reservation is made on the spot.
Hidden damage — Shortage or damage found once the packing is opened; notice must be in writing.
Total loss — The goods never arrived; enter the agreed delivery date in the date field.
Delay — The goods arrived late; the loss is the proven loss caused by the delay.
Limits, notice periods and time bars in four regimes — The same damage falls under a different convention depending on how the goods moved. The table shows every limit and period the tool uses, with its source; the selected regime is highlighted.
International road — CMR — Carriage for reward where taking over and delivery are in two different countries, at least one of them a CMR state (Art. 1); in the UK given force by the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965.
International road — CMR — Limit and value — 8.33 SDR per kg of gross weight short (Art. 23(3)) | Value at the place and time the goods were accepted for carriage: commodity exchange price, else market price, else normal value (Art. 23(1)–(2)) | SDR converted at the date of judgment or a date agreed by the parties (Art. 23(7))
International road — CMR — Delay — Up to the carriage charges (Art. 23(5))
International road — CMR — Refunds — Carriage charges, customs duties and other charges in respect of the carriage are refunded on top: in full for total loss, pro rata for partial loss (Art. 23(4))
International road — CMR — Above the limit — Declared value in the consignment note (Art. 24) · Special interest in delivery (Art. 26) · Wilful misconduct or equivalent default (Art. 29)
International road — CMR — Notice periods — Visible: reservations at delivery at the latest (Art. 30(1)) — if missed: presumption | Hidden: 7 days, Sundays and public holidays excepted, in writing (Art. 30(1)) — if missed: presumption | Delay: 21 days from the goods being placed at the consignee’s disposal, in writing (Art. 30(3)) — if missed: right lost
International road — CMR — Time bar — 1 year; 3 years for wilful misconduct or equivalent default (Art. 32(1)) For total loss the period runs from the 30th day after expiry of the agreed time-limit, or the 60th day after taking over (Art. 32(1)(b)).
Sea — Hague-Visby Rules — Carriage under a bill of lading; in the UK given force by the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971.
Sea — Hague-Visby Rules — Limit and value — 666.67 SDR per package or unit, or 2 SDR per kg gross, whichever is higher (Art. IV r.5(a)) | Value at the place and time of discharge (r.5(b)); a container or pallet counts as one package unless the packages in it are enumerated in the bill of lading (r.5(c)) | Conversion date is fixed by the law of the court seised (r.5(d))
Sea — Hague-Visby Rules — Delay — The Rules contain no delay limit; the tool does not calculate one
Sea — Hague-Visby Rules — Refunds — No separate refund is calculated
Sea — Hague-Visby Rules — Above the limit — Nature and value declared and inserted in the bill of lading (Art. IV r.5(a)) · Higher limits agreed (r.5(g)) · Intent or recklessness with knowledge (r.5(e))
Sea — Hague-Visby Rules — Notice periods — Visible: written notice before or at removal of the goods (Art. III r.6) — if missed: presumption | Not apparent: within 3 days (Art. III r.6) — if missed: presumption | Delay: no notice rule in the Rules
Sea — Hague-Visby Rules — Time bar — 1 year (Art. III r.6) Suit within one year of delivery or of the date the goods should have been delivered (Art. III r.6).
Air — Montreal Convention 1999 — International air cargo between states party to the Convention; in the UK via the Carriage by Air Act 1961.
Air — Montreal Convention 1999 — Limit and value — 26 SDR per kg (Art. 22(3) as revised by ICAO from 28 December 2024; certified in the UK by SI 2025/123) | Weight: the total weight of the package or packages concerned (Art. 22(4)) | SDR converted at the date of judgment (Art. 23)
Air — Montreal Convention 1999 — Delay — Delay falls within the same 26 SDR per kg limit (Art. 22(3))
Air — Montreal Convention 1999 — Refunds — No separate refund is calculated
Air — Montreal Convention 1999 — Above the limit — Special declaration of interest in delivery (supplementary sum) (Art. 22(3)) · Wilful misconduct does NOT break the cargo limit (Art. 22(5))
Air — Montreal Convention 1999 — Notice periods — Damage: forthwith after discovery, at the latest 14 days from receipt, in writing (Art. 31(2)) — if missed: right lost | Damage: forthwith after discovery, at the latest 14 days from receipt, in writing (Art. 31(2)) — if missed: right lost | Delay: 21 days from the cargo being placed at your disposal, in writing (Art. 31(2)) — if missed: right lost
Air — Montreal Convention 1999 — Time bar — 2 years; the right is extinguished (Art. 35) The two years run from arrival, the date the aircraft ought to have arrived or the date carriage stopped (Art. 35(1)); the tool does not calculate this date.
Rail — COTIF/CIM — International rail freight between COTIF member states.
Rail — COTIF/CIM — Limit and value — 17 SDR per kg of gross mass short (Art. 30 §2) | Value on the day and at the place the goods were taken over: exchange price, else market price (Art. 30 §1)
Rail — COTIF/CIM — Delay — Up to four times the carriage charge (Art. 33)
Rail — COTIF/CIM — Refunds — Carriage charges, customs duties and other sums refunded in proportion to the loss (Art. 30 §4)
Rail — COTIF/CIM — Above the limit — Declared value (Art. 34) · Special interest in delivery (Art. 35) · Intent or recklessness (Art. 36)
Rail — COTIF/CIM — Notice periods — Visible: ascertained under Art. 42 before acceptance (Art. 47 §2 a) — if missed: right lost | Not apparent: ascertainment requested at the latest 7 days after acceptance (Art. 47 §2 b) — if missed: right lost | Delay: claim within 60 days (Art. 47 §2 c) — if missed: right lost
Rail — COTIF/CIM — Time bar — 1 year; 2 years for intent or recklessness (Art. 48) For total loss the period runs from the 30th day after the transit period expired (Art. 48 §2 a).
SDR rate — Which day’s rate? Under CMR (Art. 23(7)) and the Montreal Convention (Art. 23) the SDR is converted at the date of judgment or an agreed date; under the Hague-Visby Rules the court’s law fixes the date. The tool uses the last bulletin published on or before the day you choose and shows that date; if no rate can be fetched, enter it from the IMF’s daily SDR page — the tool never assumes 1.0.
NBP — National Bank of Poland table A mid rate for XDR; the same table carries EUR, USD, GBP, RON and TRY, so every cross comes from one bulletin.
TCMB — Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye indicative rates, XDR line (buying rate only).
BNR — National Bank of Romania reference rate for XDR.
How are the days counted?
The day of delivery is not counted; counting starts the next day (CMR Art. 30(4)).
CMR’s seven days leave out Sundays and public holidays; Saturdays count. The Convention does not say whose holidays apply; the tool uses the delivery country’s.
United Kingdom: the tool uses the GOV.UK bank holidays for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland have different lists.
The Hague-Visby three days and the Montreal 14 and 21 days are counted as calendar days.
The time bar is shown as the anniversary of delivery. A written claim suspends the CMR period until the carrier rejects it in writing and returns the documents (Art. 32(2)).
What the carrier pays, and what insurance pays — Two policies, two different questions.
Carrier’s CMR liability insurance — Bought by the carrier; it pays only what the carrier legally owes, up to the liability limit. If the carrier is not liable (the Article 17(2) defences), it pays nothing.
Cargo insurance — Bought by the cargo interest; it pays the insured value for a loss within cover, regardless of the carrier’s limit.
CMR Article 41(2): a clause giving the carrier the benefit of the goods’ insurance is null and void.
Incoterms 2020: under CIP the seller must insure on Institute Cargo Clauses (A) or similar, for at least 110% of the contract price; under CIF Institute Cargo Clauses (C) remain the default. The ICC clauses exclude, among others, war, strikes, inherent vice and delay.
Worked example (rate of 25 September 2026) — A 1,200 kg consignment worth €60,000 is lost on a CMR journey. The cap is 1,200 × 8.33 = 9,996 SDR; at the NBP rate of 25 September 2026 (1 SDR = €1.195291 = £1.028964) that is €11,948.13 or £10,285.52, so €48,051.87 (80.1%) of the loss is uncovered. If the goods were delivered in England on Wednesday 23 December 2026, the last day for a written notice of hidden damage under Article 30(1) is Monday 4 January 2027: Christmas Day (25 December), Sunday 27 December, the Boxing Day substitute bank holiday (Monday 28 December), New Year’s Day and Sunday 3 January do not count, but Saturdays do. The same box landed from a ship under the Hague-Visby Rules would have needed notice within 3 days, by Saturday 26 December 2026.
CMR Art. 30(1) hidden damage, last day: Monday 4 January 2027
Hague-Visby Art. III r.6, 3 days: Saturday 26 December 2026
Delay reservation (21 days): 13 January 2027 · CMR limitation: 23 December 2027, wilful misconduct 23 December 2029
This is not legal advice; the contract, the entries in the consignment note and the law applied by the court hearing the claim can change the outcome.
CMR claims, question by question
How much does a road carrier have to pay for lost goods under CMR? — At most 8.33 SDR per kilogram of gross weight short. Compensation is first worked out from the value of the goods at the place and time they were accepted for carriage — commodity exchange price, otherwise current market price, otherwise the normal value of goods of the same kind (Art. 23(1)–(2)) — and then cut to that limit. The weight is gross, not net.
For damage the carrier pays the depreciation; the limit applies to the weight of the whole consignment if the whole consignment is depreciated, or only to the depreciated part (Art. 25). Carriage charges, customs duties and other charges incurred in respect of the carriage are refunded on top — in full for total loss, pro rata for partial loss — and no further damages are payable (Art. 23(4)).
Interest of 5% a year runs from the date the claim was sent to the carrier in writing (Art. 27).
CMR Art. 23(1)–(4) · Art. 25 · Art. 27
What is 8.33 SDR per kg in pounds and euros today? — On 25 September 2026: £8.57 or €9.96 per kg (NBP table A: 1 SDR = £1.028964 = €1.195291). The SDR moves every day, so the tool fetches the bulletin for the date you choose and names its source and date.
CMR converts at the date of judgment or a date the parties agree (Art. 23(7)); so does the Montreal Convention (Art. 23). Under the Hague-Visby Rules the court’s own law sets the date. The same claim can therefore end up at a different sterling figure than the one in the first letter.
Rule of thumb: goods worth more than roughly €9.96 (£8.57) per kilogram are not fully covered by the CMR limit.
CMR Art. 23(7) · MC99 Art. 23
How long do I have to report hidden damage under CMR? — Seven days from delivery, Sundays and public holidays excepted, and in writing. For visible loss or damage the reservation must be made at delivery at the latest. The day of delivery is not counted (Art. 30(4)); after a joint check the same seven days run from the check (Art. 30(2)).
Missing the deadline does not forfeit the claim: taking delivery without reservations only becomes prima facie evidence that the goods arrived as described in the consignment note, and you carry the burden of proving otherwise.
Example: goods delivered in England on Wednesday 23 December 2026 — the last day is Monday 4 January 2027, because Christmas Day, the Boxing Day substitute (28 December), New Year’s Day and two Sundays drop out. Saturdays count.
CMR Art. 30(1) · Art. 30(2) · Art. 30(4)
What does CMR pay for delay in delivery? — Proven loss up to the amount of the carriage charges. Delay compensation cannot exceed the freight (Art. 23(5)).
Here the deadline is strict: without a written reservation within 21 days from the goods being placed at the consignee’s disposal, no compensation is payable for delay at all (Art. 30(3)).
If the goods have still not been delivered 30 days after the agreed time-limit — or 60 days after taking over when no time-limit was agreed — the claimant may treat them as lost (Art. 20(1)), and the file becomes a total-loss claim.
How can you claim above the CMR limit? — Three routes: two must be written into the consignment note, one depends on proving the carrier’s fault.
CMR Art. 24 · Art. 26 · Art. 29
Declared value (Art. 24): against an agreed surcharge, the sender enters a value in the consignment note that replaces the limit.
Special interest in delivery (Art. 26): against a surcharge, an amount of special interest is entered in the note; proven additional loss is paid up to that amount.
Wilful misconduct (Art. 29): if the damage was caused by the carrier’s wilful misconduct, or default the court’s law treats as equivalent, the limits and defences fall away.
A value agreed by e-mail but never entered in the consignment note does not meet Articles 24 and 26: both require the entry in the note.
In Logistivo — The CMR consignment note is generated from the load record: sender, consignee, route and goods fill in automatically and the gross weight is printed from the load. The “Special agreements” box is left blank, so entries such as a declared value or special interest are written in by hand. See load management — /en/load-management
CMR liability insurance or cargo insurance — what is the difference? — CMR insurance covers the carrier’s liability; cargo insurance covers the goods. The carrier’s policy pays only what the carrier legally owes, up to the limit, and nothing when the carrier is not liable. Cargo insurance is the cargo owner’s policy and pays the insured value for a loss within cover.
In the worked example the carrier’s liability insurer pays at most €11,948.13 of a €60,000 loss; the remaining €48,051.87 can only come from a cargo policy. A clause handing the carrier the benefit of the goods’ insurance is void under CMR (Art. 41(2)).
The sales term decides who insures: under Incoterms 2020 CIP the seller insures on Institute Cargo Clauses (A) for at least 110% of the contract price; under CIF the default remains Institute Cargo Clauses (C). Who insures, pays the freight and carries the risk under each of the 11 rules is shown in the Incoterms® 2020 chart.
In Logistivo — CMR insurance is one of the fleet document types: its expiry date goes into the fortnightly expiry report together with motor insurance, inspections and the other vehicle documents, and expired or upcoming items arrive by e-mail with an Excel attachment. See the carrier solution — /en/carrier
What is the Montreal Convention cargo limit in 2026? — 26 SDR per kilogram, since 28 December 2024. The Convention text says 17 SDR; ICAO’s reviews raised it to 22 SDR from 28 December 2019 and to 26 SDR from 28 December 2024, and the UK certified the new figure in SI 2025/123. At the 25 September 2026 NBP rate that is about €31.08 per kg.
The limit covers destruction, loss, damage and delay alike, is calculated on the weight of the package or packages concerned (Art. 22(4)) and can be exceeded only by a special declaration of interest. Unlike CMR, wilful misconduct does not break the cargo limit: Article 22(5) applies to passengers and baggage only.
Complaints: damage forthwith after discovery and at the latest within 14 days of receipt, delay within 21 days, in writing — otherwise no action lies (Art. 31). Actions must be brought within 2 years (Art. 35).
How does the Hague-Visby package limit work? — The carrier pays up to 666.67 SDR per package or unit or 2 SDR per kg of gross weight, whichever is higher. The two limits cross at 333.34 kg per package: lighter packages are protected by the package limit, heavier ones by the weight limit. For 1,200 kg in 10 packages the package limit gives 6,666.7 SDR against 2,400 SDR by weight.
A container, pallet or similar article counts as one package unless the bill of lading enumerates the packages packed in it (r.5(c)). Value is taken at the place and time of discharge (r.5(b)). Notice of loss or damage is due at removal, or within 3 days if not apparent, and suit must be brought within one year (Art. III r.6).
Hague-Visby Art. IV r.5 · Art. III r.6
When does a CMR claim become time-barred? — After one year, or three years for wilful misconduct or equivalent default. The period runs from delivery for partial loss, damage or delay; for total loss from the 30th day after expiry of the agreed time-limit (or the 60th day after taking over); in other cases from three months after the contract was made. The first day is not counted (Art. 32(1)).
A written claim suspends the period until the carrier rejects it in writing and returns the documents; further claims on the same subject do not suspend it again (Art. 32(2)). Any extension is governed by the law of the court seised (Art. 32(3)).
CMR Art. 32
In Logistivo — Every status change of a load — awaiting pickup, in transport, in transit, completed — is stored with date and time, so the delivery moment that starts the notice periods and the time bar sits in the load’s history. See the load history — /en/load-management
What about rail, and which value counts? — By rail (CIM) the limit is 17 SDR per kg of gross mass short (Art. 30 §2), delay up to four times the carriage charge (Art. 33). Hidden damage must be ascertained at the latest 7 days after acceptance and delay claimed within 60 days, or the claim is extinguished (Art. 47); the time bar is one year, two for intent or recklessness (Art. 48).
For road, the value is that at the place and time the goods were taken over — not the resale price at destination and not the CIF value. At sea it is the value at the place and time of discharge.
CIM Art. 30–48 · CMR Art. 23(1)
Same 1,200 kg lost — CMR 9,996 SDR · sea with 10 packages 6,666.7 SDR · air 31,200 SDR · rail 20,400 SDR.
What are the most common mistakes in a CMR claim?
CMR Art. 23, 24, 26, 30, 32 · MC99 Art. 22(5)
Calculating on net weight — CMR uses gross weight.
Using the destination or CIF value instead of the value where the goods were taken over.
Counting CMR’s seven days as calendar days, or forgetting that Saturdays count.
Giving an oral reservation for hidden damage — it must be in writing.
Agreeing a declared value by e-mail without entering it in the consignment note.
Treating the carrier’s CMR liability insurance as cargo insurance.
Assuming the air cargo limit falls away for wilful misconduct (MC99 Art. 22(5)).
Counting a container as many packages when the bill of lading does not enumerate them.
Assuming 8.33 SDR applies in every CMR state — some are not parties to the 1978 Protocol.
Sending repeated claims on the same subject and expecting a new suspension (Art. 32(2)).
In Logistivo — For trailer damage, a company-level equipment module records handover and receipt photos every time a trailer changes hands; new damage is attributed to the custody window in which it appeared, and damage that arose on a ferry or in a port is not charged to the driver. The record documents the trailer, not the cargo. See the carrier solution — /en/carrier
What Logistivo adds to a claim file — The three records a claim rests on — the consignment note, the moment of delivery and the state of the equipment — sit with the load in the panel.
CMR from the load record — Sender, consignee, route and gross weight come from the load; one-click PDF. The “Special agreements” box stays blank for handwritten entries.
Time-stamped load history — Awaiting pickup, in transport, in transit, completed: every status change is stored with date and time.
CMR insurance expiry — CMR insurance among the fleet documents goes into the fortnightly expiry report with its end date.
Trailer handover photos — An opt-in module photographs the trailer at every handover and attributes damage to the custody window it appeared in.
Related tools
Create a CMR consignment note — Free CMR note: fill in the boxes, download the PDF.
Damage photo check — Free single-photo AI damage screener with the notice periods.
OTIF calculator — See how late and short deliveries pull down on-time in-full.
Customs exchange rate — Which HMRC or EU monthly rate converts the customs value?
Bill of lading example — For the sea leg: the B/L number, consignee and originals — which box says what and who can take delivery.
CMR form: fill in and print online — Complete the consignment note box by box; a declared value or special interest in delivery in box 16 changes the limit (arts. 24, 26).
Load securing calculator — Loading and stowage by the sender can relieve the carrier (CMR art. 17(4)(c)); how many straps does the load need?
Keep the records of a claim in one panel — The CMR note and the time-stamped load history under the load, fleet documents under expiry tracking. Try Logistivo free.
Source
legislation.gov.uk — Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965, Schedule — Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/37/schedule
United Nations Treaty Collection — Protocol to the CMR (Geneva, 5 July 1978): status of parties — https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-11-a&chapter=11&clang=_en
legislation.gov.uk — Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Schedule — The Hague Rules as amended by the Brussels Protocol 1968 (Hague-Visby Rules) — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/19/schedule
legislation.gov.uk — Carriage by Air Act 1961, Schedule 1B — Montreal Convention 1999 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1961/27/schedule/1B
ICAO — 2024 Revised Limits of Liability under the Montreal Convention 1999 (effective 28 December 2024) — https://www.icao.int/sites/default/files/secretariat/legal/LEB%20Treaty%20Collection%20Documents/2024_Revised_Limits_of_Liability_Under_the_Montreal_Convention_of_1999_en.pdf
legislation.gov.uk — The Carriage by Air (Revision of Limits of Liability under the Montreal Convention) Order 2025 (SI 2025/123) — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/123/made
Narodowy Bank Polski — Tabela A kursów średnich — XDR (SDR MFW) — https://api.nbp.pl/api/exchangerates/rates/a/xdr/?format=json
Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası — Gösterge niteliğindeki Merkez Bankası kurları — XDR (Özel Çekme Hakkı) satırı — https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/kurlar/today.xml
Banca Națională a României — Cursul de referință BNR — XDR (DST) — https://curs.bnr.ro/nbrfxrates.xml
International Monetary Fund — SDR Valuation (daily) — https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/data/rms_sdrv.aspx
International Chamber of Commerce — Incoterms® 2020 — https://iccwbo.org/business-solutions/incoterms-rules/incoterms-2020/
Frequently asked questions
What is 8.33 SDR per kg in pounds?
On 25 September 2026 one SDR was worth £1.028964 (NBP), so 8.33 SDR is £8.57 per kg, or €9.96. The value changes daily; CMR converts at the date of judgment or an agreed date.
Is the CMR limit based on net or gross weight?
Gross weight: Article 23(3) speaks of “each kilogram of gross weight short”, packaging included.
Do Sundays count in the seven days for hidden damage?
No. Article 30(1) excepts Sundays and public holidays; Saturdays count. The tool leaves out the delivery country’s public holidays.
Do I lose the claim if I miss the seven days?
Not for loss or damage: late notice only makes the clean receipt prima facie evidence, which you can rebut. For delay it is different — without a written reservation within 21 days no compensation is payable (Art. 30(3)).
Is the invoice value the basis of compensation?
The basis is the value at the place and time the goods were accepted for carriage (Art. 23(1)); a recent sale invoice is evidence of that value, not the destination or CIF price.
Are freight and customs duties refunded?
Yes. Article 23(4) refunds carriage charges, customs duties and other charges incurred in respect of the carriage on top of the limit — in full for total loss, pro rata for partial loss.
What is the cap for delay?
Under CMR the carriage charges (Art. 23(5)); under CIM four times the carriage charge (Art. 33); under the Montreal Convention delay sits inside the 26 SDR per kg limit.
Where is a declared value written?
In the consignment note: a declared value (Art. 24) and a special interest in delivery (Art. 26) count only if agreed against a surcharge and entered there. On the CMR note Logistivo generates from a load, the “Special agreements” box is left blank for such entries.
Does wilful misconduct remove the air cargo limit?
No. Montreal Convention Article 22(5) applies to passengers and baggage only; the 26 SDR per kg cargo limit can be exceeded only by a special declaration of interest.
Does a claim letter stop the time bar?
A written claim suspends the CMR period until the carrier rejects it in writing and returns the documents; repeated claims on the same subject do not suspend it again (Art. 32(2)).
What does Logistivo record for a claim file?
Every status change of a load with its date and time, so the completion of delivery is visible in the load history; the CMR note is generated from the load, and the expiry of CMR insurance among the fleet documents goes into a fortnightly report. The deadlines themselves are calculated by the tool on this page.
Can Logistivo help with trailer damage?
Yes, with an opt-in equipment module: handover and receipt photos are recorded each time a trailer changes hands, and new damage is attributed to the custody window in which it appeared. Damage that arose after the driver handed over the trailer, for example on a ferry, is not charged to the driver. The module documents the trailer, not the cargo.
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