German Forwarders' Standard Terms

German Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions

All our business is transacted exclusively on the basis of the German Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp), most recent edition, and, to the extent these do not apply to logistics services, in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions for Logistics (Logistik-AGB). 

All our business is transacted exclusively on the basis of the German Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp) and, to the extent these do not apply to logistics services, in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions for Logistics (Logistik-AGB) most recent edition.

• Under Clause 23 ADSp, liability for damage/loss to goods according to § 431 HGB (German Commercial Code) is limited
• to 5 EUR/kg whilst in the custody of the freight forwarder
• to 2 SDR/kg (Special Drawing Rights) for multimodal carriage incl. sea transport
• to 1 million EUR or 2 SDR/kg per claim or to 2 million EUR or 2 SDR/kg per event, irrespective of the number of claims per event, in each case whichever is higher

If we are liable according to the provisions of the Montreal Convention, clause 27 ADSp shall not apply. Clause 27 ADSp shall also not be considered as an extension of our liability through imputation of default by agents, representatives, employees, subcontractors or other third parties in the cases of Art. 36 CIM, Art. 21 CMNI or section 660 HGB. Otherwise clause 27 ADSp shall remain unaffected.

Special transports/Movement by crane
Inasmuch as we work as haulage contactor, also as heavy loads haulage contractor, then we do so exclusively on the basis of the General German Haulier Terms and Conditions (ADSp). The “General Terms and Conditions of the German Federal Working Group Heavy Haulage and Crane Work (AGB-BSK)” apply if we ourselves perform crane work or carry out heavy and bulky transports and rough assemblies as a component of the crane work or transport service. For other assemblies that are not rough assemblies in the meaning of the AGB- BSK, we work on the basis of the BSK Terms and Conditions of Assembly (BSK- Assembly). The respective most recently published version of AGB- BSK and BSK- Assembly applies.

Trade fair transportation
For trade fair transportation additional trade fair transportation regulations and the trade fair-transport directory of services apply.

Last modified: 10.06.2013