Question

If a carrier believes that a shipper's declaration is false or incorrect, what should it do?

Answer 1

The shipping business is the key business in the international trading.

Which helps to transport the cargo from the production place to consumption.

The Bill of landing is the legal document which hold the contract between carrier and shipper .

Which indicates tracking of the shipment and also provided the information of the cargo where it is come from and the destination to reach.

Shipper or cosigner generally known as Supplier .Carrier is a person or entity in a contract of carriage.

the responsibility of the shipper and carrier is inter related

the care of goods taken are by the carrier such as the cargo loaded in time with safety measures.

carries has the all the information about nature ad characteristic of the cargo to be shipped to care in their in handling .

also have the major duties such as documentation,labeling and also to make the manifest for the dangerous goods.

The duties of the shipper packing of the goods and marking also deliver the goods which is ready for the carriage .

Shipper will provide the Cargo information and documents and also to provide the information about the nature of the goods to be shipped out .

If there is no proper information about the contact name or address or number which leads in the delay of the shipment.in this case the role of the shipper is to verify the all details for the shipment.

The other major issue is the wrong clarification of the goods ,wrong value,wrong product description.

The carelessness ,without following the rules and regulations ,without the correct documentation will leads the shipment delay as well as customer will be unhappy.

However for the false declaration from the shipper should be prosecuted and good need to be seized .

If the shipper false declaration is proved then should be punished because which leads the issue for the recipient and delay in the shipment as well.

if the value or the nature of the product mentioned in the delaration form are not true then should not proceed with the shipment where in it leads to illagal in the law of shipment.

Always the relationship between carrier and shipper should be greater to achieve the greater shipment in shipping business.