German Freight Forwarders’ Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp)

„We operate exclusively in accordance with the latest version of the Allgemeinen Deutschen Spediteurbedingungen (ADSp)-(German Forwarders´ General Terms and Conditions of Traiding).

These limit in Paragraph 23 ADSp the legal liability for damage to goods in the case of damage to goods the case of damage to goods whiest in the care of a forwarder to EUR 5/kg in accordance with § 431 of the German Commercial Code  (HGB); in the case of multimodal transports, including sea transport to 2 SDR (Special Growing Rights)/kg plus, in addition, per damage or event to EUR 1,0 Mio. or EUR 2,0 Mio. respectively, or 2 SDR/kg whichever is the greater.

The parties agree subsidiary, that paragraph 27 ADSp does neither extend the liability nor the responsibility of the forwarder for agents, servants, employees or crewmembers beyond legal regulations as Art. 25 MC, Art. 36 CIM, Art. 21 CMNI, § 660 HGB for the benefit of the principle.”

These General Terms and Conditions are available here for download (external Link of OSKAR SCHUNCK Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG).