{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Expert Cargo Damage Assessment","description":"An expert cargo damage assessment is a formal survey procedure in which an independent surveyor examines transport damage to goods, documenting its type, extent, and cause. The resulting survey report is the recognized instrument for pursuing liability claims against carriers and for settling losses with cargo underwriters. In practice, neither carriers nor insurers will entertain a claim without a qualified, impartial assessment—an internal inspection note from the receiving party rarely suffic","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/expert-cargo-damage-assessment","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T23:48:20.791945","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/damage-assessment","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/expert-cargo-damage-assessment","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Expert Cargo Damage Assessment · An expert cargo damage assessment is a formal survey procedure in which an independent surveyor examines transport damage to goods, documenting its type, extent, and cause. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/damage-assessment"}