{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Forwarder liability","description":"When goods arrive damaged, a shipment is badly delayed, or a customs entry contains a costly error, forwarder liability comes into focus: the forwarder is accountable to the shipper for losses arising from a breach of its contractual or legal duties. That liability is typically capped – under national forwarding law, applicable international conventions such as the CMR for road transport, and by contract terms, often expressed as a maximum per kilogram or per claim. The critical question in prac","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/forwarder-liability","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:30:16.334373","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spediteurhaftung","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/forwarder-liability","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Forwarder liability · When goods arrive damaged, a shipment is badly delayed, or a customs entry contains a costly error, forwarder liability comes into focus: the forwarder is accountable to the shipper for losses arising from a breach of its contractual or legal duties. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spediteurhaftung"}