{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"liability cap","description":"Unlike a liability threshold, which sets a floor below which claims are excluded, a liability cap establishes the contractual or statutory ceiling a carrier must pay for loss, damage, or delay—any amount exceeding that ceiling is barred by law or contract. In maritime trade, the Hague Rules and the Visby Protocol provide the foundational framework; in air freight, the Warsaw Convention set comparable limits, later updated by the Montreal Convention. For road transport, the CMR Convention applies","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/liability-cap-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:39:38.571772","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haftung","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/liability-cap-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"liability cap · Unlike a liability threshold, which sets a floor below which claims are excluded, a liability cap establishes the contractual or statutory ceiling a carrier must pay for loss, damage, or delay—any amount exceeding that ceiling is barred by law or contract. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haftung"}