{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Montreal damage notice","description":"Unlike a general complaint, the Montreal damage notice is a formally required written declaration submitted to the air carrier by the consignee or shipper to assert a claim for damaged air cargo. The Montreal Convention sets strict deadlines: apparent damage must be reported within 14 days of receipt; concealed damage within 21 days. Missing these deadlines typically forfeits any right of recourse against the carrier entirely. In practice, freight forwarders advise consignees to inspect shipment","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/montreal-damage-notice","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-19T00:26:35.330286","citation":"https://www.icao.int/secretariat/legal/List%20of%20Parties/Mtl99_EN.pdf","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/montreal-damage-notice","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Montreal damage notice · Unlike a general complaint, the Montreal damage notice is a formally required written declaration submitted to the air carrier by the consignee or shipper to assert a claim for damaged air cargo. · Quelle: https://www.icao.int/secretariat/legal/List%20of%20Parties/Mtl99_EN.pdf"}