1. Sending of Bills of Lading and Sea Waybills. Bills of Lading or Sea Waybills will be available for the booking party to collect from the SSC Consolidation Agency office, but should the Merchant request them to be sent, this shall be at the Merchants own risk and expense. Carrier and SSC Consolidation accept no liability whatsoever. |
2. Customs Fines. It is the booking party‘s responsibility to file a customs declaration correctly and in due time. If the Carrier or his agent is fined in consequence of the booking party’s late, incomplete or erroneous filing, the Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier or the agent for the fine and for all costs, losses, and expenses whatsoever incidental thereto. In case of shipment without a customs document resulting from the booking party’s failure to provide such customs declaration in due time and ultimately 24 hours prior to the arrival of the vessel on which the cargo is intended to be loaded, the booking party will be fully liable for the customs fine and will indemnify the Carrier or his agent in case of such customs fine being addressed to the Carrier or his agent. Shipments without proper customs documents and registration will be short shipped, all charges involved will be for the account of the booking party. When SSC Consolidation has been appointed to perform a customs declaration the required info will need to be presented 12 hrs prior to closing to the appointed SSC representative. |
3. Shippers have to provide the full and complete name, physical address, phone and fax numbers of notify party. If this information is not provided, shippers will be responsible for all costs and consequences arising due to delay in collection of the container by receivers at the destination. |
4. Kindly provide Harmonised System code in your booking, consisting of a minimum of 6 characters. Harmonised System code is imperatively to be mentioned on the manifest. |
5. Should the cargo details as furnished at the time of this booking be inaccurate, your services as a booking party will be held liable for any resulting costs, expenses, and/or damages incurred whatsoever. Misdeclaration of cargo weights could result in containers being short shipped, with surcharges being applicable. Any consequential charges to be for the account of the booking party. |
6. For shipments of European Union goods, the Merchant is under a duty to advise such customs status to the Carrier or his agent at the time of the booking. In case of non-availability of this information, the goods will be considered as non-European goods; all fines and costs resulting from this discrepancy will be for the Merchant’s account and at his risk. |
7. Shipping Instructions: These MUST be available on the closing date at the absolute latest - failure to comply may result in the postponement of the shipping at cost and responsibility of the shipper. |
8. Shipper on the ocean Bill of Lading is legally responsible for arranging VGM either at premises/en-route/Terminal. Providing VGM details after given closing will result in short shipment and the booking party will be held responsible for all charges due to late filing. |
9. The gross weight given at the time of booking must match the weight given in the documentation/shipping instruction. Differences can result in Yard Adjustment Charges. |
10. SSC Consolidation is not responsible for the actual content of the container/packages. All official documentation will be based on SLAC (shipper load stow and count). |