Carrier liability regimes
The conventions and statutes that cap what a carrier owes for lost or damaged cargo, by mode, with the limit and the article that sets it.
| Name | Mode | Limit per kg | Limit per kg unit | Limit per package | Limit per package unit | Limit article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US COGSA 1936 | sea | 500 | USD_per_package | Section 4(5) | ||
| Carmack Amendment 49 USC 14706 | road | 49 USC 14706(c)(1)(A), (f)(2)-(3) | ||||
| Warsaw Convention 1929 | air | 250 | gold_franc_per_kg | Article 22(2) | ||
| Montreal Protocol No. 4 1975 | air | 17 | XDR_per_kg | Article VII amending Article 22(2)(b) |
Sources
- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, ch. 229, 49 Stat. 1207 (Apr. 16, 1936) — U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), United States Statutes at Large · Public domain
- United States Code, 2024 Edition, Title 49, § 14706 — Liability of carriers under receipts and bills of lading — U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo); U.S. Code prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives · Public domain
- International Air Transportation (Warsaw Convention), 49 Stat. 3000 — U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Public domain
- The Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of Protocol No. 4 of Montreal, 1975) Order 1999, SI 1999/1312 — UK Statutory Instruments; published on legislation.gov.uk by The National Archives · Reusable with attribution
10 further records are on file but not shown, because the publisher's terms do not clearly allow them to be republished.