Insurance and Optional Delivery Services

Shipment Insurance covers items in transit worldwide, although temporary restrictions may apply from time to time as a consequence of, but not limited to, political, terrorist, nuclear and war risks, or on the advice of government officials. It does not cover the following: delay; ordinary leakage; loss in weight or volume, or wear and tear of the shipment; loss, damage or expense caused by insufficiency or unsuitability of packing or preparation of the shipment; loss, damage or expense caused by inherent vice or nature of the shipment; loss, damage or expense attributable to the willful misconduct by the customer or its agents; loss, damage or expense caused by delay; loss, damage or expense arising from the use of any atomic or nuclear weapon or radioactivity.

Cover is limited to the value declared by the shipper, replacement cost, invoice value or actual cash value whichever is the lowest. Evidence may be requested to substantiate the declared value in the event of a claim. In the event of total loss of your shipment, with Shipment Insurance, you will also be entitled to a refund of the shipping charge. In the event of a partial loss, you will be entitled to a refund of the relevant proportion of the shipping charge. When more than one shipment that is covered is subject to loss or damage arising from a single event, the maximum aggregate compensation for all such shipments is limited to 5 million EUR.

Excluded Countries The Shipment Insurance program is not available for imports, exports, domestic transits or storage for the following countries: Cuba Iran Myanmar North Korea North Sudan Syria Restricted Countries The Shipment Insurance program can provide coverage for international shipments from the time they are loaded onto or off of an international flight in Iraq or Afghanistan. However, domestic or inland transit coverage within Iraq and/or Afghanistan is not automatically covered, but may be obtained on a case by case basis. In order to obtain inland transit coverage, please contact us to discuss with the Risk Management team. Inland transit coverage must be agreed in writing with our carrier before any transport of the Shipment.

If you wish to make a claim, you should always notify us or our carrier as soon as possible, but in any event, no later than 30 calendar days from the date that the carrier accepted the shipment.