Abstract
The paper deals with the issue of different market access for the transport procurement in the EU in context of open market of providing forwarding services. It highlights different requirements of market access in freight forwarding. The article proposes conditions of market access unification in freight forwarding based on analysis of the existing situation. It also refers to the different responsibility of freight forwarder depending on membership in the national associations of freight forwarders. The contribution analyses the limitation of liability in freight forwarding and shows differences in contract of freight forwarding for particular shipments by model examples. There is also pointed to the need for the development of uniform freight forwarding conditions in the EU.
Highlights
Freight forwarders play an important role in transport chain
In the most analysed countries is the maximum responsibility of the freight forwarder in amount of 50 000 XDR pre one case of damage, which corresponds to the value of 56 200 €
As the freight forwarder can provide his services in the EU, a potential customer receives a variety quality of services from freight forwarders [11, 12]
Summary
Freight forwarders play an important role in transport chain They provide professional services in national and international transport. Forwarders ensure claim damages or may, in agreement with the customer handle complaints directly [1] Another important task is drawing up the calculation of transportation outputs, recommendation of the optimal transport route and determination of the optimal tariff declaration for transported goods. A freight forwarder operates a collection service, carries out national collection and distribution of shipments, and ensures completion, distribution of general cargo, storing, signing and repairing of packaging. They are responsible for providing various benefits for all modes of transports for example the issuing of documents. Given that the aim of this paper is to point out different responsibilities of freight forwarders who conclude forwarding contracts under the national law and to propose a way of uniting responsibility [3, 4]
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