“Ignorance of the law shall exempt no one from liability” – the principal is built in civil law of every democratic country. Logistics industry is no exception and is also governed by laws – international conventions which prevail over national laws. Then why many consignee are confident that just because they receive only a couple of shipments per year, they are relieved from knowing the laws and their duties. Even if being aware of main principles or scope of liability would help to avoid conflicts and would ease off settlement of losses.

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