RATE QUOTATION AND CONTRACT  

BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSING & TRANSPORTATION, INC.

UNSTAFFED CENTRALIZED EXAMINATION STATION

 

 

Date ________________

 

Subject to the attached Terms and Conditions, Baltimore International Warehousing and Transportation, Inc. quotes rates for storage, handling and other services as follows:

 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Description

Container Size

Pieces

Weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centralized Examination Station (CES) Fee Scheduled Attached

 

The information contained on this page, under PRODUCT DESCRIPTION of this contract was used to develop the rates for those products covered by this contract.  Should the handling, storage or other characteristics of the products covered by this contract change materially, Baltimore International Warehousing and Transportation, Inc. may revise this rate accordingly.

 

All goods stored and handled in accordance with the Standard Contract Terms and Conditions incorporated into this agreement.

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ALL CHARGES ARE DUE AND PAYABLE UPON RECEIPT OF

WAREHOUSEMAN’S INVOICE.

CHARGES, CLAIMS WILL NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM WAREHOUSEMAN’S INVOICES.

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ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS:  Shipments to be consigned to yourself  in care of Baltimore International Warehousing and Transportation, Inc.

 

Delivering Carrier _____________________________________________

Bill of Lading and Manifest of contents are to be received by the warehouse before arrival of shipment.

 

ACCEPTED BY ________________________________________  DATE _______________

 

 

Standard Contract Terms and Conditions

 

LIABILITY AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES – Sec. 1

(a)           THE WAREHOUSEMAN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR

INJURY TO GOODS STORED HOWEVER CAUSED UNLESS SUCH LOSS OR INJURY RESULTED FROM THE FAILURE BY THE WAREHOUSEMAN TO EXERCISE SUCH CARE IN REGARD TO THEM AS A REASONABLY CAREFUL MAN WOULD EXERCISE UNDER LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES AND WAREHOUSEMAN IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES WHICH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE EXERCISE OF SUCH CARE.

(b)           GOODS ARE NOT INSURED BY THE WAREHOUSEMAN AGAINST LOSS OR INJURY HOWEVER CAUSED.

(c)            ALL GOODS ARE WAREHOUSED AT OWNER’S RISK OF LOSS, DAMAGE, OR DELAY BY CIVIL OR MILITARY AUTHORITY, OR INSURRECTION, RIOT, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, ENEMIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, SPRINKLER LEAKAGE, FLOOD, WIND, STORM, FIRE, MOTH CORRUPTION, DEPREDATION BY RATS, MICE OR VERMIN, CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE, OR BY ANY CAUSE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE WAREHOUSEMAN.    THE WAREHOUSEMAN WILL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONCEALED DAMAGE, LEAKAGE, VARIATION IN WEIGHTS, OR FOR LOSSES IN WEIGHT BY REASON OF DEFECTIVE OR INSUFFICIENT CONTAINERS WHETHER OCCURRING WHILE GOODS ARE IN STORAGE OR ARE BEING HANDLED, NOT FOR FAILURE TO DETECT OR REMEDY THE SAME.

(d)           LIABILITY OF THE WAREHOUSEMAN FOR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO GOODS SHALL IN NO CASE EXCEED $2.00 PER CUBIC FOOT OR 10 CENTS PER POUND, ACCORDING AS WEIGHT OR SIZE DETERMINES THE RATE, UNLESS EXCESS VALUE IS DECLARED BY THE DEPOSITOR OF RECORD AT THE TIME THE GOODS ARE STORED.  A CHARGE WILL BE MADE FOR SUCH EXCESS VALUE.

(e)           WHERE LOSS OR INJURY OCCURS TO STORED GOODS, FOR WHICH THE WAREHOUSEMAN IS NOT LIABLE, THE DEPOSITOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REMOVING AND DISPOSING OF SUCH GOODS AND THE COST OF ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN UP AND SITE REMEDIATION RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OR INJURY TO THE GOODS.

 

NOTICE OF CLAIM AND FILING OF SUIT – Sec. 2   

(a)           Claims by the depositor and all other persons must be presented in writing to the warehouseman within a reasonable time, and in no event longer than either 60 days after delivery of the goods by the warehouseman or 60 days after depositor of record is notified by the warehouseman that loss or injury to part or all of the goods has occurred, whichever time is shorter.

(b)           No action may be maintained by the depositor or others against the warehouseman for loss or injury to the goods stored unless timely written claim has been given as provided in paragraph (a) of this section and unless such action is commenced either within nine months after date of delivery by warehouseman or within nine months after depositor of record is notified that loss or injury to part or all of the goods hAs occurred, which ever time is shorter.

(c)            When goods have not been delivered, notice may be given of known loss or injury to the goods by mailing of a registered or certified letter to the depositor of record.  Time limitations for presentation of claim in writing and maintaining of action after notice begin on the date of mailing of such notice by warehouseman.

 

LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES – Sec. 3

Warehouseman shall not be liable for any loss of profit or special, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind.

 

LIABILITY FOR MISSHIPMENT – Sec. 4

If warehouseman negligently misships goods, the warehouseman shall pay the reasonable transportation charges incurred to return the misshipped goods to the warehouse.  If the consignee fails to return the goods, warehouseman’s maximum liability shall be for the lost or damaged goods as specified in Section 1 above. And warehouseman shall have no liability for damages due to the consignee’s acceptance or use of the goods whether such goods be those of the depositor or another.

 

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE – Sec. 5

Warehouseman shall not be liable for loss of goods due to inventory shortage or unexplained or mysterious disappearance of goods unless depositor establishes such loss occurred because of warehouseman’s failure to exercise the care required for warehouseman under Section 1 above.  Any presumption of conversion imposed by law shall not apply to such loss and a claim by depositor of conversion must be established by affirmative evidence that the warehouseman converted the goods to the warehouseman’s own use.

 

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