GISTnet Tips: 2006-12-21

General
When you give a shipment to a trucker, especially where you have negotiated
a particular rate for the shipment, are you aware of what the carrier's
legal liability is for loss or damage to the cargo? See "Carrier-to-Shipper
Relationship" (Common Carriage vs. Contract Carriage) at
http://www.gistnet.com/sub/text/2:q90.html, and in particular "Common
Carriage Masquerading as Contract Carriage."

Freight Forwarder
In the context of U.S. export regulations, when does a forwarding agent
assume responsibility as the principal party in interest (PPI)? See the
glossary definition at
http://www.gistnet.com/sub/glossary/principal_party_in_interest.html, and
then use the link at the bottom of the definition to further explore this
question elsewhere in the GISTnet Library.

Customs Broker
Are personal effects aways entered free of duty? See the GISTnet glossary
at http://www.gistnet.com/sub/glossary/personal_effects.html.