What are the details of a multimodal transport document in Vietnam?

What are the details of a multimodal transport document in Vietnam? (Internet image)

According to Decree 87/2009/ND-CP, a multimodal transport document contains the following details:

• The general nature of the goods; marks and signs necessary for the identification of the goods: danger or perishability of the goods number of packages or units: gross weight of the goods or their quantity otherwise described;

• All the above-said details shall be supplied by the consignor.

• The apparent condition of the goods:

• The name and head office of the multimodal transport operator;

• The name of the consignor;

• The name of the consignee, if named by the consignor;

• The place and date of taking in charge of the goods by the multimodal transport operator;

• The place of delivery of the goods;

• The date or period of delivery of the goods at the place of delivery, if already agreed by the involved parties;

• A statement indicating whether the multimodal transport document is negotiable or non-negotiable;

• The signature of the representative of or a person authorized by the multimodal transport operator;

• The freight for each mode of transportation if already agreed by the involved parties, or the freight and its currency payable by the consignee, or other indications that the freight is payable by the consignee;

• The planned itinerary, mode of transport in each route and places of transshipment, if already known at the time of issuance of the multimodal transport document;

• Other details which the involved parties agree to include in the multimodal transport document, if not contrary to law.

The omission of one or more of the details mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article does not affect the legality of a multimodal transport document.

Note: Forms of multimodal transport document

• Multimodal transport documents in a negotiable form may be issued in any of the following forms: To bearer; To order; To order to the person named in the original document.

• Multimodal transport documents in a non-negotiable form shall be issued in the form to the person named as the consignee.

• Forms of domestic multimodal transport documents shall be agreed by the parties.

More details can be found in Decree 87/2009/ND-CP on multimodal transport, which comes into force from December 15, 2009, and annuls Decree 125/2003/ND-CP.

Long Binh

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