[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR375.203]

[Page 96]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 375_TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE; 
CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B_Before Offering Services to My Customers
 
Sec.  375.203  What actions of an individual shipper may limit or reduce 
my normal liability?

    (a) If an individual shipper includes perishable, dangerous, or 
hazardous articles in the shipment without your knowledge, you need not 
assume liability for those articles or for the loss or damage caused by 
their inclusion in the shipment. If the shipper requests that you accept 
such articles for transportation, you may elect to limit your liability 
for any loss or damage by appropriately published tariff provisions.
    (b) If an individual shipper agrees to ship household goods released 
at a value greater than 60 cents per pound ($1.32 per kilogram) per 
article, your liability for loss and damage may be limited to $100 per 
pound ($220 per kilogram) per article if the individual shipper fails to 
notify you in writing of articles valued at more than $100 per pound 
($220 per kilogram).
    (c) If an individual shipper notifies you in writing that an article 
valued at greater than $100 per pound ($220 per kilogram) will be 
included in the shipment, the shipper will be entitled to full recovery 
up to the declared value of the article or articles, not to exceed the 
declared value of the entire shipment.

                        General Responsibilities