Declaration on the confirmation of the gross mass of cargo containers
VGM (Verified Gross Mass)

M.G.-Reference:
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Place of weighing/loading:
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Pos	Containertype	Containernumber	Cargo weight (kg)	Tare weight (kg)	VGM confirmed gross mass (kg)
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Please tick: The confirmed gross mass (VGM) was determined by

Methode: Weighing

After the container is loaded and sealed, the charterer may have the loaded container weighed or have arrangements made for it to be weighed by a third party using certified equipment.

Methode: Calculation

The shipper (or a third party at the instance of the shipper) may weigh, using a certified method, all packages and cargo items, including the mass of pallets, stowage materials and other packing and securing materials to be packed into the container, and then add the tare weight of the container to the sum of the individual weights.

Place, date	Name of the authorized person (in capital letters)	Signature

The above named person authorized by the exporter/shipper hereby certifies that the declared shipment information including VGM meets the requirements in accordance with the terms of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ( SOLAS - as per MSC Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization IMO v. 09.June 2014 in MSC.1/Circ. 1475 ) and have been determined according to the specified method.

To ensure that your container is loaded onto the ship on time, we need this form back by fax or e-mail at the latest at the time of container loading. We would like to point out that the costs for any check weighing that may take place will be charged to the client. If the missed/late notification of the VGM leads to additional costs, we must also charge these to the client.

We work exclusively on the basis of the German Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions 2017 (ADSp 2017). Note: The ADSp 2017 deviate from the law in clause 23 with regard to the maximum liability amount for damage to goods (§ 431 HGB) by limiting the liability to 2 SDR/kg in the case of multimodal transports including sea transport and in the case of an unknown place of damage, and otherwise additionally limiting the standard liability of 8.33 SDR/kg to 1.25 million euros per damage event and 2.5 million euros per damage event, but at least 2 SDR/kg.