Terms and Conditions

Our Terms and Conditions of Service apply to all services offered by Expeditors and supplement the relevant Service Specific Terms & Conditions.

Expeditors Bid Submission Conditions

Expeditors Bid Submission Conditions apply to all bid responses submitted by Expeditors to our customers. 

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General Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Service

General Terms and Conditions are applicable to all services that are not governed by any country / location-specific terms and conditions. 

Transportation

Air (International)

Our Air Waybill is issued in connection with and governs each international air shipment.

Transportation

Ocean (International)

Our Ocean Bill of Lading is issued in connection with each international ocean shipment. These documents are very similar, however, the Bill of Lading also acts as a document of title. 

Transportation

Ocean (International) Sea Waybill

Our Sea Waybill is issued in connection with each international ocean shipment. These documents are very similar to the Bill of Lading, however, the Bill of Lading also acts as a document of title. 

Transportation

Ground and Domestic Transport

Our Service Conditions for Transportation apply to all ground and domestic transport services. They form part of our Contract of Carriage.

Transportation

Asia Contract of Carriage

Asia Contract of Carriage (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, and New Zealand)

Transportation

Australia Contract of Carriage

Australia Contract of Carriage

Transportation

India Contract of Carriage

India Contract of Carriage

Transportation

Middle East Contract of Carriage

Middle East Contract of Carriage

Transportation

North America Contract of Carriage

North America Contract of Carriage (United States, Canada, and Mexico)

Transportation

Forwarder's Cargo Receipt

Our Forwarder's Cargo Receipt (FCR) is issued whenever cargo is received by Expeditors for transport or in connection with vendor order management services. 

Products

Customs Brokerage

Our General Terms and Conditions of Service and Letter of Authorization apply whenever Expeditors performs customs brokerage services.  For some jurisdictions, the Letter of Authorization may be replaced by a Power of Attorney (POA) issued in the form required under applicable local laws.

Products

Warehousing & Distribution

Our Terms and Conditions for Distribution Services apply whenever Expeditors performs distribution and warehousing services and form part of the Distribution Scope & Rates document issued by Expeditors in connection with these services. 

Products

Order Management

Our Order Management Services are provided pursuant to our General Terms and Conditions of Service and Forwarder's Cargo Receipt (FCR). 

Products

Project & Energy Services

Project & Energy Services is focused on providing integrated project management and full service, turnkey transportation solutions to our customers. Expeditors Project Cargo Principal Terms and Conditions apply. 

Products

Tradeflow

Our Tradeflow Terms and Conditions apply to the provision and use of our Tradeflow Supply Chain Management system and services.