Terms And Conditions
1. DEFINITIONS
2. Ship My Bag For Shipping Containers Loading & Unloading Services LLC
2.1 We may procure any or all of our services as an agent or may provide them directly as a principal.
2.2 You are deemed to have contracted with us as a principal for the performance of the services whether we provide them as principal or as an agent. We have full discretion to either perform the services directly or to subcontract the whole or any part of the services to third parties.
2.3 Where we act as an agent for you, we are entitled to enter into all contracts on your behalf as may be necessary to fulfil your order and subject to the terms and conditions of such third party.
2.4 We may exercise discretion as to the means, route and procedure to be followed in the handling, storage and transportation of the Goods.
2.5 We are entitled to be paid and retain all brokerage, commissions, allowances and other remuneration customarily paid to or retained by courier booking services.
2.6 We do not accept orders from commercial re-sellers unless such reseller has been authorised prior of booking and given a reseller account. We reserve the right to cancel any orders placed by any unauthorised re-sellers or suspected re-sellers and the terms of paragraph 5 shall apply to such cancelled orders.
3. DELIVERY TIME
4. SIZE AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT CHARGES
You must accurately weigh and measure your item, your quote is based on the weight and dimensions offered.
4.1 Weight restrictions:
While there is no limit to the aggregate weight of a multi-package consignment, an individual package must not exceed 30kg (Actual Weight) on all our services. The weight of any package will be determined as being the larger of either Weight or Volumetric Weight.
4.2 Overweight items may be refused for collection or delivery, may cause delays to your order and/or incur cancellation fees or additional fees if accepted for collection/delivery.
You must accurately weigh and measure your item, your quote is based on the weight and dimensions offered.
4.3 Size restrictions:
The longest side/dimension of a single package must not exceed 100cm.
Note that there may also be restrictions on size imposed by origin/destination countries.
4.4 If you fail to comply with size and weight restrictions set out above it may lead to delays and your payment card will be charged an additional surcharge. All additional charges will be passed on to the customer within 90 days of delivery.
4.5 If your item is overweight or oversized you will be charged the excess volume or weight at a rate per kg of 150% of that paid for the original shipment. A handling fee may also be applied. Payment will be taken in accordance with Paragraph 4.6.
4.6 By accepting these terms and conditions you also give us the permission to charge your debit/credit card for any weight discrepancies or extra charges that may be charged to us by our agents due to the supply of incorrect information at the time of your booking (including regarding the size, weight and number of items). If we are unable to automatically charge your card we will notify you in writing and you agree to pay us the stated sum within 7 days. Failure to make payment will result in debt recovery proceedings being launched with any associated costs being the responsibility of the customer.
5. CONFIRMATION AND CANCELLATION
5.1 After you place your order online an order/tracking number will be displayed on screen confirming your order has been accepted for processing. Your order has not been accepted at this stage and may still be cancelled. You will later receive an email acknowledging your order has been accepted, booked and confirmed. If you fail to receive the email please login to your account and if a tracking number is displayed then your order has been accepted and confirmed.
5.2 At any time up until your order is accepted, confirmed and booked you may cancel your order by telephone only. We will confirm your order has not been accepted and your order will be cancelled and credited to your shipnow.ae account less an administration fee of AED100 or 15% whichever is greater.
5.3 You may modify basic details of your order only until the time it has been accepted, confirmed and booked providing such modifications would not the total order value. Any modification that reduces the order value will be treated as a cancellation in accordance with clause 5.2.
5.4 Once an order has been accepted, booked and confirmed you cannot modify your order and any such modifications will result in the order being cancelled and a new order will be required. The cancellation fees referred to in clause 5.2 shall apply to any such order modifications. Under exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the company the customer may be permitted to edit minor details, which do not affect the order value, of a confirmed order for a fee of AED50.
6. PACKAGING, LABELLING AND COLLECTION
7. DELIVERY
8. DELAY AND SUBSEQUENT LIABILITY
8.1 We do not provide any guarantees as to date or time of delivery.
Note that most delays are due to customers failing to label their packages correctly or for failing to weigh the goods properly or for failing to complete documentation fully. If a package is undeliverable it will be returned to the collection address and a cancellation charge will be levied in addition to any return charges imposed by the courier.
No expenses will be paid if holiday baggage is delayed and all customers are strongly advised to purchase travel insurance to protect them from such an event.
9. LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO A PACKAGE
9.1 We are a booking agency and are in no way responsible for the loss of, or damage to any package or its contents. We only use large reputable couriers and therefore loss or damage is extremely rare. To avoid damage to your package’s contents be mindful that our couriers treat every package with care but your package will be loaded and unloaded by human hands several times on its journey. Your items must be thoroughly packaged and must be able to fall approximately 100 cm without breaking.
9.2 Your package will be under the control and responsibility of the courier from collection until delivery, in whatever form in accordance with Paragraph 7, takes place.
9.3 In the case of a non tracking item you will provide us with an accurate description of your bag and contents within 7 days. Upon receipt a recovery process will be initiated with the courier which will continue no longer than 28 days after the estimated delivery date.
9.4 We accept no liability for loss or damage to any Goods booked through shipnow.ae by an unauthorized re-seller.
10.INSURANCE, LIABILITY AND DISCRETIONARY COMPENSATION
- Any item prohibited under 11.5 of these terms;
- Non standard personal effects shipments i.e. items which are not usually found in a suitcase;
- Items we advise customers not to use our service to transport or which we advise are sent at the customers’ risk including but not limited to, glass, porcelain, all electrical goods (Including but not limited to, Camera, TVs, HIFIs, Mobile Phones, Tablet Computers, Laptop Computers, Printers and Personal Computers), Valuables including but not limited to Jewellery;
- Liquid damage;
- Items reported missing from a successfully delivered shipment which was collected from or delivered to a 3rd party other than the owner of the shipment or a direct family member;
- Loss suffered when goods have been signed for received at the address, refused delivery at the address or the address has been found to be incomplete and the recipient has not responded to contact;
- Loss suffered when goods have not been collected;
- Loss or damage suffered when goods have not been packaged or labelled appropriately in accordance with our terms.
- Acts of God
- Consequence of War or Terrorism
- Prohibited Contents
11. PROHIBITED ITEMS
- Aerosols or any other pressurised containers;
- Liquids, Pastes and Gels of any type;*
- Toner Cartridges;
- Loose Batteries & Power Banks;
- No more than ONE device containing a lithium battery in line with our battery policy OR when shipping to / from Australia or China, NO device containing any kind of battery;
- Animals and Animal products;
- Firearms and firearm parts, ammunition, explosives, weapons (including imitations of same);
- Flowers and plant products;
- Human remains or ashes;
- Medical samples;
- Items that require a temperature controlled environment;
- Pornography;
- Prescription drugs and pharmaceutical products;
- Tobacco;
- Religious Artefacts;
- Foodstuffs, perishable, animal origin and controlled food articles and beverages including, but not limited to: Fruit & vegetables, dairy products (including dried products containing dairy such as protein powder), meat, fish, nuts, seeds, wine, beer, spirits and champagne; or
- Packages that are wet, leaking or emit an odour of any kind;
- Valuables and high value items including but not limited to antiques, paintings, jewellery, precious stones and electrical equipment (see 11.6 regarding low value electrical equipment);
- Cash or other forms of tradeable currency;
- Credit cards;
- Passports or other confidential personal documentation;
- Irreplaceable items;
- Other Dangerous / hazardous goods;
- Counterfeit goods;
- Other illegal or restricted goods.