Understanding the limits of liability for your shipment helps you protect valuable items and choose the right coverage. Redline Courier Service sets clear limits of liability based on declared value. This guide explains how those limits work, what you can do to increase protection, and which items carry special restrictions. If you have questions before you ship, visit our request service page to get started.
Insurance Coverage and Your Options
Our standard liability covers each package up to $150. If your shipment is worth more, you have two options: declare a higher value when you tender the shipment and pay the corresponding charge, or ask dispatch about additional cargo insurance, which is available on request. Tell dispatch the declared value and the coverage you need when you book, not after pickup. You may also arrange coverage through your own insurance agent or broker. Any loss above the declared value that is not covered by additional insurance remains your responsibility.
Standard Limits of Liability for Packages
We limit our standard liability for any package to $150. You may declare a higher value when you tender the shipment and pay the greater charge required. For shipments over $150 in declared value, we assess a minimum charge of $10.00 or 1%, whichever is greater. You must declare values in whole dollar amounts. The maximum declared value per package is generally $25,000.
Items Limited to $500 in Declared Value
Packages containing all or part of the following items are subject to lower declared value limits, with a maximum of $500:
- Artwork, including paintings, drawings, vases, tapestries, limited-edition prints, fine art, statuary, sculpture, collector’s items, and customized or personalized musical instruments
- Film and photographic images, including negatives, chromes, and slides
- Any commodity that is inherently susceptible to damage or that has a variable or hard-to-ascertain market value
- Antiques, including furniture, tableware, and glassware, as well as collector’s items such as coins, stamps, sports cards, souvenirs, and memorabilia (collector coins and stamps may not be shipped; see restrictions)
- Glassware, including signs, mirrors, ceramics, porcelains, china, crystal, glass, framed glass, flat panel display screens, plasma screens, and similarly fragile items
- Jewelry, including costume jewelry, watches and watch parts, mounted gems or stones, industrial diamonds, and precious metal jewelry
- Precious metals, including gold or silver bullion or dust, precipitates, and platinum, except when platinum is an integral part of electronic machinery
- Stocks, bonds, and cash letters or equivalents, including food stamps, non-collectible postage stamps, traveler’s checks, lottery tickets, money orders, prepaid calling cards, bond coupons, and bearer bonds
Multipiece Shipments
You may tender a multipiece shipment to Redline Courier Service, Inc as a single palletized or shrink-wrapped handling unit. In that case, the $25,000 maximum declared value applies to that unit. It does not apply to each individual package within the shipment.
Service Type for High-Value Shipments
ALL SHIPMENTS WITH A DECLARED VALUE GREATER THAN $250 WILL BE DELIVERED ON A DIRECT/HOT SHOT SERVICE TYPE.
Enforcement of These Limits of Liability
ANY EFFORT TO DECLARE A VALUE IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUMS ALLOWED IN THIS SERVICE GUIDE IS NULL AND VOID. WE MAY ACCEPT A SHIPMENT WITH A DECLARED VALUE EXCEEDING THE ALLOWED MAXIMUMS FOR CARRIAGE. THIS ACCEPTANCE DOES NOT WAIVE ANY PROVISION OF THIS SERVICE GUIDE AS APPLIED TO THAT SHIPMENT. EVEN IF YOU DECLARE A HIGHER VALUE, WE LIMIT OUR LIABILITY FOR LOSS, DAMAGE, OR DELAY. THIS LIABILITY WILL NOT EXCEED THE SHIPMENT’S REPAIR COST, ITS DEPRECIATED VALUE, OR ITS REPLACEMENT COST, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
These limits of liability apply to every shipment we carry, so please review your declared value carefully before drop-off. For more information about our services, visit our homepage.