Rule Number : 2-02 : DESCRIPTION OF COMMODITIES

Description of commodities shall be uniform on all copies of the Bill of Lading and MUST be in conformity with the validated United States Custom declaration, Custom Entry or export declaration covering the shipment. Carrier MUST verify the Bill of Lading description with the validated United States Custom Declaration, Custom Entry or Export Declaration including Schedule "B" Number and Dock Receipt. Shipper amendments in the description of the goods will only be accepted if validated by United States Customs.

If Shippers are not covered by a Shipper's Export Declaration as permitted by Export Control Regulations, Shipper's must type on B/L "NO SED required as per Rule 30. 7811 and insert the applicable commodity Schedule B number in the Line-copy of the Bill of Lading.

On Export Cargo, for shipment of commodities on which the applicable rate is determined on the basis of a value scale, Shippers must insert the value of the goods as declared for Customs purposes in the Line copy of the Bill of Lading in addition to the commodity Schedule B number.

Trade Names are not acceptable commodity descriptions and Shippers are required to declare their commodity be its generally accepted generic or common name.

Except as otherwise provided, rates apply only to the specific commodity named and cannot be applied to analogous articles. Unless a commodity is specifically provided for, the Cargo, N.O.S., Dangerous/Hazardous Cargo, N.O.S. or Refrigerated Cargo, N.O.S. rate will apply.

Whenever rates are provided for named articles, the same rate will also be applicable on parts of such articles where so described in the Ocean Bill of Lading, except where specific rates are provided for such parts.