Rotterdam Rules - Applicability Check

Check Rotterdam Rules applicability (not yet in force; partial adoption) vs Hague-Visby default - useful for long-term BOL drafting.

Rotterdam RulesCarriageBOL

Origin port stateDestination state

Likely regime: Hague-Visby / US COGSA by default

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\text{Regime} = f(\text{jurisdictions})

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$Regime$	Carriage-law regime

Source: UNCITRAL Rotterdam Rules

In short

Check Rotterdam Rules applicability (not yet in force; partial adoption) vs Hague-Visby default - useful for long-term BOL drafting.

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