A foreign trade document is a document containing information on various aspects of activities in the field of foreign trade.

Completing the CMR

Drawing up a CMR waybill in accordance with the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)

Drawing up a CMR invoice confirms the conclusion of an international road transport cargo. The CMR waybill form consists of ten (fourteen) pages with blank columns printed on self-copying paper, has an accounting series and number that are the same for all pages. Entries are entered into it without the use of carbon paper, which requires carriers to handle the form carefully. In no case should you draw up any documents (waybills, tachograms, etc.) on the CMR invoice, as the invoice will be damaged.
In accordance with Decree No. 23, the CMR invoice is issued by the sender in at least four copies (on four pages). However, in practice it is recommended to issue an invoice in seven copies.

The first four pages of the CMR waybill have their own names (printed in a typographical way):

• first page - "1 copy for the sender";
• second page - "2 Instance for recipient";
• third page - "3 Copy for the carrier";
• fourth page a- "4 For calculations".

1 Instance for Sender Page remains with the sender and is intended to confirm the fact of sending the goods and settlements.
Second - fourth pages in without fail must be certified by the signatures and seals (stamps) of the sender, the signatures of the representative of the carrier (driver, freight forwarder).

Recipient Instance 2 Page accompanies the cargo and is handed over by the driver (forwarder) to the recipient. It serves as a confirmation of the fact of receipt (delivery) of the goods.

Pages "3 Instance for the carrier" and "4 - for settlements", certified by the signatures and seals (stamps) of the consignee, are sent to the carrier. The carrier attaches the fourth page of the CMR waybill to the invoice for transportation and sends it to the customer-payer of the transportation (sender, recipient, freight forwarder), and attaches the third page to the waybill (it is the basis for accounting for the provided transport services and accruals wages driver).

All subsequent pages of the CMR waybill, certified by the signatures and seals (stamps) of the sender and the signatures of the carrier (driver, freight forwarder), are intended to be filled in by customs (if customs clearance- at least three pages) and other bodies. The number of additional pages of the CMR waybill is determined by the conditions of carriage.
When transporting goods to several recipients, the CMR waybill is filled out for each consignee.

There is no difference between filling out a CMR invoice for import or export. If we are talking about filling out the CMR for the export (export) of goods from Russia, then you can fill out the CMR in the language of the country of export (in Russian) or in one of the European languages ​​(English, German, Italian, etc.). However, one should not forget that in the Russian customs Department you will definitely have to provide a version of the CMR with a translation into Russian.
There is no need to issue a CMR for the carriage of goods within Russia, transportation can be carried out according to the TTN.

* Column 6 contains signs and numbers indicating the class, subclass of transported dangerous goods classified under the ADR Convention.

Column 7 contains the number of pieces of cargo. As a rule, up to 90% of all goods transported by cars are on pallets and it is most acceptable for the carrier if the number of pallets is indicated in paragraph 7. This number is easy to check by determining the number of rows of pallets and multiplying by two (there are two pallets in a row in the load compartment).

Column 8 indicates the type of cargo packaging (cardboard boxes, wooden boxes, metal or plastic barrels, canvas or polyethylene bags, etc.).

The name of the cargo is indicated in column 9.

** In comparison with the conditions for the implementation of international transportation of goods in the CIS countries, a new and mandatory requirement is to provide the carrier with the right to add to the consignment note reservations regarding the external condition of the goods and their packaging, These reservations are entered in box 18 of the consignment note and, for the sake of uniformity, the following wording is suggested as a recommendation:

by vehicle:

A) a car without an awning;
B) in agreement with the sender;

by packaging:

A) cargo without packaging;
b) the packaging is damaged;
C) the packaging does not meet the requirements;

by quantity, marking of packages:

Check is not possible due to:
(a) the loading has been carried out by the sender;
B) a large number of seats;
C) the container is sealed;

for accepted cargo:

a) the cargo is clearly in poor condition;
B) the cargo is damaged;
B) the cargo is wet;
D) the cargo is frozen;
e) the cargo is not protected from weather conditions and is transported in such a state under the responsibility of the sender;

processing, loading, storage, unloading:

Processing, loading is carried out:

. at the request of the sender.

Unloading completed:
. recipient;
. by the driver under atmospheric conditions conducive to damage to the cargo;
. at the request of the recipient.

Unless the consignment note contains any special clauses of the carrier, it is assumed, until proven otherwise, that the goods and their packaging were outwardly in proper condition at the time the goods were accepted by the carrier and that the number of packages, as well as their marking and numbering of packages, corresponded to that specified in the consignment note. The convention does not specify that the carrier's clauses must be certified by the shipper.
The carrier's clauses must be entered on the first copy retained by the shipper., and since the CMR pages are made of self-copying paper, the content of the disclaimers will be imprinted on all pages. In no case should reservations be entered in the remaining copies if the carrier did not make them in the first copy left with the shipper. In the event of a claim, the shipper can easily prove the dishonesty of the carrier by presenting the first copy of CMR with blank column 18.

Filling in the CMR waybill for the parties to the Contract of carriage.

Shipper

Fills in columns 1-15, 21, 22. These columns indicate the following data.

Column 1 "Sender (name, address, country)",
Column 2 "Recipient (name, address, country)" - names, addresses, telephones and countries of location of organizations that ship and receive cargo, respectively.
Column 3 "Place of unloading of cargo" - the country and place (address) of delivery of cargo.
Column 4 "Place and date of loading of the cargo" - country, place (address) and date of acceptance of the cargo for transportation.
Column 5 "Attached documents" - a list of attached documents. In this case, the driver must check whether the specified document numbers match their actual numbers.
Column 6 "Signs and numbers" - signs and numbers indicating the class, subclass of goods transported, including dangerous goods, classified under the European Agreement on international transportation dangerous goods (ADR). The container transported on the motorway site refers to the equipment (tare) for the carriage of goods, therefore the container number is indicated in column 6 of the CMR “Signs and Numbers”.
Column 7 "Number of pieces" - the number of pieces of cargo. The driver must check its compliance with the actual quantity.
Column 8 "Type of packaging" - the type of packaging of the cargo (cardboard boxes, wooden boxes, metal or plastic barrels, canvas or polyethylene bags, etc.). The type of container may be abbreviated.
Column 9 "Name of the cargo" - the name of the cargo.
Column 10 "Statistical No." - product code (at least four characters) in accordance with the Commodity Nomenclature foreign economic activity Republic.
Column 11 "Gross weight, kg" - gross weight (cargo weight with packaging) in kilograms.
Column 12 "Volume, cubic meters" - the volume occupied by the cargo, in cubic meters.
With a large list of goods being shipped, which is not possible to place in the CMR waybill form, it is allowed to attach a list of these goods with data on them entered in columns 6-12 to the CMR waybill. In this case, in columns 6-12 of the CMR invoice, the names, numbers and dates of the attached documents should be recorded, and the attached documents should contain a reference to the CMR invoice indicating its number and date of compilation.
Column 13 "Instructions of the sender (customs and other processing)" - the name, address and other details of the customs office where the customs clearance of the cargo will take place. Be sure to indicate: the code of the customs post and the number of the current license. The Sender's instructions, for example, on the need to place the cargo in a transit warehouse and other instructions for handling the cargo, may also be indicated here.
The lower part of column 13 may indicate the declared value of the goods. The carrier needs to know that if the sender declares the value of the goods above the limit established by Part 3 of Art. 23 of the CMR Convention, the declared value replaces the limit of the carrier's liability established by the Convention (25 francs per kilogram of the missing gross weight. The franc means a gold franc weighing 10/31 g of 900 gold). In this case, the sender is obliged to pay the carrier a surcharge to the carriage charge determined by agreement of the parties.
In addition, if by virtue of Art. 26 of the CMR Convention, the sender will establish the additional value of the goods in case of loss, damage or non-delivery within the agreed time, he must also pay a surcharge to the carriage charge.
Column 14 "Return" - the state number of the semi-trailer or container in case of their export from abroad after a temporary stay there.
Column 15 "Terms of payment" - terms of payment for the goods under the contract of sale in accordance with international rules interpretation of trade terms (INCOTERMS) in the current edition.
Column 21 "Compiled in" - the name of the settlement where the CMR invoice was drawn up, and the date it was filled out.
Column 22 "Arrival for loading. Departure" - the actual time and date of arrival for loading and departure from loading. The sender certifies this information with a signature (with decoding) and a stamp.

Carrier

Fills in columns 16-19, 23, 25-29, where he enters the following data.

Column 16 "Carrier (name, address, country)" - details of the carrier (name, address, telephone, fax, etc.).
Box 17 "Subsequent carrier (name, address, country)" - details of the subsequent carrier in case of transportation by several carriers.
Column 18 "Reservations and remarks of the carrier" - reservations concerning the external condition of the goods and their packaging.
According to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, if the CMR-consignment note does not contain special clauses of the carrier, then, until evidence otherwise, it is assumed that at the time of acceptance of the goods by the carrier, the goods and their packaging were outwardly in good condition, and the number of packages, their marking and numbering corresponded to those specified in the CMR invoice.
The presence or absence of the carrier's reservations in this column is of particular importance when the cargo is delivered to the consignee and any inconsistencies between the actual state of the cargo and the information indicated on it in the consignment note are identified. As you know, the carrier is responsible for the total or partial loss or damage to the cargo that occurred between the time it was accepted for transportation and delivery. However, the carrier is released from his liability if the loss or damage to the goods is caused by the absence, damage to the packaging or the insufficiency, unsatisfactory marking or numbering of packages. Therefore, depending on the reservations made by the carrier's representative in column 18, the issue of the carrier's liability is subsequently decided.
Reservations may apply to:
* motor vehicle(a car without an awning, as agreed with the sender);
* packaging (cargo without packaging, packaging damaged, packaging does not meet the requirements);
* quantities, markings of packages (it is impossible to check due to:
a) loading by the consignor;
b) weather conditions;
c) a large number of places;
d) sealing the container;
* accepted goods (cargo is clearly in poor condition, the cargo is damaged, the cargo is wet, the cargo is frozen, the cargo is not protected from weather conditions and is transported in such a condition under the responsibility of the applicant);
* processing, loading, storage, unloading:
a) processing, loading, storage are carried out:
- sender;
- by the driver under atmospheric conditions that contribute to damage to the cargo at the request of the sender;
b) unloading is carried out:
- recipient;
- by the driver under atmospheric conditions with possible damage to the cargo, at the request of the recipient.
The carrier's clauses are entered on the first page of the CMR waybill, on the remaining pages they are copies from the first page.
Column 23 - the date and number of the waybill, according to which the cargo is being transported, the names of the drivers performing the transportation, the stamp of the carrier's organization and to confirm the fact of acceptance of goods for transportation from the sender - the signature of the driver (forwarder) who accepted the cargo (with decryption of the signature). If the CMR waybill for the goods being shipped was prepared by the sender before the arrival of the carrier, then in column 23, instead of the carrier's stamp, his name is recorded (that is, the carrier's stamp is not necessary).
Column 25 "Registration number" - the state numbers of the tractor and semi-trailer carrying out transportation.
Column 26 "Brand" - brands and models of the tractor and semi-trailer.
Columns 19, 27-29 - information on the applicable tariff (piecework, contractual), as well as the cost of transportation according to tariff distances and additionally paid services (use of special transport, loading and unloading, etc.). When making transportation on a contractual basis, when the amount of freight is not preliminarily established, these columns are not filled in.
The driver should only start transportation after the sender has signed the international consignment note. Otherwise, he should contact his representative or refuse to carry out the carriage.

Cargo receiver

After delivery of the cargo, the driver presents the second, third and fourth pages of the CMR waybill to the recipient. The recipient is obliged to fill in column 24 "Cargo received" on all pages: indicate the date of receipt of the cargo, the time of arrival of the car for unloading and departure after its completion in hours and minutes.

The financially responsible person of the recipient puts his signature (with a transcript) and a seal (stamp) (required!), Which certifies the fact of acceptance of the goods.

The CMR waybill page "2 Instance for the recipient" remains with the consignee, and the third and fourth ("3 Instance for the carrier", "4 For settlements") are returned to the carrier.

The international commercial carriage of goods by road is governed by the provisions of a special convention of 1956 (Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, concluded in Geneva on May 19, 1956). It is followed by many European countries, Eastern states, as well as the Russian Federation. According to the convention, when transporting goods by road, an international consignment note CMR should be drawn up, without which it is impossible to transport any goods across the border.

The CMR invoice performs several functions:

• CMR is a universal form of shipping documents, it is understandable to all trade workers living in different countries;
• it marks the transfer of the goods to the forwarder and the acceptance by the recipient when it is delivered. That is, it is easy to establish who and at what point in time is responsible for its safety;
• The CMR serves as confirmation that the cargo is moving legally. The absence of a CMR can lead to the arrest of the goods being transported and the vehicle by the police;
• it is used for purposes customs control. The document is a loose-leaf notepad. If the car crosses the border, then the inspector puts the appropriate marks on the CMR. After that, he leaves one sheet at customs, and the car follows on. As a result, with the help of the consignment note, you can trace the entire path of the cargo;
• issuance of CMR means that the provisions of the convention apply during transportation. They impose certain obligations on the participants in this process, which may not be provided for in the contracts.

The document is drawn up in triplicate, signed by the sender of the goods, as well as by the carrier. Some countries require an additional copy. If the cargo is being carried by several cars, or there are several different cargoes in one car, the number of copies is determined by the number of cars or types of cargo.

Where to get CMR (International Consignment Note)

Unlike Carnet TIR (Transports International Routiers), or in Russian - TIR carnet (international road transport), the form of which is printed and issued by the national guarantee association (abbreviated as ASMAP) in Russia (Customs Convention on the International Carriage of Goods using the carnet TIR, concluded in Geneva on 11/14/1975), the CMR form can be downloaded from the Internet and printed on a printer, like any other waybill.

Form CMR (international waybill)

In what cases is it used

CMR is required when several conditions are met:

• if remuneration for transportation is provided;
• places of loading and unloading are located in different countries;
• The CMR Convention is signed by at least one of the states whose residents are parties to the transaction;
• transportation is carried out by road transport.

Filling rules

The consignor of the goods must handle the delivery of the invoice. In the required columns, he indicates the following information:

• 1 - information about the sender;
• 2 - recipient data;
• 3 - destination of transportation;
• 4 - information about the place and date of loading the goods on vehicle;
• 5 - details of the documents attached to the CMR. This is the invoice and packing list. A bill of lading may also be attached;
• 6 - information about the hazard class assigned to the transported goods. If it does not belong to the category of dangerous during transportation, then nothing needs to be written;
• 7 and 8 - information on the number and type of packages;
• 9 - the name of the transported goods. It can be omitted if various goods are being transported. If the cargo is not specified, then it is considered contraband;
• 10 - nomenclature code assigned to the cargo;
• 11 - information about the total gross weight;
• 12 - the number of cubic meters that the transported goods occupy;
• 13 - about the price of the transported goods, data on the license and other information;
• 14 - filled in if the goods are transported in a special container. After delivery, the container must be returned to the address indicated in this paragraph;
• 15 - information about the terms of delivery, in accordance with Incoterms;
• 16 - information about the carrier;
• 18 — marks of the carrier about the accepted cargo;
• 19 - settlements after the completion of transportation;
• 20 - special conditions of transportation that are important for the safety of the goods;
• 21 - date of preparation of the document;
• 22 is the time of arrival for loading and the time of departure of the transport;
• 23 - information about the driver (full name, number of the waybill). The stamp of the carrier organization is put here;
• 24 - mark of the recipient on the acceptance of the goods;
• 25 and 26 - about the registration numbers of the car and trailer, as well as about the make of the vehicle;
• 27-29 - are intended for entering additional information into the invoice.

The driver of the vehicle in which the cargo will be transported is given an almost completed form. It also contains the seal of the sender of the cargo and the signature of the official.

There is no clear indication of the language in which the document should be filled out. The official language of the country in which the vehicle is registered is usually used. But if the cargo is sent to European or Asian countries, then it is better to use English language.

There are several mandatory stamps that must be included in the CMR. This is, first of all, the seal of the recipient, which is placed at the end of the transportation of the cargo. In addition, at the customs it is necessary to put a seal at the border and during customs clearance in the place where it will be carried out. These seals indicate that the goods have entered customs and that their release from customs is allowed. There is also a place for printing delivery control, when passing through several customs, they serve to set the time of arrival of the goods at the post.

Russian manufacturers continue to develop international market despite the imposition of sanctions. For the importation of goods into the territory of another state, in addition to customs declaration, you need to draw up an international CMR waybill. The document is drawn up for international cargo transportation by car.

Application conditions

An accompanying document is issued if the country of the sender or recipient has ratified the Convention of 05/19/1956 regarding the contract on international road transport. The norms of the Convention establish the rules and procedures for transportation by road, including for state (municipal) institutions (clause 3, article 1 of the Convention).

The current conditions do not apply to transport:

• postal goods, as they are regulated by international postal conventions;
• furniture, household appliances, other movable property and utensils when moving (change of residence, location);
• bodies of deceased relatives, family members.

The CMR waybill form is unified for all states. IN Russian Federation the form and procedure for filling out are regulated by the letter of the Federal Customs Service of Russia dated 02.05.2012 No. 04-30 / 22006.

If the route of cargo transportation passes through the borders of other states, then the presence of the CMR consignment note is mandatory. Otherwise, the transported objects may be arrested, and the sender and carrier may be fined. The amount of penalties is established by the legislation of the country in which the arrest occurred.

Form CMR of the international consignment note

How to draw up

The CMR form (international waybill) is drawn up in at least four copies:

• for the sender;
• for the recipient;
• for the carrier company;
• for calculations.

If you plan to send one order on several vehicles or in several batches, the number of copies may be increased. If the transported goods are intended for several recipient firms, then the CMR is issued for each.

Forms must be signed by the responsible parties by hand or by stamp or facsimile. It is possible to affix seals or facsimile instead of a signature, only if this is not prohibited by the legislation of the sender's country.

Information that must be indicated in the accompanying form:

1. Place and date of issue of the international waybill.
2. Place of acceptance of cargo for transportation.
3. Delivery terms.
4. Information about the sender, its full name, registration information, legal address.
5. Similar information about the recipient and transport agent (if any).
6. Generally accepted data about the product, its packaging, volume, weight, number of seats.
7. Information that the cargo is transported under the Convention, without derogations and reservations.

By agreement of the parties, the document may indicate Additional Information, for example, identifying the goods, or detailed information about the transport agent.

Sample filling CMR international consignment note

The rules and conditions for filling out for each of the parties to the transportation are specified in the letter of the Federal Customs Service of Russia dated 02.05.2012 No. 04-30/22006. Consider the basic rules in the form of a table.

The sender fills in columns 1-15, 21-22.

The carrier fills in columns 16-19, 23, 25-29.

The consignee puts a mark in column 24 "Cargo received".

The completion of column 18 should be treated with special attention. If there are no reservations, it is considered that the goods were accepted in good condition, the number of pieces, weight, packaging correspond to those indicated in the invoice. If you do not enter reservations and instructions in the first copy for the shipper, then it will be impossible to prove the discrepancy.

Since such a seemingly very rare recurrence in 500, 1000 and 5000 years of the occurrence of one or another seismic effect on the earth's surface often "discourages" designers and builders, it is important to keep in mind that this or that seismic effect indicated on the OSR-97 maps , which with a given probability (10%, 5% and 1%) can be exceeded within 50 years, does not refer to the entire area of ​​the corresponding zone, but to the elementary sites for which calculations were made and the number of which within the zone can be quite large .

Consequently, the seismic effect indicated on the OSR-97 maps manifests itself much more often over the entire area of ​​a particular zone and is determined by the total number of such sites that are part of it.

Lack of understanding of the methodology for creating OSR-97 probabilistic maps (as well as the well-known international map of global seismic hazard, see the GSHAP section), leads to misunderstandings and often gives rise to speculation that the repeatability of the seismic effect is once in 500, 1000, or even more , in 5000 years (which corresponds to the OCP-97A, B and C maps) is negligible, and you can not pay attention to such a seismic hazard special attention. So, for example, the leaders of the project for laying the oil pipeline "Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean"(ESPO).

For a better understanding of this circumstance, in the section "Environmental supervision" on the example of the Baikal Rift Zone (BRZ), we have given the following explanation. The length of the 10-point zone according to the OSR-97C map, starting from the northern tip of Lake Baikal and further along the entire eastern part of the BRZ, is 1000 km. The area of ​​this zone is about 150 thousand square kilometers. According to the OSR-97 map calculation technology, 10-point shakings are repeated here, indeed, on average once every 5000 years, but not on the territory of the entire zone, but on each of its sites measuring 625 square kilometers (sites 25 km by 25 km) . Hence, dividing 150,000 by 625, it is easy to determine that there are 240 such sites in the entire area of ​​the 10-point zone. concussions can occur on average about every 20 years, which is close to reality.

Another extreme in the misunderstanding of the principle of assessing the probability of a seismic hazard, which is the basis of the OCP-97 maps, often there are statements about supposedly underestimated estimates of the expected seismic effect in a particular region of the territory of Russia.

Such judgments, for example, arose after a tangible Salsk earthquake, which occurred on May 22, 2001, 60 km east of the city of Salsk, Rostov Region. It had a magnitude of M=4.7 and was felt in the cities of Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories. In Salsk, the intensity of shaking was 4-5 points, in the cities of Kropotkin, Armavir, Novokubansk - 4 points, in Stavropol, Nevinnomyssk - 3-4 points, in Pyatigorsk - 2 points.

Since, according to the calculations of specialists, the shaking could reach 6 points directly in the epicenter, rumors began to spread in the press that according to the OSR-97A map, this area was assigned only to the 5-point zone. At the same time (intentionally or out of ignorance), it is forgotten that the degree of seismic hazard is determined by the frequency of recurrence of seismic events, and that according to two other maps (OSR97V and OSR-97C), both 6-point and more intense shaking can occur here, although rare enough.

Another example of such "panic" was Kaliningrad earthquake September 21, 2004 with magnitude М=4.9. With an intensity of 2-3 to 4-5 points, it was felt on the vast territory of the Kaliningrad region, the Baltic states, including Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Finland, on the territory of Belarus and Poland. The earthquake was felt even in St. Petersburg with a magnitude of 2 points. In Kaliningrad and the resort towns of Svetlogorsk and Pionersky, the shaking amounted to 4-5 points. According to estimates, seismic shaking in the epicenter could reach 5-6 points.

To make sure that nothing out of the ordinary happened, just look at the map below of earthquake epicenters in the vicinity of the Kaliningrad region. The September 21 earthquake is just one of the links of numerous seismic phenomena belonging to the seismically active zone extended in the meridional direction in the north of Poland, in the vicinity of Kaliningrad.

The large residual deformations of the soil that struck many researchers - landslides, gaping cracks, dips, etc., which are characteristic of 9-10 magnitude earthquakes, also find their explanation. So, with 4-5-point ground vibrations in the area of ​​​​the city of Svetlogorsk, an embankment slid under the railway track (photo on the right below). Upon careful study, it turned out that this failure occurred due to the instability of the landslide-prone soil and the embankment itself. Insignificant seismic vibrations turned out to be only the "last straw" ... If this earthquake had not happened, such a failure would also have occurred from critical shaking created by passing trains.

Thus, it is quite possible to say that the Kaliningrad earthquake prevented a railway accident, which would certainly have happened in the very near future, at the time of the passage of the next train on this section ...

Seismicity of the southern part of the Baltic Sea (according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center).

The arrow indicates the epicenter of the Kaliningrad earthquake. On the right is a gigantic sinkhole and embankment under a section of the railway track near the city of Svetlogorsk, in the west of the Kaliningrad region.

The international commercial transport of goods by road is governed by the provisions of the Special Convention of 1956 (CMR). The document was ratified by most European and Asian countries, including Russia. The CMR provides that when goods are transported by road, an international consignment note CMR is issued.

This document has several functions:

• Unification. Each country has its own forms of shipping documents. CMR is a universal document that is understandable to employees in the field international trade living in different countries;
• The waybill contains a mark on the transfer of the cargo to the forwarder and on its acceptance by the recipient when the cargo is delivered. Therefore, it is possible to establish who and at what point in time is responsible for the safety of the cargo;
• The information in the CMR serves as confirmation that the cargo is moving legally. If the policeman stops the car, the driver will show him the appropriate document. Lack of CMR will lead to the arrest of cargo and vehicle;
• Such an invoice is used for the purposes of customs control. The document is a loose-leaf notepad. If the car crosses the border, then the inspector puts the appropriate marks on the CMR. After that, he leaves one sheet at customs, and the car follows on. As a result, with the help of the consignment note, you can trace the entire path of the cargo;
• The issuance of a CMR means that the provisions of the CMR Convention apply during transportation. They impose certain obligations on the participants in this process, which may not be provided for in the contracts.

For example, the convention entitles the owner of the cargo to a minimum insurance payment in case the cargo is damaged, destroyed or stolen during transportation. The carrier's liability is set at 8.33 units of account per 1 kg of gross weight. The exchange rate of one unit today reaches 81 rubles.

Note! More detailed information about the cost of the cargo and its composition is reflected in the invoice (invoice). Data on the placement of goods in packages and on the type of packaging fit into the packing list.

Who fills out

The consignor of the goods must handle the delivery of the invoice. He prints an invoice and enters all the necessary information about the supplier, carrier, final recipient of the goods, and the characteristics of the cargo being transported.

Most often, information in the columns is entered transport company, which belongs freight car. This is due to the fact that managers of organizations are not always clearly aware of the rules for drawing up this document.

The driver who provides the car for loading already has an almost completed form. It remains only to put the seal of the sender of the cargo and the signature of the official.

What language is filled in

The CMR does not have a clear requirement for the language in which the document is filled out. Often senders use the state language of the country in which they are registered.

If the shipment is sent to European or Asian countries, it is best to use English. This will avoid problems during transit and customs clearance. In the case when the goods are sent to a member country of the EAEU, then it is possible to issue an invoice in Russian.

Filling rules and sample CMR

The invoice is a sheet of A4 format, on which is applied printed form. Each column is signed in two languages: German and the volume used to enter the necessary information.

Often used special forms made on self-copying paper. Then entering information into the columns of the first sheet automatically means filling in subsequent sheets.

The CMR is filled in as follows:

• Column 1 contains information about the sender - name, legal address (indicating the country), postal code, telephone number for contact. In column 2, the same information about the recipient is entered;
• Column 3 indicates the destination of transportation (country and city);
• Column 4 should contain information about the place and date of loading the goods onto the vehicle. Usually only the city and country are specified. The addresses may differ from those indicated in columns 1 and 2 as the legal addresses of the supplier and buyer;
• The 5th column indicates the details of the documents attached to the CMR. This is the invoice and packing list. A bill of lading may also be attached;
• Column 6 should contain information about the hazard class assigned to the goods being transported. If the cargo does not belong to the category of dangerous during transportation, then nothing needs to be written;
• Columns 7 and 8 contain information on the number and type of packages;
• In column 9, enter the name of the cargo. It can be omitted if various goods are being transported;
• In column 10 enter the nomenclature code that is assigned to the cargo. This information is optional;
• Column 11 contains information about the total gross weight (with all packaging). It is advisable to weigh the cargo before shipment so that the information is true;
• Column 12 contains the number of cubic meters occupied by the transported goods;
• Column 13 is intended for information on the price of the transported cargo, license data and other information;
• Column 14 is filled in if the cargo is transported in a special container. After delivery, the container must be returned to the address indicated in this paragraph;
• Column 15 contains information about the terms of delivery in accordance with Incoterms;
• Column 16 contains information about the carrier (name, legal address, etc.). If transportation is carried out by several organizations, then data on the next carrier are entered in column 17;
• Column 18 is intended for the carrier's notes about the accepted cargo. For example, if the product has damaged packaging, then such information is written here;
• The table in column 19 is for post-transport settlements. Today, the contract price is almost always applied, and filling in this column is not necessary;
• Column 20 contains special conditions of carriage that are important for the safety of the cargo. For example, the temperature in the refrigerator, if a perishable product is being transported;
• In column 21, the date of preparation of the document is written;
• Column 22 indicates the time of arrival for loading and the time of departure of the transport. The information is entered by the consignor. The column also contains the signature of the responsible person and the stamp of the organization;
• Column 23 contains information about the driver (full name, waybill number). The stamp of the carrier organization is put here;
• In column 24, the recipient puts a mark on the acceptance of the goods. Be sure to write the date, signature, surname and initials of the responsible person. It is also desirable to put an imprint of the seal of the organization, if any;
• Columns 25 and 26 contain information about the registration numbers of the car and trailer, as well as the make of the vehicle;
• Columns 27-29 are intended for entering additional information into the invoice.