如下内容摘自一家IG协会的新闻简报。
“通常，承运人只需交付提单记载货量的99.5%，0.5%的正常货物损耗是大家默认的。与此惯例相反，法律上并没有就这一普遍接受的原则做出规定。
英美法院都不接受”正常损耗” 的概念， 但是对散货出现实际装船货量与申报装船货量不同的种种原因，还是能接受的。”
然而，我们进一步的研究显示事实与上述情况相反，即，正常贸易损耗的概念被许多司法管辖区和一些法院所接受。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Customary trade allowance
The following is an extract from an IG Club’s newsletter.
“Contrary to popular belief, there is generally no accepted legal principle that a carrier need deliver only 99.5% of the cargo stated on the bill of lading and that a customary shortage of 0.5% of the cargo is automatically acceptable.
Both American and English courts reject the idea of a ‘customary’ allowance. but accept there are a multitude of reasons why the quantity of bulk cargoes appear to differ from the quantities allegedly placed on board.”
Our further research however shows that contrary to the above advices, the idea of a ‘customary’ trade allowance is accepted in many jurisdictions and by some courts.
See attached file: ALCO20130014 Customary trade allowance.pdf
