Cargo Agent’s Handbook Resolution 801 - Worldwide Edition 44

1 Effective 1 October 2021. Cargo Agent's Handbook Resolution 801 - Worldwide Edition 44. I ATA A R E A S. A R C T I C. O C E A N. GREENLAND. Jan Mayen Is Iceland Faroe Is St. Lawrence Is ASIA. Aleutian Is NORTH EUROPE. AMERICA. Azores Is P A C I F I C. P A C I F I C. Bermuda Is O C E A N. O C E A N Canary Is MENA Marcus Is Northern AT L A N T I C Mariana Is Hawaiian Is Wake Is O C E A N. AFRICA Marshall Is Micronesia Fanning Is Kiribati Christmas Is Galapagos Is Ascension Is SOUTH Cocos Is AMERICA French Polynesia St. Helena Is I N D I A N Fiji Is O C E A N Henderson Is Easter Is AUSTRALIA New Caledonia Is Madagascar Pitcairn Is New Zealand Prince Edward Is 1 2 3. South Georgia Antarctica AREA 1 NORTH, CENTRAL, SOUTH AMERICA AND ENVIRONS. AREA 2 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA.

2 AREA 3 FAR EAST, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PACIFIC ISLANDS. Effective 1 October 2021. Cargo Agent's Handbook Resolution 801 - Worldwide Edition 44. International Air Transport Association Montreal - Geneva NOTICE. DISCLAIMER. The information contained in this publication is subject to constant review in the light of changing government requirements and regulations. No subscriber or other reader should act on the basis of any such information without referring to applicable laws and regulations and/. or without taking appropriate professional advice. Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the International Air Transport Associ- ation shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misprints or misinterpretation of the contents hereof.

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4 All rights reserved. Montreal - Geneva Cataloguing in Publication data can be obtained from Library and Archives Canada. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Foreword .. vii Mechanics of the IATA Cargo Agency Programme ..xiv Seeking Registration as an IATA Cargo Agent/Intermediary ..xv Financial Criteria Bahrain .. xvi Financial Criteria xviii Proposed Financial Criteria for Cargo Industry Credit Scheme (CICS) ..xix Financial Criteria xxi Financial Criteria Chinese Taipei .. xxii Financial Criteria Eastern Africa .. xxiii Local Financial Criteria Egypt .. xxiv Financial Criteria Hong xxviii Financial Criteria India .. xxx Financial Criteria Indonesia .. xxxii Financial Criteria xxxiii Financial Criteria xxxv Financial Criteria Japan .. xxxv Financial Criteria Kuwait.

5 Xxxvi Financial Criteria Korea .. xxxvii Financial Criteria Malaysia .. xxxix Financial Criteria Morocco .. xl Financial Criteria Oman .. xl Financial Criteria Pakistan .. xlii Financial Criteria xliii Financial Criteria Russian Federation .. xlv Financial Criteria Kingdom of Saudi xlvii Financial Criteria xlviii Financial Criteria South l Financial Criteria Sri Lanka .. lii Financial Criteria Thailand .. liii Financial Criteria The liv Financial Criteria lv Financial Criteria United Arab lvi Financial Criteria lvii IATA Numeric Code .. lix Changes within an Agency Requiring IATA Approval ..lix IATA International Cargo Agents Training Programme ..lx Air Cargo Security and Asset lxii Air Cargo Automation .. lxiv IATA Dangerous Goods lxviii Dangerous Goods in Electronic Format (eDGR).

6 Lxix IATA Live Animals Regulations .. lxx Perishable Cargo Regulations Manual (PCR).. lxxi Cargo Agent's Handbook Resolution 801 Worldwide Page Unit Load Device (ULD).. lxxii The Cargo Accounts Settlement Systems CASS link ..lxxii Air Cargo Claims lxxiv Use of IATA Logo .. lxxv Resolution Number 049a Application of Changes in 1. 502 Low Density 1. 509 Charges for Disbursements .. 2. 512c Charge for Preparation of Air Waybill .. 3. 600 The 4. 600a Air Waybill .. 5. 606 Bar Coded Label .. 32. 606a Non-Bar Coded Label .. 40. 607 Standards for Labels and Tags for Special Shipments ..43. 612 Shipper's Request for Changes to Air Waybill and Shipment Record 614 Procedures for Disbursements .. 45. 618 IATA Dangerous Goods 46. 620 IATA Live Animals 46. 670 Cargo Electronic Data Interchange Message 671 Changes to Cargo Interchange Message Procedures ( Cargo -IMP).

7 47. 1600t Use of Bar Codes and Bar Code Equipment in Cargo 801 Cargo Agency Rules .. 52. 801 Section 1 Qualifications for Registration and Retention ..52. 801 Section 2 Procedures .. 56. 801 Section 3 Commission/Remuneration .. 58. 801 Section 4 Measures Affecting an Agent's Standing ..59. 801 Section 5 Change of Ownership, Legal Status, Name or Address ..60. 801 Section 6 Review by Agency 801 Section 7 Collection of Funds; Irregularities and Default (other than under Cargo Accounts Settlement System CASS-Export).. 64. 801 Section 8 Air Waybill Transmittals, Billings, Remittances and Collections Defaults (under Cargo Accounts Settlement System CASS-Export)..64. 801 Section 9 Consequences of Default ..65. 801 Section 10 Review by Arbitration at Agent's 801 Section 11 Agency Fees.

8 67. 801 Attachment A' Notice of Change .. 69. 801 Attachment B' Cargo Sales Invoice/Adjustment ..70. 801a(II) Cargo Agency Agreement (II) .. 71. 801c IATA/FIATA Consultative Council .. 75. 801e Conduct of Review by Agency 801r Reporting and Remittance 78. 801r Section 1 Collection of Funds; Irregularities and Default (other than under Cargo Accounts Settlement System CASS-Export) (except Australia)..79. 801r Section 2 Air Waybill Transmittals, Billings, Remittances and Collections, Defaults (under Cargo Accounts Settlement System CASS-Export) ..83. 801r Section 3 Consequences of Default .. 89. 801r Attachment A' Cargo Sales Invoice/Adjustment ..92. 811d Agency Commissioner .. 93. 811e Conduct of Review by Agency 811f Conduct of Reviews by Commissioner for CASS 817 Financial Securities.

9 100. 821 IATA Cargo Office Numeric 105. 823 Definitions of Terms Used in Cargo Agency Conference Resolutions ..106. Table of Contents Resolution Number Page 829 Agency Administrator .. 111. 831 Consequences of Violation of Air Waybill or Shipment Record Completion Procedures ..111. 833 Ready for Carriage 112. 833a Security Measures for Intended Consolidated 851 Cargo Accounts Settlement System .. 114. 851f CASS Consultative Council .. 141. 853 CASS-Import & Terminal 152. 881 Reduced Fares for Cargo Agents .. 162. 883 Reduced Fare Transportation for Candidates Attending Certain Approved IATA Cargo Training Courses or 169. 893 Disclosing Another Member's Position Taken at an IATA Meeting ..170. IATA Membership 171. IATA Member Airlines Appointing by General Concurrence.

10 175. Glossary of Commonly Used Air Traffic Terms ..179. alphabetical Index .. 183. Cargo Agent's Handbook Resolution 801 Worldwide FOREWORD. IATA publishes the Cargo Agent's Handbook to communicate to the airfreight community Cargo Conference decisions governing industry procedures as well as information on relevant industry regulatory developments. The Handbook thus provides the texts of the basic rules and regulations governing the trading relationship between IATA Cargo Agents and appointing Member Airlines. It also contains informative articles on topics of professional interest to Cargo Agents. Governance Structure The IATA Cargo Procedures Conferences consists of the Cargo Agency Conference (CAC) and the Cargo Services Conference (CSC). The governance structure of the IATA Cargo Procedures Conferences and their subgroups is illustrated in the following chart: CAC Structure and sub-groups The Cargo Agency Programme regulates Member airlines' working relationships with their appointed sales agents.