The Cargo Customer Relations is the department in charge of analyzing and studying the cargo claims and customer complaints.
In order to offer you a better service, the Cargo Customer Relations (CCR) team would like to inform you what to do in case of an eventual claim.
- What is a claim?
It's a written complaint made by a customer to Emirates SkyCargo, regarding the mishandling of the cargo - where damage, pilferage, delay or loss has occurred.
- What are the time limits for presenting intent to claim or claim?
Based on the Warsaw or Montreal Convention (whichever applies), it defines the responsibilities of the contracted party in the air transport of international freight, the limitations to claim from the moment in which the merchandise arrives at its destination are:
- Pilferage/Damage: 14 Calendar days
- Delay: 21 Calendar days
- Loss/Shortage: 120 Calendar days from the date of issue of the air waybill
Claims presented beyond these time limits will not be accepted by Emirates SkyCargo.
- How to present a claim to Emirates SkyCargo?
If you wish to inform us about any problem with your cargo - without having the exact total value of the loss, or enough details and back up - you must notify the Airline within the time limits established.
To notify the Airline of a preliminary claim, you should Submit an Intent to claim or a claim online.
We will not review your claim until you've provided us the total claim amount and the required back-up documents.
Once you have the exact total value of the loss, and the relevant details and documents are ready, you should Submit a Claim. (See below for document/information requirements).
Upon receiving your required documents, we will take 15 working days to give you a resolution on your case.
- Who can present a claim to Emirates SkyCargo?
The formal claim must be presented by the Agent, Shipper or consignee that appears on the Master Air Waybill. If the consignee's Agent or any third party - like recovery agents or an insurance company wants to submit the claim - they must submit Letter of Subrogation/Subrogations Rights from the contracted parties on the Master Air Waybill along with all the documents.
- What documentation should you send to Emirates SkyCargo?
Please include the following documents/information when submitting your claim:
For damage and general cargo
- Copy of MAWB
- Copy of HAWB (if any)
- Copy of Notice of Claim, Intent to Claim or Pre-Claim (if Intent of Claim or Pre-Claim submitted by email; not applicable if Notice of Claim is submitted online)
- The Letter of Subrogation for claims made by third party (where applicable)
- Copy of the commercial invoices of the shipment identifying the damaged goods
- Packing list of the merchandise, identifying the damaged goods
- Survey report (if you have one)
- Additional documents - cargo damage report, deliver order and/or proof of damage (such as photographs, repair bill or repair estimate/salvage bill, etc.) that you consider relevant for the analysis of your claim.
Claims for pilferage - loss/general cargo
- Copy of MAWB
- Copy of Notice of claim (if claim submitted by fax or email)
- The letter of Subrogation (if applicable)
- Copy of the commercial invoices of the merchandise, identifying the merchandise damaged
- Packing List of the merchandise, identifying the merchandise damaged
- Additional documents (cargo damage report, deliver order etc) and/or proof of damage like photographs, repair/salvage bill etc that you consider relevant for the analysis of your claim
For damage/perishables
- Copy of MAWB
- Copy of Notice of claim (if claim submitted by fax or email)
- The letter of Subrogation (if applicable)
- Copy of the commercial invoices of the merchandise, identifying the merchandise damaged
- Packing List of the merchandise, identifying the merchandise damaged
- Survey report (if you have one)
- Other back up of the amount claimed
- Survey Report (if you have one)
- Destruction certificate or back up of the final disposal of the damaged boxes
- Additional documents (cargo damage report, deliver order etc) and/or proof of damage like photographs, repair/salvage bill etc that you consider relevant for the analysis of your claim
- Customer Complaints
In case you have experienced dissatisfaction with Emirates SkyCargo Customer service or service delivery, please feel free to file a complaint using our online complaints module Submit Customer Complaints.
Every complaint received will be acknowledged immediately. We will endeavour to attend to these complaints immediately and do our best to resolve them as quickly as possible. For complaints that are not immediately resolved, will investigate and respond within 5 working days
- Contacts
If you have a service request for a booked shipment, please complete the relevant form and email it to your local
Emirates SkyCargo office.