PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED ARTICLES

 1. Shipments of Property of Excessive Value:

      The following items will not be accepted for transport either as the sole contents of the shipment or as any part of the contents of the shipment included with other items. 

      B. Except as provided in paragraph A, articles of extraordinary value, as defined below, will not be accepted for shipment or included with other items or lesser value as a mixed shipment. (1) Except as provided in paragraph A, articles of extraordinary value, as defined below, will not be accepted for shipment or included with other items or lesser value as a mixed shipment. (1) Articles tendered by the shipper with a value, at cost, exceeding $7.50 per pound per package will be considered to be of excessive value.  Such articles will not be accepted for transport unless the shipper releases the value to $7.50 per pound per package or less.  Articles which are tendered with a value, at cost,   in excess of $7.50 per pound per package that have not been identified on the shipper's bill of lading as having a value in excess of $7.50 per pound per package will be considered to have been released by the shipper at $7.50 per pound per package.  In any case, articles tendered by the shipper with a value, at cost, exceeding $7.50 per pound per package will not be accepted.  In the event of loss of and/or damage to any shipment, carrier's liability will not exceed $7.50 per pound per package.                                                                                                      

      C. Items of extraordinary value or whose value exceed the limitation in sub paragraph B above will be accepted when advance notice is given to the carrier and additional insurance can be arranged between carrier and its insurance company.  The cost of the additional insurance coverage will be added to the freight charges and must be guaranteed by the shipper or the party requesting the service. 

  2. Freight Liable to Damage Other Freight or Equipment:  Carrier is not obligated to receive freight liable to impregnate or otherwise damage other freight or carrier's equipment.     Such freight may be accepted and receipted for "subject to delay for suitable equipment" or may, for lack of suitable    equipment be refused.                                                                        

  NOTE 1 - Except pictures or paintings subject to NMF 100, items 100240, 100260 and 149420.

  NOTE 2 - Except antique furniture subject to NMF 100, items 100240 and 100260 or numismatic exhibits subject to NMF 100 item 63830. 

  NOTE 3 - The term "package" as used in this item means any primary shipping package/carton or container as  described and authorized in NMF 100 series tariff.  When more than one package has been unitized, strapped  or otherwise fastened together, or contained on pallets, platforms or skids, or in totes, or have been overpacked in an additional complying package, the carrier's liability will be determined by separately multiplying the invoice value, at cost, times the weight of each individual package lost or damaged and not on the basis of the weight of the total number of packages unitized, strapped or otherwise fastened together or contained on pallets, platforms or skids, or in totes, or over packed in an additional complying package.