(Forwarding Agents)

Code Name “JSE Reefer B/L” (Issued May, 1989 and amended May, 1993& March, 1995 by the Documentary Committee of the JSE)
ShipperReefer
BILL OF LADING

B/L No.

Consigned to order ofNotify Party

Local Vessel

Ocean Vessel

SHIPPED on board the Vessel, the Goods as indicated below, inapparent good order and condition unless otherwise stated herein, tobe carried to the port of discharge or so near thereto as she may
safely get, and there to be delivered in like good order and condition
subject to the conditions and exceptions on the face and back hereof.
One of the original Bills of Lading must be surrendered duly endorsed
in exchange for the Goods or delivery order.
IN WITNESS whereof, the number of original Bills of Lading statedbelow have been signed, one of which being accomplished, theother(s) to be void.

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Description of Goods

Gross Weight

Measurement

Total number ofPackages or Units(in words)
Note :The Merchant’s attention is called to the fact that according to Clause 11 of this Bill of Lading
the liability of the Carrier is, in most cases, limited in respect of loss of or damage to or inconnection with the Goods.
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Number of Original B(s)/LSignature(TERMS OF BILL OF LADING CONTINUED ON BACK HEREOF)
JSA Standard Form(B)1. Definitions "Carrier" means the party whose name appears in the head of
this Bill of Lading, including the Vessel and/or her owners.
"Merchant" includes the shipper, consignor, consignee, owner and receiverof the Goods and the holder of this Bill of Lading.
"Goods" means the cargo described on the face of this Bill of Lading.
2.

Acceptance In accepting this Bill of Lading, the Merchant expressly accepts
and agrees to all its terms, conditions, stipulations and exceptions whether written, typed, stamped or printed as fully as if signed by him.

3. Clause Paramount This Bill of Lading shall have effect subject to the International Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1957 of Japan, as amended 3 June, 1992
giving effect to the Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, Brussel, February 23,1968 (Visby Rules) and the Protocol Amending the International Convention for
the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (August 25,1924, as Amended by the Protocol of February 23, 1968), Brussel, December 21,
1979 (S.D.R. Protocol).
4. Governing Law and Arbitration(1) The contract evidenced by or contained in this Bill of Lading shall be governed by Japanese law.
(2) Any dispute arising from this Bill of Lading shall be referred to arbitration inTokyo by the Tokyo Maritime Arbitration Commission (TOMAC) of The
Japan Shipping Exchange, Inc., in accordance with the Rules of TOMAC
and any amendments thereto, and the award given by the arbitrators shallbe final and binding on both parties.
5. Description of Goods(1) This Bill of Lading shall be prima facie evidence of the receipt by the Carrier of the total number of packages or units enumerated overleaf.
(2) No representation is made by the Carrier as to the weight, measure,quantity, contents, quality, description, condition, marks, numbers or valueof the Goods and the Carrier shall not be responsible for the representation
thereof in the Bill of Lading.
(3) The shipper warrants to the Carrier that the particulars relating to theGoods as set out overleaf have been checked by the shipper on receipt of
this Bill of Lading and that such particulars and any other particulars furnished by or on behalf of the shipper are correct.
(4) The shipper shall indemnify the Carrier against all loss, damage, delay or
expenses arising or resulting from inaccuracies in or inadequacy of suchparticulars.

apply in any action against the Carrier for loss of or damage to or in connection with the Goods, whether the action be founded in contract or intort.
(2) If an action is brought against a servant or agent of the Carrier, such person
shall be entitled to avail himself of the defences and limits of liability which
the Carrier is entitled to invoke under this Bill of Lading.
(3) The aggregate of the amounts recoverable from the Carrier and his servants or agents shall in no case exceed the limits provided for in this Bill ofLading.
11. Limit of Liability(1) When the Carrier is liable for compensation in respect of any loss of ordamage to the Goods, such compensation shall be calculated by reference
to the value of the Goods at the place and time they are discharged fromthe Vessel, or at the place and time they should have been discharged.
The value of the Goods shall be fixed according to the commodity exchange price, or, if there be no such price, according to the current market
price, or, if there be no commodity exchange price or current market price,by reference to the normal value of goods of the same kind and quality.
(2) The Carrier shall in no event be liable for any loss of or damage to or inconnection with the Goods in an amount exceeding 666.67 SDRs per package or 2 SDRs per kilogramme of gross weight of the Goods lost or damaged, whichever is the higher, unless the value of the Goods higher than
this amount is declared in writing by the shipper before shipment and thenature and the value thereof is inserted in this Bill of Lading and extra
freight is paid as agreed. In such case, even if the actual value of theGoods per package or unit exceeds such declared value, the value shallnevertheless be deemed to be the value declared. The Carrier's liability
shall not exceed such declared value and any partial loss or damage shallbe adjusted pro rata on the basis of such declared value.
12. Notice of Claim and Time Bar(1) Unless notice of loss of or damage to the Goods indicating the general nature of such loss or damage be given in writing to the Carrier or his agent
at the port of discharge before or at the time of the removal of the Goods
into the custody of the person entitled to take delivery thereof under thisBill of Lading or, if the loss or damage is not apparent, within three days ofthe delivery of the Goods, such removal or delivery shall be prima facie evidence of the delivery by the Carrier of the Goods as described in this Bill ofLading.
(2) In any event the Carrier shall be discharged from any liability in respect of
the Goods unless arbitration is filed pursuant to Clause 4 within one year
after delivery of the Goods or the date when the Goods should have beendelivered.

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6. Exemptions The Carrier shall not be responsible for loss or damage arising orresulting from:(1) Act, neglect, or default of the master, mariner, pilot, or the servants of theCarrier in the navigation or in the management of the Vessel; (2) Fire, unless caused by the actual fault or privity of the Carrier; (3) Perils, dangers,and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters; (4) Act of God; (5) Actof war; (6) Act of public enemies; (7) Arrest or restraint of princes, rulers orpeople, or seizure under legal process; (8) Quarantine restrictions; (9) Actor omission of the Merchant, his agent or representative; (10) Strikes orlockouts or stoppage or restraint of labor from whatever cause, whether
partial or general; (11) Riots and civil commotions; (12) Saving or attempting to save life or property at sea; (13) Inherent defect, quality, or vice ofthe Goods; (14) Insufficiency of packing; (15) Insufficiency or inadequacy ofmarks; (16)Latent defects not discoverable by due diligence; (17) Any
other cause arising without the actual fault or privity of the Carrier, or without the actual fault or neglect of the agents or servants of the Carrier.
7. Deck Cargo The Carrier shall not be liable in any capacity whatsoever for any
delay or loss of or damage to the Goods which are carried on deck and speciallystated herein to be so carried, whether or not caused by the Carrier's negligenceor the Vessel's unseaworthiness.

8. Hindrances, etc. Affecting Performance If at any time the performance ofthe contract as evidenced by this Bill of Lading is or is likely to be affected by any
hindrance, risk, delay, difficulty or disadvantage of whatsoever kind and nature,
the Carrier (whether or not the carriage is commenced) may elect(1) to treat the performance of this contract as terminated and place theGoods at the Merchant's disposal at any place which the Carrier deems
safe and convenient, whereupon the responsibility of the Carrier in respectof such Goods shall cease, or(2) to deliver the Goods at the place designated for delivery.
In any event the Carrier shall be entitled to full freight and charges on the Goods
received for transportation, and the Merchant shall pay any additional cost of carriage to and delivery and storage at such place as abovementioned.
9. Reefer Clause(1) SeaworthinessIf before the loading of the Goods into any refrigerated holds the Carrierobtains the certificate of the Classification Society's Surveyor or other surveyor appointed either by the Merchant or the Carrier or representative ofthe Merchant (including the master of the other vessel from which the Vessel has received the Goods on the sea, hereinafter referred to as "the Representative of the Merchant") that such refrigerated holds and the refrigerating machinery are in the opinion of the Surveyor or the other surveyor or the Representative of the Merchant fit and safe for the carriage of theGoods, the aforesaid certificate shall be conclusive evidence against the Merchant that the Vessel's refrigerated holds and refrigerating machinery
were before and at the beginning of the voyage fit and safe for the reception, carriage and preservation of the Goods.
(2) Temperature Instruction(i) If a written instruction is given by the Merchant regarding the carrying
temperature of the Goods during the voyage, such instruction temperature shall apply to the period from the time when a reasonable time has
elapsed after the closing of hatches thereof to the time of the opening of
the same hatches.
(ii) The carrying temperature of the Goods shall, unless otherwise instructedin writing by the Merchant, be measured at such place where the Vessel
customarily carries out the measurement thereof.
(iii) The reading of the carrying temperature taken pursuant to the preceding
paragraph (ii) hereof shall be used in deciding whether the instructed
temperature has been maintained or not.
(3) Fluctuation of Temperature during Cargo Operation
The Carrier shall not be liable for loss of or damage to the Goods resulting
from the fluctuation of the temperature in the refrigerated holds duringloading, discharging or transhipping operation of the Goods.
10. Defences and Limits for Carrier, Servants, etc.
(1) The defences and limits of liability provided for in this Bill of Lading shall

13. Freight and Charges(1) Freight and charges shall be deemed fully earned on receipt of the Goodsby the Carrier and shall be payable in any event, whether the Vessel and/or
the Goods be lost or not, or the voyage be broken up or frustrated or abandoned at any stage of the entire transit.
(2) If the particulars furnished by the shipper are incorrect, it is agreed that a
sum equal to either five times the difference between the correct freight
and the freight charged or to double the correct freight less the freightcharged, whichever sum is the smaller, shall be payable as liquidated damages to the Carrier.
(3) The Merchant shall pay all dues, taxes and charges including consular fees
levied on the Goods and all fines and/or losses sustained or incurred by theCarrier in connection with the laws and regulations of any government orpublic authority in connection with the Goods.
(4) The shipper, consignor, consignee, owner and receiver of the Goods andholder of this Bill of Lading shall be jointly and severally liable to the Carrier
for the payment of all freight and charges and for the performance of theobligation of each of them hereunder.
14. Optional Delivery Optional delivery is only granted when arranged prior to theshipment of the Goods and expressed in this Bill of Lading. The Merchant desiring to avail himself of the option so expressed must give notice to the Carrier'sagent at the first port of the Vessel's call named in the option, at least 48 hours
prior to the Vessel's arrival there, otherwise the Goods shall be discharged at anyof the optional ports at the Carrier's choice and the Carrier's responsibility shallthen cease.

15. Discharge of the Goods(1) The Goods may be discharged, without notice, as soon as the Vessel isready to unload, continuosly day and night, Sundays and holidays included.
(2) If the Merchant fails to take delivery of the Goods immediately the Vessel
is ready to discharge them, the Carrier shall be at liberty to store the Goods at
the risk and expense of the Merchant.
(3) In any case the Carrier's liability shall cease as soon as the Goods are liftedfrom the Vessel's deck or leave the Vessel's tackle.
(4) If the Goods are unclaimed during a reasonable time after completion ofdischarge or whenever, in the Carrier's option, the Goods will become deteriorated, decayed or worthless, the Carrier may, at his discretion and subject to his lien and without any responsibility attaching to him, sell, abandon
or otherwise dispose of such Goods solely at the risk and expense of theMerchant.
16. Transhipment The Carrier reserves the right of forwarding the Goods to theirdischarging port by any other ship or conveyance belonging either to himself or
any other carrier or individual.
17. Lien The Carrier shall have a lien on the Goods for any amount due under thisBill of Lading and for general average contributions to whomever due and for thecost of recovering the same, and may enforce such lien in any reasonable manner.
18. General Average General average shall be adjusted and settled according tothe York-Antwerp Rules, 1994 or any modifications thereof.
19. New Jason Clause and Both to Blame Collision Clause The New Jason
Clause and the Both to Blame Collision Clause, as adopted by the Documentary
Committee of The Japan Shipping Exchange, Inc., are deemed to be incorporated herein.
These clauses are available from the Carrier on request.
20. Local Clause
In case this Bill of Lading covers the Goods moving to or fromthe U.S.A., and if it shall be adjudged that Japanese law does not govern thisBill of Lading, then the provisions of the U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936
shall govern before the Goods are loaded on and after they are discharged fromthe Vessel and throughout the entire time during which the Goods are in theactual custody of the Carrier.