Ship Freight Refund

[Guest]

A company paid ship freight to a liner in china and further based on the actual facts i.e ship waiting time, goods clearance time etc., the ship freight actually payable is less. On claming the refund amount, the liner demands for invoice to settle the amount. Can we raise a DEBIT NOTE to this foreign liner to claim this ship freight refund

[Mukesh Kumar]

May I request your kind to share your views and exprience for the benefit of others.

AI Summary

Freight refund claim: can a debit note be raised to a foreign liner to recover overpaid shipping charges? A payer of ship freight seeks to recover excess freight paid after actual ship waiting time and clearance delays reduced payable freight; the liner requires an invoice to process the refund. The operative question is whether the exporter may issue a debit note to the foreign liner to claim the refund, citing the factual adjustments and providing voyage/payment details while complying with contractual and documentary requirements.