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What does Goods-in-transit insurance mean in logistics?

Short answer

Insurance that covers goods against loss or damage while being transported, bought by the cargo owner or, for its own liability, by the carrier.

Indian shippers commonly buy an annual open or floater policy declaring dispatches, or cover each trip separately. The carrier’s liability cover is not the same as insuring the cargo, so the cargo owner should check what is actually insured. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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Also called
GIT insurance, transit insurance
Category
Contracts & pricing
Related terms
Marine and inland transit insurance, Freight claim, Declared value, Carriage by Road Act, 2007

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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