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FAR 47.207-10 Discrepancies incident to shipments.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section explains what counts as a shipment discrepancy, such as overages, shortages, losses, or damage when supplies are received from a commercial carrier. It points contractors to the regulations and procedures for reporting and adjusting these discrepancies in Government shipments. It matters because it tells you where to look for the rules on handling shipment problems.

Applies to: Government shipments involving commercial carriers

Key terms: overage · shortage · loss · damage · bill of lading

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Discrepancies incident to shipment include overage, shortage, loss, damage, and other discrepancies between the quantity and/or condition of supplies received from commercial carrier and the quantity and/or condition of these supplies as shown on the covering bill of lading or other transportation document. Regulations and procedures for reporting and adjusting discrepancies in Government shipments are in 41 CFR parts 102-117 and 118. (For the Department of Defense (DoD), see DoD 4500.9-R, Defense Transportation Regulation, Part II, Chapter 210).

← 47.207-9 Annotation and distribution of shipping and billing documents. · 47.207-11 Volume movements within the contiguous United States. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 47

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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