The responsibility of the carrier is regulated in the first parag- raph of Article 17 of the CMR and the first paragraph of Article 875 of the TCC. These articles explain that the carrier is responsible for any loss or damage that occurs to the goods from the receipt of the goods to the moment they are delivered. However, the liability of the carrier is limited in terms of both CMR and TCC. As a rule, the objective calculation method has been accepted in the determination of the damage related to the goods in both the CMR and TCC. The carrier will only compensate for the decrease in the value of the goods, not all the damages caused by the loss or damage to the goods subject to transportation. So, the loss of profit or other economic losses will not be compensated by the carrier. In calculating the compensation, it is important to determine when the value of the goods will be taken into account. While calculating the objective value of the goods, the place and time at which they were accepted for car riage will be taken as a basis. The value of the goods shall be fixed according to the commodity exchange price. If there is no such price, then the current market price of the goods will be accepted as the value. If the goods don’t have a commodity exchange price or current market price, the value of the goods will be determined by reference to the normal value of goods of the same kind and quality. The amount of compensation to be paid by the carrier is limited to a certain upper limit. The upper limit of the carrier's liability is de termined on the basis of kilograms of goods, which is a unit of weight measurement. Both CMR and TCC set the rule that compensation shall not exceed 8.33 units of account per kilogram of gross weight. Becau se of this upper limit, if the objective value of the goods is higher than 8.33 units of account per kilogram of gross weight, the carrier will not be liable for the exceeding amount. Although the general rule is limited liability for the carrier, incre asing the liability limit for the carrier is allowed in some exceptional cases. An exception to this rule is made in Article 24 of the CMR. Ac cording to this article, the carrier's limited liability stipulated in pa ragraph 3 of Article 23 of the CMR is allowed to be increased to the declared value of the goods. But in order for the limited liability of the carrier to increase to the declared value, some conditions specified in Article 24 of the CMR must be met. These conditions are that the par ties must agree to this situation by mutual agreement, a payment of a surcharge must be agreed upon, and the value of the goods must be declared in the consignment note. When all these conditions are met, the liability limit of the carrier can be determined above the upper limit. In this case, the carrier will be responsible for the entire value of the goods. There is no regulation similar to Article 24 of the CMR in the TCC. The absence of regulation does not mean that an increase in the car rier's liability limit for the goods declared in the consignment note is not possible for national transports. But because there is a hiatus in the law, it can be said that the only condition required in the TCC in order to increase the liability limit of the carrier is the mutual agree ment of the parties. So other conditions, like the payment of a surc harge agreed upon and declaring the value of the goods in the con signment note, are not required for TCC. This being said, declaring the value of the goods in the consignment note is recommended in natio nal transportation too, for it is the best way to increase the carrier's liability limit to the goods value.