Yamaha CS80

re shipping a heavy synth like CS-80 is there a Carriage of Goods Act
in USA or UK/EU?

There is a very famous case in New Zealand
http://www.nzila.org/conferences/docs/auckland/Philip_Rzepecky_Carriage%20of%20Goods.pdf

see section 3.0 "Fats and the Grand Piano" worth $172,000

thanks in advance
David