What Malca-Amit Offers
Malca-Amit describes itself as a logistics and asset-protection company providing secure storage and shipping for valuable assets. Its site covers diamonds and jewellery, precious metals, fine art and special operations, and names vaulting facilities in cities including New York, Toronto, London, Zurich, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong. It says it serves the luxury goods industry, high-net-worth individuals and international banks.
Its secured delivery page describes overnight door-to-door delivery, hand-carry courier services and an exclusive fleet of armoured trucks with trained guards, with escort vehicles or police guards available. Each shipment receives an airway bill number for tracking through a secured online portal. The page says Malca-Amit can take full liability for shipments in transit, or limited liability for customers who already have transportation cover.
Its Express Shipping service is described as a cost-effective solution for lower and mid-value goods. The page advertises full-liability cover for the total value of the shipment from courier pick-up to final delivery, rates that include both shipping and cover, 24/7 tracking, and API integration with Shopify and BigCommerce apps.
How Malca-Amit's Liability Terms Work
Malca-Amit's MA-Express terms, with a reference dated February 2024, set maximum liability limits unless otherwise agreed in writing. For precious stones and jewellery the limit is $150,000 per shipping box domestically or $75,000 abroad, and $150,000 per shipment to one destination per day. For precious metals it is $2,500 per shipment per day to a residential destination or $25,000 to a commercial one, and for merchandise it is $10,000. Weekend shipments default to $5,000, and where several limits apply, the lower one governs.
The terms state that Malca-Amit is neither an insurer nor an insurance intermediary nor an insurance broker under the express service. Liability is contractual and is capped at the lowest of the actual loss, the declared value, the invoice value and the maximum liability limit, and the customer cannot claim a value above the declared value.
For secured delivery, Malca-Amit's global shipping instruction terms let the customer choose a limited option, covering gross negligence or willful misconduct, or a full option, covering loss from any cause. Liability is the lesser of the actual loss and the declared value.
Notice periods are short. The express terms require a written claim no later than 14 days after the customer knew or should have known of the event, and lawsuits within six months. The secured delivery terms require a substantiated written claim within 14 days after delivery. Claims must never be sent to the courier.
Packaging and Declaration Rules
Malca-Amit's express terms set conditions that can affect a claim:
- Declare the full actual value of the property. The declared value caps what a claim can recover.
- Do not put terms such as jewellery, diamonds or watch on the exterior, the labels or the waybill.
- Use the outer box supplied by the courier, or get written approval before using another box.
- Pack to withstand transit, following the safe shipping and packaging checklist.
- Excluded property includes fine art, fragile articles, banknotes, currency, bonds and perishable goods.
Malca-Amit and Unival Compared
The table compares what each provider publishes. The Malca-Amit column reflects its public pages and terms checked in October 2026, and either provider can change its terms at any time.
| Feature | Malca-Amit | Unival |
|---|---|---|
| Service | Global logistics and asset protection, including secured delivery, vaulting and express shipping | Insured, secure shipping for high-value goods |
| Jewelry limit cited | $150,000 per box domestically, $75,000 abroad, under its express terms | Up to $150,000, and contact us if worth more |
| Precious metals limit cited | $2,500 residential or $25,000 commercial per shipment per day | Covered goods confirmed in your quote |
| Nature of cover | Contractual liability, and its terms say it is not an insurer or broker | A separate full-value insurance contract |
| Notice period | Written claim within 14 days | Set by the policy terms |
| Pricing | Express rates include shipping and cover, quote on request | Quoted before each shipment moves |
What to Ask Any Provider Before You Switch
Whichever provider you consider, these questions show whether the cover fits your shipments:
- Is the protection insurance, or the provider's contractual liability?
- What is the maximum per box, per shipment and per day, and does it differ by goods or destination?
- How is value measured, and what happens if the declared value is lower than the true value?
- Which goods and packaging are excluded or restricted?
- How many days do I have to give notice, and to whom?
- What happens on weekends and holidays?
Switching From Another Provider
You can compare before you change anything. Shipments already booked stay under the terms they were booked with, so begin with a quote for one upcoming shipment and set it beside what you use today.
Send the contents, declared value, pickup location and destination through the quote form. We will confirm how the shipment will be carried, the coverage and the price before anything ships.
Where Unival Fits In
Unival combines full-value insurance, secure transportation and hands-on support for high-value shipments. Every shipment is quoted before it moves, so you know the coverage and the price in advance.
- Full-value insurance covers the declared value of the shipment up to $150,000. If your shipment is worth more, contact us before you ship.
- Secure transport services are arranged for high-value goods.
- Sellers who want shipping connected to their store can read about our API and Shopify integration, and you can track a shipment online.
- We serve jewelry and watch, precious metals, art and collectibles, technology, healthcare, business and ecommerce shippers, as well as cash movements.
See our guides to insured jewelry shipping, insured watch shipping and insured precious metals shipping, our overview of insured high-value shipping, our carrier insurance comparison and our page on shipping insurance cost.
Malca-Amit is a trademark of its owner. This page summarizes publicly available information about Malca-Amit as checked in October 2026, for information only. It is not an official Malca-Amit document, and Malca-Amit's own terms control, so confirm the current terms with the provider before you ship.
