What is a freight forwarder?

Lianyungang freight forwarder may not be very familiar with this term, so let's take a look with the editor at what freight forwarder really is?

Freight forwarder, literally, is the abbreviation for freight forwarder. From the perspective of job responsibilities, it is to accept the client's commission to complete a certain link or related link in the transportation of goods. Work related to this aspect can be directly or indirectly completed by finding freight forwarders to save capital. There are also overseas agents depending on the type of goods. Freight forwarding refers to the general term for providing various transportation services in the circulation field specifically for the demand of goods transportation and the supply of transportation capacity. They serve the whole society and serve as a bridge and link between shippers and transportation providers.

Freight forwarding, also known as freight forwarding in English, is an intermediary, broker, and transportation organizer between shippers and carriers. In China, international freight forwarding refers to an emerging industry that is a "symbiotic industry" or "marginal industry" between international trade and international cargo transportation

The definition of international freight forwarder: Enterprises that mainly provide international freight forwarding services are called international freight forwarders. The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) defines it as: an international freight forwarder is a person who solicits transportation based on the customer's instructions and for the customer's benefit, and is not a carrier itself. International freight forwarders can also engage in activities related to transportation contracts based on these conditions, such as storage (including storage), customs declaration, inspection, and payment collection.

The service scope of international freight forwarders includes overseas pickup, overseas customs declaration, booking, packaging, domestic customs clearance, domestic warehousing, domestic delivery, etc.

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