In the import and export business, consignment, delivery, warehousing, customs clearance, insurance and other procedures are quite complex, requiring operators to be fully familiar with the business。The emergence of international freight forwarding business has solved this difficulty for importers and exporters。
InternationalFreightForwarder's main job is to accept clients entrusted or authorized, as international trade and transport of goods to provide necessary agent services。According to FIATA(FIATA), the role of an international freight forwarder is:
Use your expertise to organize transportation in the safest, fastest and most economical way。
Set up a customer network and own branch offices in trade centers around the world to control all transportation processes。
Advising businesses on freight, packaging, documentation, customs declaration, consular requirements, finance, etc。
Centralize small batches of goods into one group of goods to benefit customers。
Freight forwarders not only organize and coordinate transport, but also influence the innovation of new modes of transport and the development of new transport routes。
China's international freight forwarding has developed rapidly since the 1980s。In addition to the China Foreign Trade Transport Headquarters, China charter companies and China ocean shipping agency, there are a large number of state-owned and Sino-foreign joint venture international freight forwarding companies。In order to standardize and strengthen the management of this industry, the state promulgated the "International Freight Forwarding Management Measures" in June 1995.。