Basic concepts of freight forwarding
1.The International Freight Forwarders Research Council defines a freight forwarder as a person who collects goods for the benefit of the customer according to the customer's instructions。
2.The implementation measures of the international freight forwarding management provisions are defined as: an international freight forwarding company can act as an agent of the consignee and shipper of import and export trade goods, and can also engage in the international freight forwarding business process as a separate operator。
An international freight forwarding company engaged in the international freight forwarding business process as an agent means that the international freight forwarding company accepts the authorization of the consignee, consignor or its agent of the goods in and out, applies for the relevant business process in the name of the trustee or its own, and deducts the agency fee or commission。
The international freight forwarding company as a separate operator engaged in the international freight forwarding business process, refers to the international freight forwarding company to accept the consignee, consignor or its agent of the authorization of the consignment, examine and sign the transport customs declaration, the implementation of the contract of transport of goods and deduct the transport fees and surcharges of individual behavior。