Freight forwarder
Also called: forwarder · taşıma işleri organizatörü · nakliye komisyoncusu
A company that organises transport of goods on behalf of shippers, booking carriers, consolidating cargo and arranging documents. Many forwarders also provide customs brokerage, but forwarding and customs representation are separate roles with different liabilities.
In practice
Clarify whether your forwarder is also your customs representative, and in what form, before goods arrive.
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UKRelated terms
- Customs representative
- A person appointed to act on another's behalf in dealings with customs. Under direct representation the representative acts in the name and on behalf…
- Bill of lading
- The transport document issued by an ocean carrier or its agent acknowledging receipt of goods for shipment. It evidences the contract of carriage…
- Air waybill
- The transport document for air freight, issued by the airline or a forwarder, that serves as receipt and contract of carriage. It is not a document…
- CMR consignment note
- The road transport document under the UN Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road. It records sender, carrier,…