{"id":2650,"date":"2014-05-08T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T19:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2014-05-08T14:50:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T19:50:39","slug":"freight-forwarder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/05\/08\/freight-forwarder\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Freight Forwarder?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/FF-F.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2661\" alt=\"FF-F\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/FF-F.jpg\" width=\"217\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>What is a Freight Forwarder?<\/p>\n<p>In the simplest of terms, a freight forwarder (sometimes known as a NVOCC &#8211; non-vessel operating common carrier )\u00a0is a travel agent for your cargo yet there is so much more than that. Some say that a freight forwarder is an &#8216;architect of transport&#8217; and some are experts in supply chain management.<\/p>\n<p>The legal definition at <a title=\"Title 49 of the United States Code\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Title_49_of_the_United_States_Code\">49 U.S.C.<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/49\/13102.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a7\u00a013102<\/a> (8) is:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Freight Forwarder\u2014the term &#8216;freight forwarder&#8217; means a person holding itself out to the general public (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, or water carrier) to provide transportation of property for compensation and in the ordinary course of its business \u2014 (A) assembles and consolidates, or provides for assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or provides for break-bulk and distribution operations of the shipments; (B) assumes responsibility for the transportation from the place of receipt to the place of destination; and (C) uses for any part of the transportation a [surface carrier] carrier subject to jurisdiction [of the Department of Transportation] of under this subtitle.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>International freight forwarders facilitate product movement between countries. A forwarder contracts with\u00a0a variety of\u00a0carriers that can include\u00a0 truck, rail, air and sea carriers.<\/p>\n<p>They have\u00a0expertise assisting with necessary\u00a0documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>filings (AES, ISF, AMS)<\/li>\n<li>commercial invoices<\/li>\n<li>packing lists<\/li>\n<li>certificate of origin<\/li>\n<li>legalized documents<\/li>\n<li>bills of lading, letters of credit<\/li>\n<li>hazardous materials declaration<\/li>\n<li>country specific documentation (i.e. Australia wood packing declaration)<\/li>\n<li>Free Trade Agreements (i.e. NAFTA)<\/li>\n<li>In-Transit documents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Superior Freight Services, Inc. is an International Freight Forwarder and is available to assist you.\u00a0Please feel free to contact us <a href=\"mailto:superior@supfrt.com\">superior@supfrt.com<\/a>\u00a0or 800.298.4305.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Freight Forwarder? 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