An international freight forwarding is completely independent of the industry

Look from the history, international freight forwarders from international business and international transport of these two closely related industries separate and independent existence. This is also the commercial and transportation of high socialization and internationalization of the inevitable result is, today, a freight forwarder is a global industry, there is its international organization, is the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association ( abbreviation FIATA --FIATA ), whose membership has expanded to 130 countries and regions, with more than 35000freight Proxy Companies. It is on the world of freight forwarding business coordination and the whole improvement plays a promoting role.

According to materials related to the introduction of FIATA freight agent, from tenth Century began to exist, as the public warehouse at the port city, the establishment of maritime trade, expand, freight forwarding industry gradually developed, now, this industry in foreign countries has developed rapidly, especially in the international trade competition is intense, society increasingly fine division of labor conditions, freight acting a more and more important role.

Villata is introduced this freight forwarding function:

" Freight forwarders have many specialized knowledge, so it can use the safest and most quickly, the most economic way organization of cargo";

" Freight forwarders in the world trade center has established a network of customers and their own branches, can control the entire transportation of goods";

" Freight forwarding industry and trade is a business consultant, it is freight, packaging, customs clearance documents, requirements, consul, financial and other aspects of the provision of advisory";

" Freight Forwarders can be on the domestic market and foreign market sales possibilities are proposed";

" Freight Forwarders can bring small quantities of cargo concentration for unitized cargo, all customers can benefit from this special service";

" Freight agent not only organization and coordination of the transport, but also affect the new modes of transport, transport routes to create new development and new freight rate make" ... ...

FIATA is the industry in the world the most authoritative organization, it is in World Trade and transportation in the field of the largest non-governmental and non-profit organization, but also the United Nations Economic and social organizations and the United Nations Trade Conference consultation, is various countries' government and the related international organizations recognized by the international transport freight forwarders representative, the organization to the international freight forwarding agent is defined as: " according to customer instructions, and to the interests of its clients and grabs the transport of goods, and of itself is not a carrier, international freight forwarders according to these conditions, engaged with the transport contract related activities, such as storage ( send ) deposit, customs declaration, inspection, receivables and other matters".

China's international freight forwarding industry management and laws, is based on the definition of China's international freight forwarding industry in nature, and in the detailed rules for the implementation of the" Regulations" that" prohibits a unit of administrative monopoly functions to apply for investment in the freight forwarding business rules"," carrier and the other possible to the international freight forwarding industry constitute inequality competitive business, may not apply for dealing in international freight forwarding business". The above description, whether international freight forwarding Association or the government of our country, are in compliance with the freight forwarding industry and transportation industry, make a clear distinction between the separate management and international practice.

Two. Freight forwarding management embarked on the track of legal system

After reforming and opening, the State Council decided to foreign trade transport implement shipping separately, according to industry centralized management principles, in 1992 the State Council issued a notice reiterated:" freight forwarding management guidelines, policies, laws and regulations, statistical investigation by the Department of economic and trade exclusively responsible for the shipping companies and shipping management; principles, policies, laws and regulations, statistical investigation by the Ministry of transportation management." The division of labor in the water this one has the same.

At the same time, in order to cast off planned economy to manacle, avoid all must die too, in favor of market benign development, the state decided to "let go of freight forwarding, shipping, allowed a number of economy, encourage competition, in order to improve the quality of service". This decision broke the compartmentalization and sectional monopoly, promote freight forwarding, shipping, shippers and carriers equal competition, accelerate enterprise 's transformation into a market economy, improve the service quality, favorable combination of national foreign trade fast development, at present, Ministry of foreign trade and Economic Cooperation approved more than 1200various types of freight forwarder, forwarder industry already by the past Sinotrans a business, is now owned, joint venture and other types of freight forwarding enterprises several competitive situation.

In recent years, China's foreign trade legislation in the area of work is accelerated apparently, in the freight forwarding industry management, end cannot the history that can depend on. In 1995June, via approval of the State Council, Department of trade of the classics outside the same year No. fifth issued and implemented" the people's Republic of China International freight forwarding industry management regulations", including the international multimodal transport, international freight forwarder business management made specific provision. In 1996 after the revision, the MOFTEC and released the" foreign-funded international cargo transport agent enterprise approval Provisions", from 1996 onwards, the international freight forwarding enterprises carry out the annual examination system, in February this year, the Ministry of foreign trade and also published" the people's Republic of China International freight forwarding industry management (" rules for the implementation of the provisions trial) to further improve the Department in charge of the industry management of the legal environment, the implementation of laws and regulations, marking China's government departments in the management industry, already from in the past administration mainly, change to market economy under the conditions of the macro regulation and management according to law and track.