Freight Forwarders:

The freight forwarding companies endow with the services for movement of cargo
from one destination to another destination. There are some companies working
nationally and major companies working internationally. The internationally freight
forwarding organizations can move the cargo from one country to another by air, sea
or road. The freight forwarder offers the services from door to door, or airport to air
port. They deliver the shipment in the fastest and most economical way possible.
Following major services are provided by the freight forwarding organizations.

 Movement of sea/ air shipments

 Specific space allocations
 Pick up and delivery
 Fixed allotments on request
 Direct shipments
 Special transports
 Transit time commitments

Custom clearing agents:

The custom clearing agents grant the services to the importers and exporters to
clear the consignments through custom. The custom clearing agents are proficient in
the custom laws along with dry port and sea ports laws.

Role of freight forwarders and custom clearing

agents in International Business:
The freight forwarders and custom clearing agents play the main part in the
international business. They work as the backbone of the importers and exporters.
When any exporter wants to export any consignment to the destination the freight
forwarder is liable to get space for that consignment in any air line or shipping line
with competitive price and apposite transit time for exporter. As when consignment
is ready and forwarder is liable to transmit the consignment for its destination and if
there is any delay, then the order of exporter may be cancelled. That is why the
forwarder has the main part in international business.

Same thing happens for the import consignment for any importer. The forwarder also
liable to prepare the MAWB (Master Air Way Bill) , HAWB (House Air Way Bill), M B/L
(Master Bill of Lading) and H B/L (House Bill of Lading) according to the air line,
shipping line and custom rules & regulation. The other documents which are used
during import or export are the responsibility of importer or exporter.

The custom clearing agent also has the integral part in the international business.
The custom clearing agents have the complete knowledge about the clearance of
consignment from dry port, sea port or air port. After the readiness of export
consignment there is very short time to hand over it to air line or shipping line so the
custom clearing agent should be smart and effective to mange the limited time &
timely hand over the consignment to avoid any delay. That is the lesson; the custom
clearing agent also is one of the backbones in the international business.